Compliance Requirement under the Act in accordance with the Rules

• Labour Welfare Fund Registration

Labour Welfare Fund Registration under Labour Welfare Fund Act as applicable on the Employer in the State of Operations.

• Payment of Labour Welfare Fund Contribution in Odisha (Section 10, Rule 6)

Every employer must pay both employer’s & employee’s contribution to Welfare Commissioner/authorized officer twice a year-before 15th Jan & 15th Jul for all employees listed in establishment’s register preceding 31st Dec & 30th Jun respectively along with statement showing full particulars in Form F

• Payment of fines and of unpaid accumulations by employer (Section 8, Rule 5)

Every employer must remit all fines collected from employees and any unpaid accumulations to the Welfare Commissioner or authorized Board officer within 15 days after the end of each quarter (31 Mar, 30 Jun, 30 Sep, 31 Dec).

• Form A: Notice of opening of an establishment in Odisha (Rule 3(1))

Every employer has to submit the notice of opening in Form A to the Welfare Commissioner or to such other authorized officer within 30 days of commencement of establishment.

Every employer must submit Form A to the Welfare Commissioner within 30 days of starting the establishment.

• Form B: Notice of Change in particulars of establishment in Odisha (Rule 3(2))

Every employer shall within 30 days of any change taking place in regard to any information furnished in Form A, give notice of such change in Form B to the Welfare Commissioner

• Form B: Notice of frequent Changes in particulars of establishment in Odisha (Rule 3(2))

In case a particular type of information provided in Form A changes frequently in any establishment, the notice of such change may, with the approval of the Welfare Commissioner, be served upon him within fifteen days from the closing of each half year ending the 30th June and the 31st December.

• Form C: Notice of Closure of an establishment in Odisha (Rule 3(3))

Where an employer intends to close down his business for good and sufficient reasons, he shall serve a notice of such intended closure in Form C to the Welfare Commissioner at least, 60 days before the date on which the intended closure is effective, provided that any such closure shall be in accordance with the provisions of law.

• Form D: Register of wages in Odisha (Rule 4 (1) (a))

Every employer of an establishment shall maintain a register of wages in Form D except in cases where a combined muster roll cum register of wages is maintained under any other law for the time being in force

Such Register shall be preserved for a period of five years. However where any case pending before any appellate authority under any Law is in force such record or register shall be preserved till the case is finally disposed of.

• Form E: Consolidated register of unclaimed wages and fines in Odisha (Rule 4 (1) (b))

Every employer shall maintain a consolidated register of unclaimed wages and fines in Form E

Such Register shall be preserved for a period of five years. However where any case pending before any appellate authority under any Law is in force such record or register shall be preserved till the case is finally disposed of.

• Furnishing of a copy of the extract from the register in Form ‘E’ to Welfare Commissioner (Rule 4(2))

The employer of an establishment shall by the 31st January of every year forward to the Welfare Commissioner, a copy of the extract from the register in Form E pertaining to the previous year.