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Shop Establishment Registration

Kerala Shop And Commercial Establishment Act

It is an Act to unite and modify the law relating to the regulation of conditions of work and employment in the shops and commercial establishments in Kerala. All the states in India have enacted the Shops and Establishments Act. Shop Act is executed in order to: regulate the conditions of work, provide for statutory obligations of the employers and administer the rights of employees in the unorganized sector and other establishments in their jurisdiction. Major points are: Daily and Weekly Hours, Extra wages for overtime work, Intervals for rest, Spread over, Opening and closing hours, Closing of shops and grant of weekly holidays, Annual leave with wages, Special casual leave for sterilization operation, Wages during the leave period etc.

“Shop” means any premise where any trade or business is carried on or where service is rendered to customers, & includes office, store-room, Godown or warehouse, whether in the same premises or not, used in connection with such trade or business but does not include commercial establishments or shops are attached to a factory where the persons employed in the shop are allowed the benefits provided for workers under the Central Act 63 of Factories Act 1948

‘Commercial Establishment’

‘Commercial Establishment’ means a commercial/ industrial/ banking/ trading/ insurance establishment, an establishment/ administrative service in which the persons employed are mainly engaged in office work, hotel/ restaurant/ boarding / eating house/ café / any other refreshment house/ a theatre or any other place of public amusement/ entertainment and includes such other establishment as the Govt.may, by notification in the Gazette, declare to be a Commercial Establishment for the purposes of this Act, but does not include a factory to which all or any of the provisions of the Central Act 63 of the Factories Act.

It is a must for every establishment and foundation to enlist oneself within 30 days of commencing under this act irrespective of the business being fully functional or not.

Regulations Under The Shop and Establishment Act

The Act, among other things, regulates the following matters

  • Fssai license is mandatory for food work.
  • If an industry have fssai license then the company make trust in the whole market as compare to other company who don’t have FSSAI Number.
  • Without fssai license you cannot sell your food items on E-commerce platforms like flipkart, amazon, zabong etc.
  • If you run food business without fssai license then you have to pay penalty of Rs. 5 lakh and minimum 6 month jail.
  • If you have fssai it means you follow all the rules and regulations of fssai. For e.g the premises is hygiene, all the worker who work in company are healthy and not affected any diseases.
  • If you have fssai license, you can use fssai logo on you packaged food otherwise not.
  • You can expand your business in other areas with the fssai license without any issue.
  • In the case of Import and Export food items, your company mandatory need fssai license.

Top 4 Features of the Shops & Establishments Act

The fundamental objective of the act:

One of the fundamental purposes behind the Shops and Establishments Act, thereby mandating establishment registration, is to make sure all employees are given equal rights and benefits in all foundations, be it the offices, movie theatres, or other places of entertainment.

The protocols of the Shops and Establishments Act and establishment registration:

The Shops and Establishments Act comes under the labour laws, and frames the rules for employers to carefully heed to the number of working hours day-by-day and consistently adhere to the stipulated times for opening and shutting establishments. It also requires the management to observe national and religious leaves, set guidelines for the enlistment of juveniles and women, leaves for maternity, and casual leaves.

Upkeep of records under the Shops and Establishments Act:

All organizations need to request for the approval or endorsement of the labour department and be up-to-date on the particulars of hiring, pay, credit reductions, leaves, and so forth, under the Shops and Establishments Act. Nevertheless, these guidelines may vary from one state to the other.

Authorise prerequisite for the Shops and Establishments Act & establishment registration process:

In accordance with the labour laws, a permit issued under the Shops and Establishments Act is an obligatory prerequisite and, along these lines, all shops and foundations should register under the Act within 30 days from the date of commencing operations.

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