Tamil Nadu government introduces amendment to Factories Rules

Tamil Nadu Gazette notification issued on 24 March, 2021 has amended the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950. The amendment provides that:

1. The Manager of every factory shall maintain a muster roll of all the workers employed in the factory in
   Form No. 25 and entries shall be made at the commencement of each period of work.
2. The Manager shall make it such muster roll readily available for inspection to the inspector at all times
   during working hours or when any work is being carried on in the factory and it shall be preserved for a
   period of three years after the last entry.
3. The Register of adult workers and young persons in Form No. 12, Register of leave with wages in Form
   No. 15 and the muster roll and Register of compensatory holidays in Form No. 25 shall be considered to
   serve the purposes of the Registers and muster roll.