Functions Of Labour Inspection And Actions The Labour Inspector Could Take Following The Visit

Functions of labour inspection:

to Advise the employees and employers of their rights and obligations to employment law
to conduct inspections
to investigate complaints made by workers to a labour inspector
to secure and enforce compliance with an employment law by securing the undertaking or issuing the compliance orders; and
to perform any other prescribed function

Inspector will securing Undertaking

if labour inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that an employer is not in compliance with any provision of the Act may endeavour to secure a written undertaking like he may seek to obtain agreement
If an employer remains fail to comply with the written undertaking given by the employer then the Director-General may apply to the Labour Court for issuing an order directing the employer to comply the above.

Inspector using legal mandate following inspection can Issue compliance order

If labour inspector has reasonable grounds to believe that an employer has not complied with a provision of the Act may issue a Improvement NoticeProhibition NoticeBoth are compliance order that also mentions the date by which the employer should serve it or if he wish he can Take it to the Labour Court
The employer need to display a copy of the recieved compliance order at prominent places at workplace
An employer must comply with the notice order within the time period stated in the order.