Chapter VII RECORDS AND RETURNS

1. (1) Every employer shall maintain such registers and records, as may be prescribed.
2. (2) The records may be maintained electronically or manually:

Provided that, at the time of inspection by a Facilitator-cum-Inspector, a hard copy of such records if demanded, shall be submitted duly signed by the employer or his representative.

1. (3) Every employer and in his absence the manager shall on demand produce for inspection of Chief Facilitator and Facilitator-cum-Inspector all registers, records and notices required to be kept under and for the purposes of this Act.
2. (4) All such registers and records shall be kept in the premises of the establishments to which they relate.

The employer of an establishment shall furnish an annual return, in such a form and in such manner (including electronic form), to such authority as may be prescribed.

Every employer shall give an order of appointment to his worker in the establishment before such worker joins the service: Provided that in the case of a worker in the service at the commencement of this

Act, the employer shall give such order of appointment within a period of three months from the date of such commencement.

The employer of an establishment shall furnish to every worker an identity card which shall be produced by the worker on demand to Facilitator-cum-Inspector. Such card shall contain the following and such other particulars as may be prescribed, namely:—

1. (a) the name of the employer;
2. (b) the name, if any, and the postal address, of the establishment;
3. (c) the name and date of birth of the worker;
4. (d) date of joining, department, nature of work, designation;
5. (e) the signature (with date) of the employer or manager.