The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020
The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020, mandates that private sector employers in Haryana reserve 75% of jobs with a gross monthly salary of up to ₹50,000 for local candidates. It applies to companies, societies, trusts, limited liability partnerships, and any entity employing ten or more people. Employers must register their employees on a government-designated portal and submit quarterly reports. The Act provides a mechanism for employers to seek exemptions if they cannot find qualified local candidates. It aims to boost local employment while balancing the needs of businesses, with strict penalties for non-compliance and falsification of records.
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement, cessation and application
- 2. Partnership firms, Partnership Firm and any person employing ten or more persons and an entity, as may be notified by the Government, from time to time.
- 3. Compulsory registration
- 4. Recruitment of local candidates
- 5. Exemption
- 6. Employer to furnish report
- 7. Power to access, verify records and documents
- 8. Government.
- 9. Appeal
- 10. General penalty
- 11. Penalty for contravention of section 3
- 12. Penalty for contravention of section 4
- 13. Penalty for disobey of direction issued under section 5
- 14. Penalty for falsification and non furnishing of records etc
- 15. Notice and opportunity to be heard
- 16. Offence by companies
- 17. Offence by limited liability partnership firm
- 18. Offences by societies or trusts
- 19. Limitation of prosecution and cognizance of offence
- 20. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 21. Power to remove difficulties
- 22. Power to issue directions or orders
- 23. Act to have overriding effect
- 24. Power to make rules
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