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Notifications, Circulars & Amendment Tracker

Legal-freshness tracker for central and State employment practice.

Author: CA Nikhil GuptaLegal cut-off: 13 July 2026India-first
Review cycle: monthly official-portal scan, event-driven Gazette review, quarterly State matrix refresh and annual policy/calendar confirmation.
Date/cycleAuthorityInstrumentSubjectHubAction
14-Nov-2025MeitYDPDP Act commencement notificationPhased commencement of specified provisionsEmployee Data Privacy HubMap each HR process to the applicable commencement date.
13-Nov-2025MeitYDigital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025Operational rules and phased dutiesEmployee Data Privacy HubBuild notice, consent, security, grievance and breach controls.
08-May-2026Ministry of Labour & EmploymentCode on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026Central rules, forms and wage proceduresHours/Forms hubsUpdate wage, attendance, overtime, deduction and bonus records.
16-Feb-2026Ministry of Law and JusticeIndustrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026Transition and continuation of legacy tribunals/authoritiesDiscipline/Litigation hubsRead section 104 with the amendment, which is deemed effective from 21 November 2025.
08-May-2026Ministry of Labour & EmploymentIndustrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026Standing orders, disputes and retrenchment proceduresDiscipline/Contracts hubsAlign model standing orders, notices and separation workflows.
16-Mar-2026Ministry of Labour & EmploymentAdditional FAQs on Labour CodesOfficial clarificationsAll hubsRecord clarifications in the legal-position field and retain source copy.
13-Mar-2026Ministry of Labour & EmploymentOSHWC FAQWorking-condition clarificationsHours/Forms hubsReview sector and appropriate-government application.
2025MSDE / Apprenticeship portalApprenticeship amendment and portal instructionsEngagement band, stipend and portal processesApprenticeship HubConfirm the latest Gazette and portal instruction before each intake.
ContinuousEPFOInternational-worker and SSA pagesCOC and operating SSA informationInternational Workers HubCheck country page before assignment and renewal.
State-specificState GovernmentsShops and Establishments exemptionsOpening days, IT/ITES, women night work and recordsState Law HubMaintain State/location-specific applicability, conditions and expiry date.
State-specificState GovernmentsLWF and Professional Tax rate notificationsContribution, deduction, returns and exemptionsState Levies HubUse effective-date controlled payroll tables.
ContinuousAndhra Pradesh GovernmentAndhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Andhra Pradesh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousArunachal Pradesh GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Arunachal Pradesh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousAssam GovernmentAssam Shops and Establishments Act, 1971 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Assam changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousBihar GovernmentBihar Shops and Establishments Act, 1953 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Bihar changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousChhattisgarh GovernmentApplicable Shops and Establishments enactment as adapted — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Chhattisgarh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousGoa GovernmentGoa, Daman and Diu Shops and Establishments Act, 1973 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Goa changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousGujarat GovernmentGujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Gujarat changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousHaryana GovernmentPunjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 as applicable to Haryana — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Haryana changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousHimachal Pradesh GovernmentHimachal Pradesh Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1969 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Himachal Pradesh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousJharkhand GovernmentApplicable Shops and Establishments enactment as adapted — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Jharkhand changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousKarnataka GovernmentKarnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Karnataka changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousKerala GovernmentKerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1960 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Kerala changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousMadhya Pradesh GovernmentMadhya Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1958 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Madhya Pradesh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousMaharashtra GovernmentMaharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Maharashtra changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousManipur GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Manipur changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousMeghalaya GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Meghalaya changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousMizoram GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Mizoram changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousNagaland GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Nagaland changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousOdisha GovernmentOdisha Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1956 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Odisha changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousPunjab GovernmentPunjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Punjab changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousRajasthan GovernmentRajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Rajasthan changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousSikkim GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Commercial Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Sikkim changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousTamil Nadu GovernmentTamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Tamil Nadu changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousTelangana GovernmentTelangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Telangana changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousTripura GovernmentTripura Shops and Establishments Act, 1970 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Tripura changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousUttar Pradesh GovernmentUttar Pradesh Dookan Aur Vanijya Adhishthan Adhiniyam, 1962 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Uttar Pradesh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousUttarakhand GovernmentApplicable State Shops and Establishments enactment / adapted Uttar Pradesh law — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Uttarakhand changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousWest Bengal GovernmentWest Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever West Bengal changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousDelhi GovernmentDelhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Delhi changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousJammu and Kashmir GovernmentApplicable Union Territory Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Jammu and Kashmir changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousLadakh GovernmentApplicable Union Territory Shops and Establishments framework — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Ladakh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousPuducherry GovernmentPuducherry Shops and Establishments Act, 1964 — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Puducherry changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousChandigarh GovernmentPunjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act as extended — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Chandigarh changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousAndaman and Nicobar Islands GovernmentApplicable UT Shops and Establishments regulation — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Andaman and Nicobar Islands changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu GovernmentApplicable adapted Shops and Establishments enactment — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.
ContinuousLakshadweep GovernmentApplicable UT employment and establishment orders — Gazette and exemption watchAmendments, rules, working-hour/leave exemptions, holiday notifications and formsState Law HubReview official source before each annual policy cycle and whenever Lakshadweep changes opening, night-work, leave or filing conditions.