Registration of Shop and Establishment License
Under Shop and Establishment Act the license will be provided by the labour department of the respective state authority. The license is mandatory for all the business entities except factories registered under Factories Act, 1948.
This is to maintain and regulate the shops and commercial establishments regarding the working hours of employees, interval for employees, opening and closing hours of the shop, close days, national and religious holidays, overtime work, rules for employment of children, annual leave, maternity leave, sickness leave, casual leave, ventilations, precautions and accidents.
The regulations differ from state to state. The shops and establishments mainly include shops like restaurants, cinemas, bistros, eating places and for all the places of entertainment.