Applies to this profile · Night work needs consent, safety, transport

Women workers

Night work, maternity, equal pay.

Assam permits women to work at night, and the conditions are written into the Act itself rather than left to a notification.

Not yet verified against an official source

Assam Shops and Establishments Act, 2022 (Assam Act III of 2025), as substituted in 2025

Discrimination: Prohibited on the ground of genderIn recruitment, training, transfer, promotion and wages. The 2022 Act protected women workers specifically; the substituted section is written by reference to gender and covers every employee.Section 3 of the Assam Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Assam Gazette Extraordinary of 9 February 2026, substituting section 11(1)
Night work: Permitted between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the worker's written consentConditional on the work area being under the supervision of women security guards, CCTV surveillance with other safety measures, proper transportation, separate restrooms, additional paid holidays, and rest between shifts. Unlike some States, Assam does not require a separate government notification before any of this is available — the conditions are in the Act.Section 3 of the Assam Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Assam Gazette Extraordinary of 9 February 2026, substituting section 11(2)
The employer's duties: To prevent or deter sexual harassment and to provide the procedures for its resolutionTaking all steps required under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, offering a congenial atmosphere with health, hygiene and time for leisure, and ensuring there is no malevolent environment and no reasonable ground for a woman to believe she is in disadvantaged employment.Section 3 of the Assam Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025 — Assam Gazette Extraordinary of 9 February 2026, substituting section 11(2)

Internal Committee: Every workplace with 10 or more employees constitutes oneSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
Smaller workplaces: Complaints go to the district's Local CommitteeSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013