Staff members at shops and other related establishments in Tamil Nadu will soon get a seat and will not have to keep standing when there's no work. In what's being seen as a humane gesture, the Tamil Nadu government is planning to bring an amendment to make seats for employees mandatory. At the popular Velavan Stores in Chennai's commercial hub T Nagar, salespersons like 25-year-old S Kalaivani are expected to be on their feet for nearly 10 hours every day. The mega-store employs around 250 workers.