In a bid to promote labour reform, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved changes in a labour law. The amendment exempts establishments employing upto 40 workers from maintaining mandatory registers and submitting returns.

“The government also proposes to introduce a simplified form. This  will give relief to employers who are currently required to maintain registers and submit returns under various labour laws,” the Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Priyaranjan Dasmunsi,said  after the Cabinet meeting.

The Cabinet has approved changes in Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and maintaining Registers by Central Establishments) Amendments and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill 2005, which has been pending in the Rajya Sabha.