THE EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES (COMPULSORY NOTIFICATION OF VACANCIES) AMENDMENT BILL, 2013

The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Amendment Bill, 2013 aims to amend the Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act, 1959. The proposed amendments include changing the short title and long title of the Act, substituting the words "Employment Exchanges" with "Employment Guidance and Promotion Centres", and defining new terms such as "plantation". The Bill also seeks to amend sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of the principal Act. These amendments aim to provide for compulsory notification of vacancies to employment guidance and promotion centres, define employer-employee relationships, and impose penalties for non-compliance.