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The Minimum Wages Act1948
The Wages Act1936
Introduction
• Passed in 1936 and it came to force from 28th March ( Act was amended in 1937, 40, 51, 57, 64, 70, 71, 76, and 1982.
• This Act cover persons whose average wages are below Rs. 1600/-
DEFINITION
The following are have been held to be wages
1. Remuneration payable as per terms of contract, including (HRA), (DR)
2. Annual increments payable in accordance with express or implied terms of contract.
3. Compensation payable to workmen in case of closing down of undertaking under section 25FF of the (ID) Act, 1947
4. Claim payable to an employee by reason of the termination of his employment
APPLICABILITY OF THE ACT
Objective:
Scope of the Act
Sec 3: Responsibility for Payment of Wages
Wage period-3(3)
Wages in Cash
Sec 7: Authorized Deductions from Wages
Sec 8: Fines
NORMAL WORKING HOURS
Wages for less than the normal working day(sec15)
wages for overtime (sec14)
Sec 9: Deductions for absence from duty
Sec 12: Deductions for Recovery of Advances
Maintenance of Registers and Records Sec(13,A)
Particular of persons employed The work performed by the persons employed The wages paid to the persons employed The deduction made form the wages of the
person employed Receipt given by the person employed and Such
other particulars as the rules.
Who can hear claims ?
A Presiding officer of any Labour court or industrial Tribunal under the (ID) Act. 1947
Any Commissioner for workmen's compensation Other officer with experience as a judge of a civil
court A Stipendiary magistrate
Who can make claims?
Employed person himself Any legal practitioner Any official of the Registered Trade Union
Authorized in writing to Act on his behalf Any Inspector under this Act Any other person acting with the permission of
the authority to be appointed to her such claims under Section 15(1)
Procedure for ClaimsEvery application must be presented within 12 month form the date of deduction or the date on witch the payment of wages was due to be made. A bonafide error or bonafide dispute as to the
amount payable to the employed person The occurrence of an emergency or the existence of
exceptional circumstances such that the person responsible for the payment of the wages was unable, though exercising responsible diligence, to make prompt payment
The failure of the employed person to apply for or accept payment.
PROCEDURE FOR CLAIMS
Penalties (sec22)
POWER TO MAKE RULES
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