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PRESENTED BY
KEVAL KANAKHARA
NIDHI KHAJURIYA
HEMALI DAVDA HEENA LAKHANI SWATI KANANI
INTRODUCTION
The
cover the bare physical needs of worker and his family, that is a rate which has got to be paid to the workers irrespective of the capacity of the industry to pay. If an industry to pay. If an industry is enable to pay to his workman at least a bare minimum wage it
unemployment on a very large scale. Therefore the policy of the act is to prevent the employment of such sweated labours in the interest of general public and so in prescribing the minimum rates.
DEFINITION
Appropriate govt.[sec. 2 b]
carried on by or under the authority of the central govt. or a railway administration, or in relation to mine oilfield or major port, or any corporation established by a central act means the central govt.[sec. 2 b (1)]
In relation to any other scheduled employment
It
employment.
EMPLOYER [SEC. 2 E]
It means who employees, whether directly or
EMPLOYER [SEC. 2 E]
1.
In factory where there is carried on any scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of
In any scheduled employment under the control of any govt. in India in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed under the act, the person or authority appointed by such govt. for the supervision
It
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agricultural or horticultural commodity, the raising of livestock, bees or poultry and any practice performed by a farmer or on a farm as incidental
entire industry or sector or may fix the minimum rate for a particular geographical area in a particular industry
The rates so fixed, will be reviewed by the Govt
at an interval of 5 years
fixing minimum rate of wages in respect of any schedule employment in which there are in the whole state less than 1000 employees engaged in such employment. But if the appropriate
by month, the manner of calculating wages for a month or for a day, as the case may be, may be indicated.
appropriate
government
in
respect
of
schedule
cost of living allowance shall be adjusted at such intervals and in such a manner as the appropriate government may direct. The rate shall accord with the variation in the cost of living index number applicable to
allowance and the cash value of the concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at
concessional rates.
Committee method
2) Notification method
COMMITTEE METHOD(SEC.5(1)(A)
The appropriate government may appoint as many committees and sub-committees as it
COMMITTEE METHOD(SEC.5(1)(A)
The wage rate shall come into force from such
date as specified in the notification and if no date is specified then it shall come into force on the
COMMITTEE METHOD(SEC.5(1)(A)
As regards composition of the Committee, Sec. 9
of the Act lays down that it shall consist of persons to be nominated by the appropriate and government in the
representing
employers
employee
5(1)(B)] L
When fixing minimum wages the appropriate
government shall by notification, in the official Gazette publish its proposals for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby and specify a date not less than 2 months form the date of notification, on
issue.
rate has been fixed under this act the employer shall
pay to such employee wages at not less than the
POWERS OF INSPECTORS
1. enter at all reasonable hours, with such assistants as he thinks fit, any premises or place where employees are employed or work is given out to out workers in any scheduled employment. 2. examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and who, he has reasonable cause
POWERS OF INSPECTORS
3. require any person giving out work and any out
workers, to give any information, which is in his power to give, with respect to the names and addresses of the persons to, for and from whom the work is given
wages or notices as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under the act which he has
Official Gazette, appoint an Authority to hear decide for any specified area all claims
(a) arising out of payment of less than the minimum
rates of wages or
(b) in respect of the payment of remuneration of the
the Act or of any rule or order made there under shall, if no other penalty is provided for such
22B)
No Court shall take cognizance of a complaint against