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Bare Act

The Bihar Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2025

Labour202531 sections9 chapters

This New Bihar law sets rules for how businesses employing ten or more workers must operate. Known as Shops and Establishments legislation, it controls working hours, wages, holidays, and conditions of service. The law covers various business types from retail shops and offices to cinemas, banks, and other service providers. It establishes clear minimum standards for employment relationships, ensuring fair treatment of workers while maintaining flexibility for employers. By bringing order to informal workplaces, the Act aims to improve labor rights across the state and provide consistent legal protection for both employees and businesses.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent commencement and application
  2. 2Definitions
  3. 3Provisions not applicable
  4. 4Facilitator.

Chapter II REGISTRATION AND ISSUE OF LABOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER →

  1. 5REGISTRATION AND ISSUE OF LABOUR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER

Chapter III DUTIES OF EMPLOYER →

  1. 6DUTIES OF EMPLOYER
  2. 7Employer's Duty for Worker Health and Safety
  3. 8Working Hour
  4. 9Research and Development Divisions).
  5. 10Working Shift
  6. 11Notice of the dismissal or discharge

Chapter IV LEAVE AND HOLIDAYS →

  1. 12Leave and holidays

Chapter V WELFARE PROVISION →

  1. 13Safe Drinking Water for Workers
  2. 14Latrine and Urinal for Workers
  3. 15Provided that several employers may provide common facilities, in case it is not possible in a shop or establishment due to constraint in space or otherwise.
  4. 16First-aid
  5. 17Canteen

Chapter VI FACILITATOR AND THEIR POWERS AND FUNCTIONS →

  1. 18Facilitator and their powers and functions

Chapter VII RECORDS AND RETURNS →

  1. 19Records
  2. 20Provided that at the time of inspection by a Facilitator, a legible copy of such records if demanded, shall be submitted duly signed by the employer.

Chapter VIII OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 21Penalty
  2. 22Penalties for Workplace Accidents Caused by Employer’s Violation
  3. 23Penalty for obstructing Facilitators, etc
  4. 24Cognizance of offences
  5. 25Compounding of Offences

Chapter IX MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 26Protection of persons acting under this Act
  2. 27Exemption under this Act
  3. 28Complementary nature of the Act with existing Laws
  4. 29Power to make the rules
  5. 30Power to remove difficulties
  6. 31Repeal and Savings

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