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EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES) RULES, 1960

EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES) RULES, 1960

EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES) RULES, 1960

 

PREAMBLE

In exercise of powers conferred by Section 10 of the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 (31 of 1959), the Central Government hereby makes the following Rules, the same having been previously published as required by Sub-section (1) of the said section, namely:

Rule - 1. Short title and commencement.

(1)     These rules may be called the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Rules, 1960.

(2)     They shall come into force on 1st day of May, 1960.

Rule - 2. Definitions.

In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(1)     "Act" means the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959 (31 of 1959);

(2)     "Central Employment Exchange" means any Employment Exchange established by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment;

(3)     "Director" means the Officer-in-charge of the Directorate administering Employment Exchanges in a State or a Union Territory;

(4)     "Form" means a form appended to these Rules;

(5)     "Local Employment Exchange" means -

(a)      in the whole of India except the Union Territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange (other than the Central Employment Exchange) notified in the official Gazette by the State Government or the Administration of the Union Territory as having jurisdiction over the area in which the establishments concerned are situated or over specified classes or categories of establishments concerned or vacancies; and

(b)      in the Union Territory of Chandigarh that Employment Exchange established either by the Union Territory Administration of Chandigarh or by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana notified in that State's respective Official Gazette as having jurisdiction over specified classes or categories of establishments or vacancies, provided that the employment exchanges established by the State Government of Punjab or Haryana shall not have jurisdiction over-

(i)       The Public Sector offices/establishments other than those belonging to the respective States: and

(ii)      Private Sector establishments.

(6)     "Section" means a Section of the Act.

Rule - 3. Employment Exchanges to which vacancies are to be notified.

(1)     The following vacancies, namely-

(a)      vacancies in posts of Technical and Scientific nature carrying a basic pay of Rs. 1400/- or more per month occurring in establishments in respect of which the Central Government is the appropriate Government under the Act, and

(b)      vacancies which an employer may desire to be circulated to the Employment Exchanges outside the State or Union Territory in which the establishment is situated.

shall be notified to such Central Employment Exchange as may be specified by the Central Government by notification in the Official Gazette, in this behalf.

(2)     Vacancies other than those specified in sub-rule (1) shall be notified to the local Employment Exchange concerned.

Rule - 4. Form and manner of notification of vacancies.

(1)     The vacancies shall be notified in writing to the appropriate Employment Exchange on the following format, furnishing as many details as practicable, separately in respect of each type of vacancy:-

Requisition form to be used when calling for applicants from Employment Exchanges.

(Separate form to be used for each type of posts)

1. Name, address and Telephone No. (if any) of the employer.

____________

2. Name, designation and Telephone No. (if any) of the indenting Officer.

____________

3. Nature of vacancy: 

____________

(a) Designation of the post(s) to be filled

____________

(b) Description of duties

____________

(c) Qualifications required:

____________

 

* For Priority categories (Applicable for Central Government post only)

For others

(i) Essential

 (ii) Desirable

____________

____________

(d) Age Limits, if any _____________________

____________

____________

 (e) Whether women are eligible.

____________

____________

4. Number of posts to be filled duration wise

Number of posts

 

Duration

(a) Permanent

____________

____________

(b) Temporary

____________

____________

(i) less than 3 months

____________

____________

(ii) Between 3 months and one year

____________

____________

(iii) Likely to be continued beyond one year

____________

____________

5. Whether there is any obligation for arrangement for giving preference to any category of persons such as Scheduled caste, Scheduled Tribe, Ex-serviceman and Physically Handicapped persons in filling up the vacancies and, if so, the number of vacancies to be filled by such categories of persons:-

 

 

Categories

Number of vacancies to be filled

 

Total

*By Priority candidates

(Applicable for Central Government

posts only)

(a) Scheduled Caste

____________

____________

 

(b) Scheduled Tribe

____________

____________

 

(c) Ex-Serviceman

____________

____________

 

(d) Physically Handicapped

____________

____________

 

(e) Others

____________

____________

 

6. Pay and Allowances

_______________________________________

7. Place of work (Name of the town/village and district in which it is situated,)

_______________________________________

8. Probable date by which the vacancy will be filled.

_______________________________________

9. Particulars regarding interview/test of applicants:

_______________________________________

(a) Date of interview/test

_______________________________________

(b) Time of interview/test

_______________________________________

(c) Place of interview/test

_______________________________________

(d) Name, designation, address and Telephone No. (if any) of the Officer to whom applicants should report.

_______________________________________

10. Any other relevant information.

_______________________________________

Certified that while placing this demand, the instructions connected with the orders on communal representation in the services have been strictly followed with due regard to the roster maintained in accordance with these orders (to be given only by all the Central Government Offices/establishments/undertakings etc. on whom reservation orders are applicable).

Date:

*[Delete if not applicable.]

Signature of the Head of Office

(2)     The vacancies shall be renotified in writing to the appropriate Employment Exchange if there is any change in the particulars already furnished to the Employment Exchange under sub-rule (1)]

Rule - 5. Time limit in the notification of vacancies.

(1)     Vacancies, required to be notified to the Local Employment Exchange, shall be notified at least 15 days before the date on which applicants will be interviewed or tested where interviews or tests are held or the date on which vacancies are intended to be filled, if no interviews or tests are held.

(2)     Vacancies required to be notified to the Central Employment Exchange shall be notified giving at least 60 days time to the Central Employment Exchange from the date of receipt of the notification to the date of despatch of particulars or applications of the prospective candidates for purpose of appointment or taking interview or test against the vacancies notified.]

(3)     An employer shall furnish to the concerned Employment Exchange, the results of selection within 15 days from the date of selection.

Rule - 6. Submission of returns.

An employer shall furnish to the local Employment Exchange quarterly returns in form ER-I and biennial returns in form ER-II Quarterly returns shall be furnished within 30 days of the due dates, namely, 31st March, 30th June, 30th September and 31st December, biennial returns shall be furnished within 30 days of the due date as notified in the Official Gazette.

Rule - 7. Officer for purposes of Section 6.

The Director is hereby prescribed as the officer who shall exercise the rights referred to in Section 6, or authorise any person in writing to exercise those rights.

Rule - 8. Prosecution under the Act.

The Director of Employment of the State in which the establishment is located is hereby prescribed as the officer who may institute or sanction the institution of prosecution for an offence under the Act or authorise any person in writing to institute or sanction the institution of such prosecution.