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Assam govt seeks to reform 10 labour laws

Updated: Dec 21, 2022 10:03:52am
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Assam govt seeks to reform 10 labour laws

Guwahati, Dec 21 (KNN) On Tuesday, the government of Assam proposed amendment to as many as 10 labour laws which also includes decriminalisation of certain labour law.

Pursuing to amend the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the state government has tabled the Minimum Wages (Assam Amendment) Bill, 2022.

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It proposes to bring amendment to penalties for certain offences under section 22 and insertion of a new Section 22A compounding of offences with an objective to decriminalise the labour law by bringing in civil penalties, reported ET.

Imprisonment has been stated as a too severe consequence for economic offences that do not involve mala fide is the government’s rationale behind decriminalisation.

It has also noted that anxiety among employers is increased during legal process around an offence involving imprisonment.

While reduced possibility of such processes leads to improved ease of doing business.

Criminal penalties, especially the risk of imprisonment are often unintentional offences, a major reason for low business investment.  (KNN Bureau)

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