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1.2 Explanation of Wages
Note
Gratitude payable: a small sum of money given as a reward for good
service; a tip.
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Recurrent: Actual traveler
Defray: to pay expenses
Part 2nd PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT
2.2.1) Definition
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2.2.3) Basic Components
• A list of prohibited behaviors for employers like illegal
deductions from paychecks, inconsistent payments to
workers and payments
• It state whether employers must offer paid leave or
overtime compensation
• Responsibility of payments
• Fixation of wage periods
• Time of payment of wages
• Medium of payments
• A list of legal deductions from the wages of employee
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Part 3rd PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT
OF
PAKISTAN
3.1.1) Authority
3.1.2) Application
in any factory
by railway administration
or, either directly or
through a sub-contractor
In an industrial or other
establishments.
3.1.3) Limitation
This act will not apply in case of workmen who get monthly wages
exceeding Rs.7000 (sec1)
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3.2 Responsibility for payment of wages
3.2.1) In factories
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• Every person responsible for the payment of wages
under section 3 shall fix periods (in this Act referred to as wage
periods) in respect of which such wages shall be payable.
(Sec4)
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3.6 Medium of payments
3.7.1) Fines
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• An opportunity must be given to employee of showing
cause before any fine is imposed
• Amount of fine shall not exceed an amount equal to
3% of the wages.
• An employed person under the age of fifteen years
cannot be fined.
• Fine cannot be recovered by installments or after the
expiry of 90 days from the day on which it was imposed.
• Fine shall be deemed to have been imposed on the
day of the act.
• All fines and all realizations thereof shall be recorded
in a register.
• Fine recovered shall be spent on the welfare of the
employees.
•
Deductions for absence
from work, the sum to be
deducted should be
proportionate to the
period of time the
employee is absent from
work;
• If 10 or
more employed persons
remains absent then such
deduction may not exceed
his wages for 8 days.
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• Deductions for damage to or loss of the employer's goods,
equipment, or property by the employee's neglect or
default
• Such deduction shall not exceed the amount of the damage
or loss caused to the employer.
• Employee is given an opportunity of showing cause.
• All such deduction shall be recorded in a register.
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Deduction may be allowed to employer for the payments to
cooperative societies approved by the Provincial government or
to scheme of insurance maintained by Pakistan
Post office
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