Minimum Wages Act
MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948
CHECK LIST
Object of the Act
To provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments
Minimum Rates of Wages
Such as Basic rates of wages etc. Variable DA and Value of other concessions etc.
Sec. 4
Fixing Hours for Normal Working
• Shall constitute a normal working day inclusive of one or more specified intervals.
• To provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days with remuneration.
• To provide for payment for work on a day of rest at a rate not less than the
overtime
rate..
Sec. 13
Fixation of Minimum Rates of Wages
• The appropriate government to fix minimum rates of wages. The employees employed
in para 1 or B of Schedule either at 2 or either part of notification u/s 27.
• To make review at such intervals not exceeding five years the minimum rates or
so fixed and revised the minimum rates.
Government can also fix Minimum Wages for
• Time work
• Piece work at piece rate
• Piece work for the purpose of securing to such employees on a time work basis
• Overtime work done by employees for piece work or time rate workers.
Sec. 3
Procedure for fixing and revising Minimum Rates of Wages
Appointing Committee issue of Notification etc.
Sec. 5
Overtime
To be fixed by the hour, by the day or by such a longer wage-period works
on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting
normal working day.
Payment for every hour or for part of an hour so worked in excess at the overtime
rate double of the ordinary rate of (1½ times or for agriculture labour)
Sec. 5
Composition of Committee
Representation of employer and employee in schedule employer in equal number and
independent persons not exceeding 1/3rd or its total number one such person to be
appointed by the Chairman. Sec. 9
Payment of Minimum Rates of Wages
Employer to pay to every employee engated in
schedule
employment at a rate not less than minimum rates of wages as fixed by Notification
by not making deduction other than prescribed. Sec.12
Wages of workers who works for less than normal working days
Save as otherwise hereinafter
provided, be entitled to receive wages in respect of work done by him on that day
as if he had worked for a full normal working day. Sec.15
Wages for two class of work
Where an employee does two or more classes of work to each of which a different
minimum rate of wages is applicable, wages at not less than the minimum rate in
respect of each such class.
Sec. 16
Maintenance of registers and records
• Register of Fines – Form I Rule 21(4)
• Annual Returns – Form III Rule 21 (4-A) • Register for Overtime – Form IV Rule
25
• Register of Wages–Form X, Wages slip–Form XI, Muster Roll–Form V Rule 26
• Representation of register – for three year Rule 26-A Sec. 18
Minimum time rate wages for piece work
Not less than minimum rates wages as fixed .
Sec. 17
Claims by employees
• To be filed by before authority constituted under the Act within 6 months.
• Compensation upto 10 times on under or non-payment of wages Sec. 16
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PENALITIES
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Offence
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Punishment
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Sec. 20
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For paying less than minimum rates of wages
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Imprisonment upto 6 months or with fine upto Rs.500/-
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For contravention of any provisions pertaining to fixing hours for normal working day etc.
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Imprisonment upto 6 months or with fine upto Rs.500/-
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