The government of Tamil Nadu permits shops and establishments to remain open for 24×7 on all days of the year for a period of 3 years

The Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Tamil Nadu, vide Notification No. II(2)LWSD/441(a)/2025 dated May 8, 2025 extends permission to all the shops and establishments employing 10 or more persons, registered under the provisions of the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 (“TSA”), to remain operational 24×7 on all days of the year, for a period of three years with effect from 05.06.2025, unless it is revoked, subject to the following conditions among others:

• Every employee shall be given one day holiday in a week on rotation basis, and the details of every employee shall be provided in ‘Form S’ added to the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Rules, 1948 and shall be exhibited by the employer in a conspicuous place in the establishments.
• Every employer shall exhibit details of the employees who are on holiday / leave, on daily basis, in a conspicuous place in the establishments.
• The wages including overtime wages of the employees shall be credited to their savings bank account.
• An employer shall not require or allow any person employed to work therein for more than eight hours in any day and forty eight hours in any week and the period of work including over time shall not exceed ten and a half hours in any day and fifty seven hours in a week.
• The employees shall be provided with restroom, wash room, safety lockers and other basic amenities.