The Department of Legal and Legislative Affairs, Government of Punjab (Punjab Government) vide notification dated August 29, 2025, has issued the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Amendment Act) with an intent to lighten the compliances under the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 (Punjab S&E Act), promote ease of doing business, and award greater flexibility in working arrangements for employers in the State.
The article, authored by Sonakshi Das, Partner; and Lijin Varughese and Shreeya Sucharita, Associates, was published in Lexology.
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Sonakshi is part of the firm’s Labour & Employment Practice, and she focuses on employment, labour and industrial laws and related issues, including privacy, data protection and compliance investigations as they relate to the workplace.