Registers to keep under the Labour Codes

An employee register, a wage register, attendance and overtime, leave, an accident register, an advance and deduction register, a bonus register, a contract labour register and a migrant workers register, kept electronically or on paper.

RegisterWhere it comes from
Register of employees (Form I / combined)Code on Wages / OSH Rules
Register of wages, overtime, deductions, fines and advancesCode on Wages Rules
Muster roll / attendance with hoursOSH Code Rules
Leave with wages registerOSH Code s. 32
Bonus registerCode on Wages Rules
Accident and dangerous occurrence registerOSH Code
Register of contractors and contract workersOSH Code (contract labour)
Register of inter-State migrant workersOSH Code (ISMW)
Maternity benefit registerSS Code
Vacancy reports and employment information returnSS Code, Chapter XIII

Registers may be kept electronically. Keep them at the establishment, or within the distance the Rules allow, for inspection. The HR desk generates most of these from your data.

Last reviewed 17-10-2026. General information, not legal advice for a specific case. Check the latest Act, Rules and notifications of the appropriate government before acting.

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