Main functions/activities of the public authority

• The department, in order to achieve its objectives, performs the following functions
• Holds conciliation proceedings for settlement of industrial disputes
• Decides quasi-judicial cases under various labour laws
• Conducts inspections under various labour laws
• Implements of awards/orders of labour courts/Industrial Tribunals
• Issues registration certificate/licenses under various labour laws
• Registers trade unions
• Certifies standing orders under Industrial Establishment Standing Orders Act 1946
• Decides Appeals under different labour laws
• Adjudicates Industrial Disputes through adjudication machinery i.e. through Labour Courts/Industrial Tribunal.