Goa government has published the draft Goa Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2026, proposing working-hour limits, online business intimations and employee welfare requirements. The draft specifies an eight-hour normal working day for employees paid on a daily basis. For other employees, normal working hours must be fixed so that the weekly total does not exceed 48 hours. Establishments would have to prominently display working hours, rest intervals and weekly holidays.The draft also requires employee leave books, preservation of employment records for five years, online annual returns and basic workplace hygiene and first-aid facilities.Objections and suggestions may be submitted to the Secretary, Labour Department, Porvorim, within 15 days of publication in the October 22 Official Gazette.
Draft notification
https://digitalgoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/draftshopsandestablishment.pdf
