15 Acts applicable to a startup in India. Compliance requirements that are archaic at best, and ridiculous at worst. Repealing some of these Acts would be a good starting point, or at least making them "not applicable" to certain enterprises. WHY IS PHYSICAL DISPLAY AND MAINTAINING REGISTER MANDATORY FOR SUCH RATHER USELESS THINGS?

1. Karnataka Shops
and
Establishments Act
Employment
Compensation Act
Employment
Exchange Act
Equal
Remunerations
Act
Maternity Benefits
Act
Minimum Wages
Act
Payment of Wages
Act
Child Labor Act
Standing Orders
Act
Payment of
Gratuity Act
National & Festival
holidays Act
EPF Act
Employee State
Insurance Act
Professional tax
Act
CLRA
Acts applicable to a startup in Bengaluru

2. Compliance with respect to Display
S. No. Act
1 Display of Weekly Holiday notice S&E Act
2 Display of Working Hours details with Rest Interval S&E Act
3 Abstracts under Shops & Establishments Act S&E Act
4 Notice containing the minimum wages MW Act
5 Notice of rates or wages, hours of work, wage period, payment date, name and address of
the inspector and date of payment of unpaid wages to be displayed
MW Act
6 Whether pay day is complied? PoW Act
7 Whether pay master signature is available in Pay slip? PoW Act
8 Display of Notice under the Child Labour Act Child Labour Act
9 Notice of Authorized person to receive any notices under Rule 4 to be displayed PoG Act
10 National and Festival Holiday Notice to be displayed N&F Act
11 Display of Registration Certificate under Professional Tax Act P Tax Act
12 Notice of rates or wages, hours of work, wage period, payment date, name and address of
the inspector and date of payment of unpaid wages to be displayed
CLRA Act

3. Compliance with respect to Abstract
S. No. Act
1
Abstract to be displayed under the Act EC Act
2
Abstract to be displayed under the Act MB Act
3
Abstract to be displayed under the Act MW Act
4
Abstract to be displayed under the Act PoW Act
5
Abstract to be displayed under the Act SO Act
6
Abstract to be displayed under the Act PoG Act
7
Abstract to be displayed under the Act CLRA Act

4. Compliance with respect to Filing Returns
S. No. Act
1
Submission of Quarterly Return EE Act
2
Statement in IW (International Worker) shall be submitted every month. EPF Act
3
Remittance and Returns P Tax Act

5. Compliance with respect to maintaining Register
S. No. Act
1 Register of Wages S&E Act
2 Combined Register / Muster Roll S&E Act
3 Register of Leave S&E Act
4 Register of Fines S&E Act
5 Register of Deductions Damage or Loss S&E Act
6 Register of Advances S&E Act
7 Register of Equal Remuneration ER Act
8 Muster roll MB Act
9 Register of Overtime Workers MW Act
10 Register of Wages MW Act
11 Register of Fines MW Act
12 Register of Deductions Damage or Loss MW Act
13 Muster Roll cum Wages Register MW Act
14 Register of Advances MW Act
15 Register of Advances PoW Act
16 Register of Contractor CLRA Act