Employment Exchanges Act, 1959

The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959

This Act requires all public sector employers and private businesses that employ twenty five or more people in India to notify government run employment exchanges about their job vacancies before filling them. It applies broadly to most positions but excludes temporary roles, domestic service, agriculture, and unskilled office work. Crucially, the law does not force employers to recruit workers through these exchanges. This legislation matters because it helps the government gather accurate employment statistics, monitor job market trends, and connect job seekers with open opportunities, thereby enabling better planning, policy making, and resource allocation for the entire nation's growing workforce.

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