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

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This Act regulates the working conditions and employment terms for workers in various service-oriented businesses across Goa. It applies to shops, commercial establishments, hotels, restaurants, theatres, and other public entertainment venues, covering both large firms with twenty or more employees and smaller ones. The law sets standards for working hours, leave, holidays, and other service conditions to ensure fair treatment and job security for employees. By establishing these rules, the government aims to protect workers' rights and maintain orderly labor relations in the state's service sector.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement.
  2. 2Definitions.
  3. 3Act not to apply to certain establishments and persons.
  4. 4Application of Act to other establishments and workers.
  5. 5Suspension of all or any of provisions of this Act.

Chapter II REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS →

  1. 6Registration of establishments.
  2. 7Intimation of establishment employing less than twenty workers.
  3. 8Cancellation of registration.
  4. 9Change to be communicated to Facilitator-cum-Inspector.
  5. 10Closing of establishment to be communicated to Facilitator-cum-Inspector.

Chapter III OPENING AND CLOSING HOURS, HOURS OF WORK, →

  1. 11Opening and closing hours of establishment.
  2. 12Daily and weekly hours of work in establishment and interval for rest.
  3. 13Spread-over in establishments.
  4. 14Wages for overtime.
  5. 15Weekly holiday for worker.

Chapter IV EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS →

  1. 16Employment of women.
  2. 17Employment of child.
  3. 18Employment of young persons.
  4. 19Daily and weekly hours of work for young persons.

Chapter V LEAVE WITH PAY AND PAYMENT OF WAGES →

  1. 20Leave.

Chapter VI WELFARE PROVISIONS →

  1. 21Health and safety of workers.
  2. 22First-aid.
  3. 23Drinking water.
  4. 24Latrines and urinals.
  5. 25Creche facility.
  6. 26Canteen.

Chapter VII RECORDS AND RETURNS →

  1. 27Maintenance of registers and records.
  2. 28Annual Return.
  3. 29Appointment Letter.
  4. 30Employer to furnish identity card to worker.

Chapter IX ENFORCEMENT AND INSPECTION →

  1. 31Appointment of Chief Facilitator and Facilitator-cum-Inspector and their powers.

Chapter X OFFENCES AND PENALTIES →

  1. 32Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act.
  2. 33Penalty for contravention of provisions of this Act which resulted in accident.
  3. 34Penalty for obstructions or refusal to provide register, etc.
  4. 35Cognizance of offences.
  5. 36Compounding of offences.

Chapter XI MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 37Power to exempt.
  2. 38Rights and privileges under other laws etc., not affected.
  3. 39Protection of action taken in good faith.
  4. 40Application of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923.
  5. 41Power to make rules.
  6. 42Power to remove difficulties.
  7. 43Repeal and savings.

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