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The Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Act, 1958

The Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Act

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The Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Act, 1958 regulates employment conditions and welfare standards within restaurants, residential hotels, and commercial canteens across Tamil Nadu. It applies to all workers in catering businesses, excluding the employer's family members and educational institution canteens. The law prohibits child labor and restricts night shifts for women and young workers. It establishes clear limits on daily and weekly working hours, mandates rest intervals, overtime pay, weekly holidays, paid festival days, and annual leave entitlements. Additionally, it safeguards workers from arbitrary dismissal without notice and requires employers to register their establishments, ensuring fair treatment and improved safety for food service employees.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3. Exemptions.
  5. 4A. Appeal
  6. 5. Change to be communicated to Inspector
  7. 6. Removal of catering establishments from the register
  8. 7. Daily and weekly hours of work in catering establishments
  9. 8. Extra wages for overtime work
  10. 9. Interval for rest
  11. 10. Spread over
  12. 11. Holidays.
  13. 12. Leave with wages
  14. 13. Wages during leave period.
  15. 14. Payment in advance in certain cases.
  16. 15. Mode of recovery of unpaid wages.
  17. 16. Application of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to catering establishments.
  18. 17. Prohibition of employment of children.
  19. 18. Prohibition of employment of women or young persons during night.
  20. 19. Notice of discharge or dismissal.
  21. 20. Appointment of Inspectors.
  22. 21. Powers and duties of Inspectors.
  23. 22. Employer to produce registers, records, etc., for inspection.
  24. 23. Penalties
  25. 23A. Compounding of offences. - (1) Any offence punishable under sub-sections
  26. 24. Procedure
  27. 25. Limitation of prosecution
  28. 26. Onus as to age
  29. 27. Saving of certain rights and privileges
  30. 28. Indemnity
  31. 29. Power to make rules
  32. 30. Certain enactments not to apply to catering establishments

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