Issue of appointment orders

Every employer, employing any person in or in connection with his establishment, shall issue an appointment order in writing indicating the name, designation, wage scale of such person and terms and conditions of his employment and serve the same on such person within thirty days from the date of appointment in his establishment: Provided that in case of employees appointed in any establishment prior to the commencement of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 1997, the employer of such establishment shall, if he has not yet issued any appointment order in writing to such employee, communicate in writing to the employee incorporating therein his name, designation and wage scale and the terms and conditions of employment and serve the same on him within thirty days from the date of such commencement.