Wages (36-43) Flashcards
before 1928
first in nz in 1984
concern about sweatshops in us 1990’s
1909 - concept of min wage
shri kgr choudhary rec board for determining min wage
1928-1945+
ilo
india independence
min wages bill passed in 1946
w.e.f
15/3/48
objective of min wage act
prevent exploitation
sj
min std of life
fixes wg for sch emp
add new emps
applicability
gov level
area
age
gov level applicability
cg
sg
la
area applicability
zone a
zone b
zone c
skill applicability
unskilled
semi-skilled
skilled
highly-skilled
clerical
ER definition
employs 1/+ ee’s in any sch of employment
including factory manager, HoD of govt entity, CEO of local authority
scheduled emps
pt. I - non agri
pt. II - agri
EE def
any person emp for reward or hire who
- falls u/ sch emp
- for skilled/unskilled/manual/clerical
- paid as per ToE
* does not include armed forces
wages def
(i) all remuneration
(ii) capable of being expressed in terms of money
(iii) which would be payable to an EE
(iv) in respect of their emp.
(v) if all the ToE fulfilled
* including HRA
wages def excl.
- value of any acco, utility, etc provided
- value of any amenity excl. by govt.
- contribution to pf/pension
hierarchy of wage quality
ideal > living > fair > min
minimum wage calaculation
basic wg + hra + fixed allowances
modes of fixing rate
nature of work
time period
classifications
rates fixable acc to nature of work
min time rate
min piece rate
guaranteed time rate
overtime rate
rates fixable acc to time period
by hour
by day
by month
by any larger period
rates fixable acc to classification
diff schedules
diff classes
diff ages
diff localities
s3
composition of min. wg.
composition of min. wg.
(i) basic rate + spl allowances
(ii) basic rate + cash value of essential commodities @ essential rates
(iii) consolidated pay
s5
procedure for fixing and revising min wg
procedure for fixing and revising min wg
-committee method - comms hold enquiries & make recs
- notification method - notif published, persons most likely to be affected propose, govt. takes into consideration
payment of min wg
must pay w/out any unauthorised deductions
overtime calculation
2x normal, excess is more than 48 hours
claims for wages
authorities u/s20
Section 2 (vi) powa
Wages
s3 powa
Responsibility for payment of wages
s4 powa
Fixation of wage-period
s5 powa
Time of Payment of Wages
s6 powa
Wages to be paid in current notes
s7 powa
Deductions which may be made from wages
s7 powa
Deductions which may be made from wages
s8 powa
fine
s9 powa
Deductions for absence from duty
s10 powa
Deductions for damage or loss
s14
inspectors
