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TypeBare Act JurisdictionPunjab Government

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/136650

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Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (1976) is Punjab state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Preamble1 - Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
Chapter1 - Short title, extend and commencement
Chapter2 - Definitions
Chapter3 - Act to have overriding effect
Chapter4 - Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature
Chapter5 - No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers
Chapter6 - Advisory Committee
Chapter7 - Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints
Chapter8 - Duty of employers to maintain registers
Chapter9 - Inspectors
Chapter10 - Penalties
Chapter11 - Offences by companies
Chapter12 - Cognizance and trial of offences
Chapter13 - Power to make rule
Chapter14 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Chapter15 - Act not to apply in certain special cases
Chapter16 - Power to make declaration
Chapter17 - Power to remove difficulties
Chapter18 - Repeal and saving

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What is the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976?

The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, enacted in 1976, is Punjab state legislation available in full text on SooperKanoon. It is commonly used for legal research alongside judgments that interpret and apply its provisions.

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