MANUAL-1 

Particulars of Organization, Functions & Duties

[Section-4 (1) (b) (i)]

1. Particulars of the Organization:

Asst. Labour Commissioner office, Govt. of Odisha, Balasore (Odisha)

2. Activity & Functions of the Office:

     Enforcement of the following labour laws in the establishments/ organization which are coming under the state sphere.

i) Industrial Dispute Act, 1947
ii) Industrial Establishments (S.O.) Act, 1946
iii) Minimum wages Act, 1948
iv) Odisha Shop & commercial Establishment Act, 1956
v) Payment of Bonus Act, 1972
vi) Contract labour Act (R&A) Act, 1970
vii) Payment of Wages Act, 1936
viii) Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
ix) Working Journalist (C.S.) Act, 1955
x) Motors Transport Water Act, 1961
xi) Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923
xii) Beedi & Cigar Workers (C.E.) Act, 1966
xiii) Odisha Industrial Employment (N & F) Holiday Act, 1969
xiv) Contract  Labour (R&A) Act, 1970
xv) Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
xvi) Inter state Migrant Workmen (RE&CS) Act, 1979
xvii) Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
xviii) Cine Workers & Cinema Theater Workers (RE) Act
xix) The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintenance of Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988
xx) The Verification of Membership and Recognition of Trade Unions Rules, 1994
xxi) Building and Other Construction Workers (CS & RE) Act, 1996
xxii) Building & Other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act, 1996
xxiii) Deals with Complains and dispute under the industrial dispute Act, 1948 and ensure maintenance of  better industrial relations in the establishments coming under the state sphere.
xxiv) Deals with the complaints received from different industries regarding non compliance of provision of different labour laws.
xxv) As Commissioners under the W.C Act, 1923, Controlling Authority under the Payment Act. Gratuity Act, 1972 and Appropriate Authority under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 deals with the cases filed under the above Acts as per the provision of law and disposes of the same.

3. Duties Performed:

i) The Dist. Labour Officer, Asst. Labour Officers and Rural Labour Inspectors attached to this office who have been declared as Inspectors under the different labour laws inspect different coverable establishment periodically and ensure compliance of laws by the employers.
ii) To enquire into the complaints received from different persons and organizations regarding violations of provision of above Acts and take suitable legal steps giving relief to the complaints.
iii) To process the industrial disputes under conciliation and dispose of the same as per the provisions of the I.D Act, 1948.

4. Address of the Office:

Assistant Labour Commissioner, Balasore

5. Working Hours both for Office & Public:

From Morning 10.00 A.M to 5.00 P.M