Rule 59. Register of workers under clause (v) of sub-section (a) of section 33

(1) The manager or employer of e very establishment shall maintain a register of workers, when any work is being carried on in the factory, showing,

(a) the name of each employee in the factory;

(b) the nature of his work;

(c) the group, if any, in which he is included;

(d) where his group works on shifts, the relay to which he is allotted;

(e) such other particulars as may be prescribed.

(2) No workers shall be required or allowed to work in any establishment unless his name and other particulars have been entered in the Register of workers.

(3) The register of workers or attendance register shall be maintained in Form-6.

(4) This register shall be produced or shown on demand by an Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Medical Officer. The employer or manager shall be responsible for the production of the register on such demand, irrespective of the fact whether he is present or not in the establishment during an inspection.

(5) A register for adolescent workers, employed if any, shall also be maintained separately in Form-6 and shall be labeled as “Attendance Register of Adolescent Workers”.

(6) If any person is found in a factory at any time other than during meal or rest intervals, when work is in progress or machinery is in operation, then, unless the contrary is proved, he shall be deemed to be employed in the factory at that time for the purposes of the Code and the rules made thereunder.