The Labour, Skill Development and Employment Department on June 11, 2026, has issued the draft Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2025, to further amend the Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and conditions of Service) Rules, 2020.
The following has been stated:
In the Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2020, for rule 11, the following rule has been substituted, namely: - Conditions for employment of women in night shifts: - Any shop or establishment or class of employers on which this Act applies can employ women workers from 9:00 pm to 6:00 am, subject to the following conditions: -
(1) The consent of women employees willing to work at night shall be taken in writing; in Form-J;
(2) There shall be at least three women employees, which may include onsite woman employer, if any;
(3) Adequate transportation facilities with GPS tracking system to pick-up and drop women employees at or near their residence shall be provided;
(4) The establishment shall obtain Bio-data and Police verification of each driver of the night transportation vehicle, whether employed directly or through service provider;
(5) The employer shall provide toilet or washroom and drinking water facilities near the work place where such women employees are employed, with provisions of closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance and proper lighting including the passages towards conveniences;
(6) The provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressed) Act, 2013 (14 of 2023), as applicable to the establishment, and shall be complied as per the provisions of this Act;
(7) Any Employer engaging women employees during night, shall submit a Self-declaration in Form-J1 - to the concerned inspector, that he/she has provided all the facilities in accordance of the Act as and shall take due care and diligence regarding the safety, security and dignity of women employees;
(8) No adolescent shall be allowed to work whether as an employee or otherwise in any establishment during night;
(9) If any establishment fails to comply with the above conditions, it shall be liable for penalty under section 29 of the Gujarat Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and conditions of Service) Act, 2019.”.
Please refer to the document attached below for more details.
[Notification No: GHR/2026/35/LED/GAS/e-file/11/2025/2135/M3]
