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Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act: reference
Kerala Labour Commissionerate Act reference for shop and commercial-establishment coverage, annual leave, sick and casual leave, special leave and wages during the leave period.
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Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Act: reference
Kerala Labour Commissionerate Act reference for shop and commercial-establishment coverage, annual leave, sick and casual leave, special leave and wages during the leave period.
Who this applies to
Employees and establishments covered by the Kerala Shops Act, subject to statutory exclusions, exemptions and more favourable benefits
How to read the reference
Identify the establishment and employee coverage first. Chapter III deals with holidays and paid leave; section 12 preserves applicable more favourable leave and weekly-holiday benefits.
Section 13 covers annual, sick and casual leave. Section 13A addresses special casual leave for a sterilisation operation and section 14 supplies the wage calculation and certificate condition.
Source and version
Sections 2–5, 12–16 and 34. Department-hosted statutory baseline, not a complete 2026 consolidated edition. Review later amendments and exemption orders for the relevant workplace. The connected 2026 Gazette changes the registration fee table, not section 13 leave quantities.
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Source review and connected references
Department-hosted statutory baseline, not a complete 2026 consolidated edition. Review later amendments and exemption orders for the relevant workplace. The connected 2026 Gazette changes the registration fee table, not section 13 leave quantities.
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