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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....repugnant in the subject or context, 3 [(a) "adult", "adolescent" and "child" have the meanings, respectively, assigned to them in section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948); (b) "appropriate Government" means (i) in relation to any scheduled employment carried on by or under the authority of the 4 [Central Government or a railway administration] or in relation to a mine, oil field or major port, or any corporation established by 5 [a Central Act, the Central Government; and (ii) in relation to any other scheduled employment the 6 [State Government; (c) "competent authority" means the authority appointed by the appropriate Government by notification in its Official Gazette to ascertain from time to time the cost of living index number applicable to the employees employed in the scheduled employments specified in such notification; (d) "cost of living index number" in relation to employees in any scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, means the index number ascertained and declared by the competent authority by notification in Official Gazette to be the cost of living index number applicable to employees in such employment; (e).....

Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Section 4

Title: Minimum Rate of Wages

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....at concession rates, where so authorised; or (iii) an all-inclusive rate allowing for the basic rate, the cost of living allowance and the cash value of the concessions, if any. (2) The cost of living allowance and the cash value of the concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at concession rates shall be computed by the competent authority at such intervals and in accordance with such directions as may be specified or given by the appropriate Government. STATE AMENDMENT Madhya Pradesh--(1) In its application to the State of Madhya Pradesh section 11 of the principal Act is to be renumbered as section 4A. [Vide M.P. Act 23 of 1961, sec. 21 (w.e.f. 23-6-1961)]

Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 Chapter VII

Title: Wages and Leave

State: Central

Year: 1961

.....the purposes of this section, "ordinary rate of wages" in relation to a motor transport worker means his basic wages plus dearness allowance. [Cf: Factories Act, 1948, S. 59: Mines Act, 1952, S. 33.] Section 27 - Annual leave with wages (1) Without prejudice to such holidays as may be prescribed, every motor transport worker who has worked for a period of two hundred and forty days or more in a motor transport undertaking during a calendar year shall be allowed during the subsequent calendar year leave with wages for a number of days calculated at the rate of-- (a) if an adult, one day for every twenty days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year; and (b) if an adolescent, one day for every fifteen days of work performed by him during the previous calendar year. (2) A motor transport worker whose service commences otherwise than on the first day of January shall be entitled to leave with wages at the rate laid down in clause (a) or, as the case may be, clause (b) of sub-section (1), if he has worked for two-thirds of the total number of days in the remainder of the calendar year. (3) If a motor transport worker is discharged or dismissed from.....

Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 Section 26

Title: Extra Wages for Overtime

State: Central

Year: 1961

(1) Where an adult motor transport worker works for more than eight hours in any day in any case referred to in the first proviso to section 13 or where he is required to work on any day of rest under sub-section (2) of section 19, he shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages in respect of the overtime work or the work done on the day of rest, as the case may be. (2) Where an adult motor transport worker works for more than eight hours in any day in any case referred to in the second proviso to section 13, he shall be entitled to wages in respect of the overtime work at such rates as may be prescribed. (3) Where an adolescent motor transport worker is required to work on any day of rest under sub-section (2) of Section 19, he shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages in respect of the work done on the day of rest. (4) For the purposes of this section, "ordinary rate of wages" in relation to a motor transport worker means his basic wages plus dearness allowance. [Cf: Factories Act, 1948, S. 59: Mines Act, 1952, S. 33.]

Factories Act, 1948 Section 59

Title: Extra Wages for Overtime

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....articles, as the worker is for the time being entitled to, but does not include a bonus and wages for overtime work. ( 3 ) Where any workers in a factory are paid on a piecerate basis, the time rate shall be deemed to be equivalent to the daily average of their full-time earnings for the days on which they actually worked on the same or identical job during the month immediately preceding the calendar month during which the overtime work was done, and such time rates shall be deemed to be ordinary rates of wages of those workers: Provided that in the case of a worker who has not worked in the immediately preceding calendar month on the same or identical job, the time rate shall be deemed to be equivalent to the daily average of the earning of the worker for the days on which he actually worked in the week in which the overtime work was done. Explanation.--For the purposes of this sub-section in computing the earnings for the days on which the worker actually worked such allowances, including the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to workers of foodgrains and other articles, as the worker is for the t ime being entitled to , s hall be.....

Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 Section 29

Title: Wages for Overtime Work

State: Central

Year: 1996

(1) Where any building worker is required to work on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting a normal working day, he shall be entitled to wages at the rate of twice his ordinary rate of wages. (2) For the purposes of this section, "ordinary rates of wages" means the basic wages plus such allowances as the worker is for the time being entitled to but docs not include any bonus.

Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 Section 18

Title: Wages for Overtime Work

State: Central

Year: 1966

.....week preceding such week in which he had actually worked shall be taken into account in calculating the overtime rate for the purposes of this sub-section.] (3) For the purposes of this section, "ordinary rates of wages" means the basic wages plus such allowance, including the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the employees of foodgrains and other articles as the employee is for the time being entitled to but does not include bonus. (4) The cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to an employee of foodgrains and other articles shall be computed as often as may be prescribed on the basis of the maximum quantity of foodgrains and other articles admissible to a standard family. Explanation I.-- "Standard family" means a family consisting of the employee, his or her spouse and two children requiring in all three adult consumption units. Explanation II.-- "Adult consumption units" means the consumption unit of a male above the age of fourteen years; and the consumption unit of a female above the age of fourteen years and that of a child shall be calculated at the rate of eight-tenths and six-tenths,.....

Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 Section 8

Title: Extra Wages for Overtime Work

State: Karnataka

Year: 1961

.....but does not include a bonus. (3) The cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to a worker of food grains and other articles shall be computed as often as may be prescribed on the basis of the maximum quantity of food grains and other articles admissible to a standard family. Explanation 1."standard family" means a family consisting of an employee, his or her spouse and two children below the age of fourteen years requiring in all three adult consumption units. Explanation 2."adult consumption unit" means the consumption unit of a male above the age of fourteen years; and the consumption unit of a female above the age of fourteen years and that of a child below the age of fourteen years shall be calculated at the rates of . 8 and . 6 respectively of one adult consumption unit. (4) The State Government may make rules prescribing,- (a) the manner in which the cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to a worker of food grains and other articles shall be computed; (b) the registers that shall be maintained in an establishment for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this section.

Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Section 3

Title: Fixing of Minimum Rates of Wages

State: Central

Year: 1948

.....the Payment of Wages Act 1936 (4 of 1936), minimum wages shall be fixed in accordance therewith. STATE AMENDMENTS Gujarat--In section 3 of the Act-- to sub-section (1A), the following proviso shall be added, namely:-- "Provided that, where the State Government had for any reason not fixed the minimum rates of wages in respect of any scheduled employment within one year from the date on which it came to a finding as aforesaid in respect of such employment, nothing contained in this sub-section shall, after the commencement of the Minimum Wages (Gujarat Amend­ment) Act, 1961, prevent the State Government from fixing the minimum rates of wages in respect of such employment even after the expiry of the said period of one year." [Vide Gujarat Act 22 of 1961, sec. 2 (w.e.f. 18-5-1961)] Kerala--Section 3, in its application to the fixation of minimum rates of wages in respect of employments specified in Part I and Part II of the Schedule to the Act in relation to which the appropriate government is the State Government, shall have effect in the State of Kerala subject to the amendments specified below. In sub-section (1) of section 3-- in the opening words for the.....

Payment of Wages Act, 1936 Section 5

Title: Time of Payment of Wages

State: Central

Year: 1936

.....upon or in which less than one thousand persons are employed, shall be paid before expiry of the seventh day, (b) any other railway, factory or 1 [industrial or other establishment] shall be paid before the expiry of the tenth day, after the last day of the wage-period in respect of which the wages are payable: 2 [Provided that in the case of persons employed on a dock, wharf or jetty or in a mine, the balance of wages found due on completion of the final tonnage account of the ship or wagons loaded or unloaded, as the case may be, shall be paid before the expiry of the seventh day from the day of such completion.] (2) Where the employment of any person is terminated by or on behalf of the employer, the wages, earned by him shall be paid before the expiry of the second working day from the day on which his employment is terminated: 2 [Provided that where the employment of any person in an establishment is terminated due to the closure of the establishment for any reason other than a weekly or other recognised holiday, the wages earned by him shall be paid before the expiry of the second day from the day on which his employment is so terminated.] (3) The.....