By the Uttar Pradesh Temporary Exemption from Certain Labour Laws Ordinance, 2020, the Uttar Pradesh Government has suspended key labour laws for three years to encourage investment and to boost the economy in the COVID -19 circumstances.
Apart from following labor laws, all other laws shall be suspended for three years
- Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976;
- Employee Compensation Act, 1923(statutory liability upon an employer to discharge his moral obligation towards employees when they suffer from any physical disabilities or diseases, during the course of employment in hazardous working conditions);
- Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 (safety, health and welfare measures); and
- Section 5 of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (ensure timely payment of daily wages).
Status of the laws after passing of the Uttar Pradesh Temporary Exemption from Certain Labour Laws Ordinance, 2020
Central Laws
| 1 | Apprentices Act 1961 | |
| 2 | Beedi and Cigar Workers Act 1966 | |
| 3 | Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 | NOT SUSPENDED |
| 4 | Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act 1986 | |
| 5 | Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre W. Act 1981 | |
| 6 | Contract Labour Act 1970 | |
| 7 | The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 | |
| 8 | Equal Remuneration Act 1976 | |
| 9 | Factories Act 1948 | |
| 10 | Industrial Disputes Act 1947 | |
| 11 | Industrial Employment Act 1946 | |
| 12 | Maternity Benefit Act 1961 | |
| 13 | Minimum Wages Act 1948 | |
| 14 | Motor Transport Workers Act 1961 | |
| 15 | Payment of Bonus Act 1965 | |
| 16 | Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 | |
| 17 | Payment of Wages Act 1936 | APART FROM SEC 5 THE ENTIRE ACT SHALL BE SUSPENDED |
| 18 | Public Liability Insurance Act 1991 | |
| 19 | Sales Promotion Employees Act 1976 | |
| 20 | The Indian Boiler Act, 1923 | |
| Trade Unions Act 1926 | ||
| 22 | Weekly Holidays Act 1942 | |
| 23 | Working Journalists Employees Act 1955 | |
| 24 | Dangerous Machines Act 1983 |
| 25 | Sick Industrial Companies Act 1985 | |
| 26 | Employees Compensation Act 1923 | NOT- SUSPENDED |
| 27 | Building and other construction workers (regulation of employment and conditions of services) Act, 1996 | Safety, health and welfare measures
NOT- SUSPENDED |
U.P STATE LAWS
| 1 | Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 | |
| 2 | UP Shops & Establishments Act 1962/ Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhisthan Act 1962 | |
| 3 | UP Welfare Fund Act | |
| 4 | UP Industrial Peace (Timely Payment of Wages) Act 1961 | |
| 5 | UP Industrial Housing Act 1955 | |
| 6 | Industrial Establishment (National Holidays) Act 1961 | |
| 7 | UP Industrial Undertakings Special Provisions for Prevention of (Unemployment) Act 1966 | |
| 8 | UP Employment of Substitute Workmen Act 1978 | |
| 9 | UP Sugar & Power Alchohol Industries Labour Welfare & Development Fund Act 1950 |
RULES
| 1 | Apprentices Rules | |
| 2 | Beedi and Cigar Workers Rules | |
| 3 | Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Rules | NOT- SUSPENDED |
| 4 | Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Rules | |
| 5 | Cine Workers and Cinema Theatre W. Rules | |
| 6 | Contract Labour Rules | |
| 7 | Dangerous Machines Rules | |
| 8 | Equal Remuneration Rules | |
| 9 | Factories Rules | |
| 10 | Industrial Disputes Rules | |
| 11 | Industrial Employment Rules | |
| 12 | Maternity Benefit Rules | |
| 13 | Minimum Wages Rules | |
| 14 | Motor Transport Workers Rules | |
| 15 | Payment of Bonus Rules | |
| 16 | Payment of Gratuity Rules | |
| 17 | Payment of Wages Rules | PARTIALLY SUSPENDED |
| 18 | Plantations Labour Rules | |
| 19 | Public Liability Insurance Rules | |
| 20 | Sales Promotion Employees Rules | |
| 21 | Sick Industrial Companies Rules | |
| 22 | Trade Unions Rules | |
| 23 | Weekly Holidays Rules | |
| 24 | Working Journalists Employees Rules |
| 1 | Workmen Compensation Rules | NOT SUSPENDED |
| 2 | U.P. Shops and commercial establishment Rules |
