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On 16-12-2025, the Gujarat Government notified the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025<\/span>, which raises the applicability threshold, permits women to work at night with safety safeguards, and increases the permissible overtime limit per quarter.<\/p>\n

This Ordinance came into force on 16-12-2025.<\/p>\n

Key takeaways:<\/h3>\n
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  1. \n

    The Ordinance amends the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  2. \n

    Section 1(3)<\/span> of the Act is revised to increase the scope of establishments employing workers from 10 to 20<\/span> or more, reducing the burden of compliance for smaller businesses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  3. \n

    The threshold for intimation has been raised under Section 7<\/span>, now establishments employing less than 20 workers<\/span> will be required to submit an online intimation of commencement or closure to the Inspector within the prescribed time.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  4. \n

    Maximum daily working hours<\/span> defined under Section 12<\/span> are increased from 9 to 10<\/span>, and continuous work without break extended from 5 to 6 hours<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  5. \n

    Women workers<\/span> can now work between 9 PM and 6 AM<\/span> with their consent.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  6. \n

    The employers will ensure their safety measures, facilities, and transport.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  7. \n

    The modification of Section 13<\/span> allows the State Government to regulate or prohibit women’s night work in public interest.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  8. \n

    Overtime<\/span> provisions under Section 15<\/span> are revised, the daily limit has changed from 9 to 10 hours<\/span>, and quarterly overtime cap increased from 125 to 144 hours<\/span>, with wages at twice the ordinary rate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Gujarat Govt amends Shops and Establishments Act, revising employment and service conditions for establishments with 20 or more workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67525,"featured_media":370950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,13],"tags":[95695,95698,95694,95231,8911,95696,95697,10941],"class_list":["post-370923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-legislationupdates","category-statutes","tag-employment-regulations","tag-gujarat-ordinance","tag-gujarat-shops-and-establishments-act","tag-labour-compliance","tag-labour-law","tag-overtime-rules","tag-women-night-shift","tag-working-hours"],"yoast_head":"\nGujarat Shops and Establishments Amendment Ordinance 2025 | SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gujarat Gov notifies amendment to Shops and 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