This is a Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification, numbered 1 and dated January 4, 2017, concerning amendments to the Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules of 1968, under the authority of sections 44(1) and 44(2) of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act of 1966 (Central Act 32/1996). The key amendment replaces the term "annual account statement" in Rule 35(ii) with "integrated annual account statement." Further, Form XII is replaced with a new form for the integrated annual account statement, to be submitted for the year ending March 31, 20....... The form requires detailed information including:
* Factory premises name, address, telephone, digital phone number and email
* License number and validity period
* Employer's name, mobile number and email
* Manager's name, address, mobile number and email
* Average daily number of workers employed (gender and age breakdown)
* Average monthly number of domestic workers employed
* Weekly holidays
* Number of days worked in the year
* Daily and overtime work hours
* Total salary/wages paid, including overtime wages and allowances
* Number of employees laid off/suspended
* Number of employees who left/retired/died in the year
* Compensation paid
* Number of employees suspended during the year
* Subsistence allowance paid
* Details of wages including deductions (basic wages, dearness allowance, overtime wages, profit bonus, other allowances)
* Number of individuals earning less than Rs. 18,000 per month (gender and age breakdown)
* Details of benefits
* Details of deductions from wages (fines, damages, breach of contract, other)
* Wage payment period
* Total wages paid in cash and other forms
* Expenditure from fine amount
* Balance of fine amount at the end of the year
* Details of amount collected and paid towards the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Fund
* Details on leave (number of eligible employees, number of employees who availed leave - gender and age breakdown, number of employees paid in lieu of leave)
* Details of welfare measures implemented (creches, laundry facilities, fire extinguishers, first aid kit)
* Details of maternity benefits (miscarriage, maternity, ill health, medical benefits)
* Number of women who gave notice under section 6 of the Maternity Act of 1961
* Number of women who received leave after receiving notification
* Instances where money was given to people other than the woman
* Number of instances where money was given on the order of the appellate officer or inspector
* Applications for maternity benefits that were rejected
* Requests for medical leave that were rejected
* Leave applications for miscarriage that were rejected
* Number of women denied maternity benefits or medical expenses under section 12(2) of the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961.
* Number of cases where management provided free maintenance before and after maternity under section 8 of the Maternity Benefit Act of 1961.
* Details on bonus, permanent status, contract workers, and interstate workers
* Signature of the employer
Contact information:
* P. Amudha, Government Secretary
* N. Arul, Director, Tamil Development and Information (Translation) Department.
Key Entities Referenced
Beedi and Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) Act, 1966: Central Act 32 of 1966, regulating the employment conditions of beedi and cigar workers.
Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Condition of Employment) Rules, 1968: State rules related to employment conditions for beedi and cigar workers, being amended.
Form XII: Prescribed form for integrated annual account details, replacing the previous version.
Labour and Employment Department: The department responsible for the notification and amendment of the regulations.