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Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Section 5

Title: No Discrimination to Be Made While Recruiting Men and Women Workers

State: Central

Year: 1976

On and from the commencement of this Act, no employer shall while making recruitment for the sarne work or work of a similar nature, 1[or in any condition of service subsequent to recruitment such as promotions, training or transfer,] make any discrimination against women except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force: Provided that the provisions of this section shall not affect any priority or reservation for Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes, ex-servicemen, retrenched employees or any other class or category of persons in the matter of recruitment to the posts in an establishment or employment. ________________________ 1. Inserted by Act 49 of 1987, see. 2 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987):

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Punjab

Year: 1976

.....this Act and not defined but defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), shall have the meaning respectively assigned to them in that Act. 3. Act to have overriding effect. -- The provisions of this Act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, or in any instrument having effect under any law for the time being in force. CHAPTER " II PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AT EQUAL RATES TO MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS AND OTHER MATTERS 4. Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature. -- (1) No employer shall pay to any worker, employed by him in an establishment or employment, remuneration, whether payable in cash or in kind, at rates less favourable than those at which remuneration is paid by him to the workers of the opposite sex in such establishment or employment for performing the same work or work of a similar nature. (2) No employer shall, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of sub-section (1), reduce the rate of remuneration of.....

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....Act and not defined but defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947)-, shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act. SECTION 03: ACT TO HAVE OVERRIDING EFFECT The provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, or in any instrument having effect under any law for the time being in force. SECTION 04: DUTY OF EMPLOYER TO PAY EQUAL REMUNERATION TO MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS FOR SAME WORK OR WORK OF A SIMILAR NATURE (1) No employer shall pay to any worker, employed by him in an establishment or employment, remuneration, whether payable in cash or in kind, at rates less favourable than those at which remuneration is paid by him to the workers of the opposite sex in such establishment or employment for performing the same work or work of a similar nature. (2) No employer shall, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of subsection (1), reduce the rate of remuneration of any worker. (3) Where, in an establishment or employment, the rates of remuneration.....

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Chapter II

Title: Payment of Remuneration at Equal Rates to Men and Women Workers and Other Matters

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....as the case may be, the need for providing increasing employment opportunities for women, including part-time employment, and such other relevant factors as the Committee may think fit. (4) The Advisory Committee shall regulate its own procedure. (5) The appropriate Government may, after considering the advice tendered to it by the Advisory Committee and after giving to the persons concerned in the establishment or employment an opportunity to make representations, issue such directions in respect of employment of women workers, as the appropriate Government may think fit. Section 7 - Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints (1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint such officers, not below the rank of a Labour Officer, as it thinks fit to be the authorities for the purpose of hearing and deciding-- (a) Complaints with regard to the contravention of any provision of this Act; (b) claims arising out of non-payment of wages at equal rates to men and women workers for the same work or work of a similar nature, and may, by the same or subsequent notification, define the local limits within.....

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Preamble 1

Title: Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

State: Central

Year: 1976

THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976 (25 of 1976) [11th February, 1976] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh year of the Republic of India as follows:--

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Chapter III

Title: Miscellaneous

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....appoint such persons as it may think fit to be Inspectors for the purpose of making an investigation as to whether the provisions of this Act, or the rules made thereunder, are being complied with by employers, and may define the local limits within which an Inspector may make such investigation. (2) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of section 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). (3) An Inspector may, at any place within the local limits of his jurisdiction,-- (a) enter, at any reasonable time, with such assistance as he thinks fit, any building, factory, premises or vessel; (b) require any employer to produce any register, muster-roll or other documents relating to the employment of workers, and examine such documents; (c) take, on the spot or otherwise, the evidence of any person for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act are being, or have been, complied with; (d) examine the employer, his agent or servant or any other person found in charge of the establishment or any premises connected therewith or any person whom the Inspector has reasonable cause to believe to be, or to have been a.....

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Section 10

Title: Penalties

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....same work or work of a similar nature, or (c) makes any discrimination between men and women workers in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or (d) omits or fails to carry out any direction made by the appropriate Government under sub-section (5) of section 6, he shall be punishable2[with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than three months but which may extend to one year or with both for the first offence, and with imprisonment which may extend to two years for the second and subsequent offences.] (3) If any person being required so to do, omits or refuses to produce to an Inspector any register or other document or to give any information, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees. ________________________ 1. Substituted by Act 49 of 1987, see. 3, for "with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees". 2. Substituted by Act 49 of 1987, see. 3, for "with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees".

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Complete Act

Title: Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976)

State: Central

Year: 1976

Preamble1 - EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976 Chapter I Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement Section2 - Definitions Section3 - Act to have over riding effect Chapter II Section4 - Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature Section5 - No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers Section6 - Advisory Committee Section7 - Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints Chapter III Section8 - Duty of employers to maintain registers Section9 - Inspectors Section10 - Penalties Section11 - Offences by companies Section12 - Cognizance and trial of offences Section13 - Power to-make rules Section14 - Power of Central Government to give directions Section15 - Act not to apply in certain special cases Section16 - Power to make declaration Section17 - Power to remove difficulties Section18 - Repeal and saving