Shop Establishment Registration

1. Shop Establishment Registration This license is a state based labour license and is to be obtained under the Shops and Establishment Act enacted by the respective state in which the Shop Establishment Registration has been set-up. The license requirement is necessary to fulfill the object of the Shops and Establishments Act, which is essentially the welfare of the employees who work in shops or establishments. This legislation seeks to regulate employment conditions by prescribing payment of wages, opening and closing hours of the shop/establishment, leave, etc. Applicability & Coverage 1.It applies to all local areas specified in Schedule-I to the Shops and Establishment Act. 2.Establishment means any establishment to which the Act applies and any other such establishment to which the State Government may extend the provisions of the Act by notification. 3.Employee means a person wholly or principally employed, whether directly or through any agency, whether for wages or other considerations in connection with any establishment. ******************************************************************************