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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 Rules, 1976 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 1976

....."Authority" means an authority appointed by the appropriate Government under subsection (1) of section 7- (c) "Form" means a form appended to these rules (d) "section" means a section of the Act (e) "registered Trade Union" means a Trade Union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926 (16 of 1926)-. RULE 03: COMPLAINTS REGARDING CONTRAVENTION OF THE ACT (1) Every complaint under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 7-shall be made in triplicate, in form 'A' to the Authority. (2) A single complaint may be made by, or on behalf of, or in relation to, a group of workers, if they are employed in the same establishment and the complaint relates to the same contravention. (3) A complaint may be made by the worker himself or herself or by any legal practitioner, or by any official of a registered Trade Union, authorised in writing to appear and act on his or her behalf or by any Inspector appointed under section 9-or by any other person acting with the permission of the Authority. RULE 04: CLAIM REGARDING NON-PAYMENT OF WAGES, ETC (1) Every claim under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 7-shall be made by petition in triplicate, in Form 'B' to the Authority. (2) A single.....

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) 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) Section 4

Title: Duty of Employer to Pay Equal Remuneration to Men and Women Workers for Same Work or Work of a Similarnature

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....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 any worker. (3) Where, in an establishment or employment, the rates of remuneration payable before the commencement of this Act for men and women workers for the same work or work of a similar nature are different only on the ground of sex, then the higher (in cases where there are only two rates), or, as the case may be, the highest (in cases where there are more than two rates), of such rates shall be the rate at which remuneration shall be payable, on and from such commencement to such men and women workers: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be deemed to entitle a worker to the revision of the rate of remuneration payable to him or her with reference to the service rendered by him or her before the commencement of this Act.

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

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) Section 1

Title: Short Title, Extent and Commencement

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) This Act may be called the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. (2) It extends to the whole of India. (3) It shall come into force on such date, not being later than three years from the passing of this Act, as the Central Government may, by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different establishments or employments.

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Section 6

Title: Advisorycommittee

State: Central

Year: 1976

.....to be nominated by the appropriate Government, of which one-half shall be women. (3) In tendering its advice, the Advisory Committee shall have regard to the number of women employed in the concerned establishment or employment, the nature of work, hours of work, suitability of women for employment, 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.

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976) Section 18

Title: Repeal Andsaving

State: Central

Year: 1976

(1) The Equal Remuneration Ordinance, 1975 is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance so repealed (including any notification, nomination, appointment, order or direction made thereunder) shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force when such thing was done or action was taken.