TN Bill: All Employees Have the ‘Right to Sit’

The bill is welcomed by all employees, especially those working in showrooms. They will be allowed to sit whenever they wish to.

A Bill was tabled by the Tamil Nadu government that seeks a mandate for all shops and establishments to make provisions for their employees to sit. This Bill will especially benefit employees working at jewellery showrooms and garments shops, who end up standing for long hours.

The Bill was presented in the Legislative Assembly on September 6, 2021 and sought relevant amendments in the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947, so that a subsection may be introduced for mandatory provision of seating facilities for employees.

A similar amendment was made in the Kerala Shops and Establishments Act in 2018 to provide seating arrangements for employees.

The proposed amendment in Section 22-A to the Act mandates all establishments to provide seating arrangements for staff so that they may sit whenever they get a chance to, during their duty hours, and do not end up standing all the time causing harm to their health.

Source: The story has been published by HR Katha with a few edits from the ArdorComm News Network Team.