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Schedule 1 of The Labour Laws (Simplification of Procedure for Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by certain Establishments) Act, 1988

↩1.Subs. by Act 33 of 2014, s. 6, for the First Schedule and Second Schedule (w.e.f. 1-1-2015).

1[THE FIRST SCHEDULE [See section 2(d)] 1. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936). 2. The Weekly Holidays Act, 1942 (18 of 1942). 3. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948). 4. The Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948). 5. The Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (69 of 1951). 6. The Working Journalists and other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 (45 of 1955). 7. The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (27 of 1961). 8. The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (21 of 1965). 9. The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 (32 of 1966). 10. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970). 11. The Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 (11 of 1976). 12. The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976). 13. The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (30 of 1979). 14. The Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 (54 of 1986). 15. The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (61 of 1986). 16. The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (27 of 1996). 5

Summary

The First Schedule is linked to Section 2(d) of this law and lists all the Scheduled Acts.
It contains a list of exactly sixteen specific labour laws that can have their filing and record-keeping simplified.
The list includes early laws such as the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, and the Weekly Holidays Act, 1942.
It also covers major post-independence laws like the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Factories Act, 1948, and the Plantations Labour Act, 1951.
More modern laws are also included, such as the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, and the Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996.
Under Section 2(d), a Scheduled Act includes the specified law itself plus any rules made under that law.

Practical examples

1Mrs. Kapoor owns a small factory and has been maintaining separate registers for the Factories Act, 1948, and the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. She checks the First Schedule and sees both of these laws listed, which means she can simplify her paperwork under this 1988 Act.

2An employer named Mr. Anand runs a small consulting firm in Bangalore and wants to simplify records for his staff under a local shops act. He checks the First Schedule of this Act but does not find that specific local shops act listed, meaning he cannot use the simplified forms for it.

FAQ

1. Where is the First Schedule referenced in the main sections of this Act?

It is referenced in Section 2(d), which defines the term Scheduled Act.

2. How many Acts are listed in the First Schedule?

There are exactly sixteen Acts listed in the First Schedule.

3. Are rules made under the listed Acts also covered by this law?

Yes, the definition of Scheduled Act in Section 2(d) explicitly includes the rules made under those Acts.

4. Is the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, covered under this First Schedule?

Yes, it is listed as item number 12 in the First Schedule.

Test yourself

Q1.Which section of the Act cross-references the First Schedule?

Q2.How many labour laws are listed in the First Schedule of this Act?

Q3.Which of the following is the first Act listed in the First Schedule?

Q4.According to the definition in Section 2(d), a Scheduled Act includes:

Q5.Which of the following Acts is listed as item number 15 in the First Schedule?

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