Industry owners and associations in the city said they will wait for the high court hearing on the Haryana government’s job reservation policy for locals, scheduled to be heard on February 2, before registering on the job portal, despite the Act coming into force on Saturday.

The Haryana State Employment of Local Candidate Act, 2020, mandates 75% reservation for local youth in private sector jobs, which offer a salary of less than 30,000 a month.

Industry owners said that they are hopeful that they will get some relief from the Punjab and Haryana high court in this matter as the new reservation policy of the state government would make hiring very difficult and they will prefer to adopt a cautious approach. According to the Haryana government, all industries must register with the job portal created by the labour department in the next three months before hiring fresh candidates.

The Gurgaon Industrial Association (GIA), which has challenged the Act, moved an interim application for early hearing in the Punjab and Haryana high court on January 13, which was rejected. The next date of hearing is schedule on February 2. The Act has also been challenged by the industrial associations in Rewari and Faridabad.

Ashok Kohli, president of Chamber of Industries of Udyog Vihar, said industry owners have decided to adopt a wait and watch approach with regard to the local job reservation. “We are waiting for the next hearing in the Punjab and Haryana high court and are hoping to get...

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