:: Minimum Wages ::

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Applicability :
Employment mentioned in Part I and II of Schedule , and as per Section 27.Appropriate Government may by giving notification, and not less than 3 months notice, in official gazette add to either part of Schedule any employment for which it thinks fit to fix minimum wages.

Minimum Wage consist of :
Appropriate Government to appoint and define local limits of Inspectors.
Inspectors :

• enter at all reasonable times any premises or place where employees are employed to examine records
• examine any employees,
• require information from the out workers.

Penalties :

• Paying less or non payment or contravention of rule - Imprisonment extending upto 6 months or fine extending upto Rs 500/- or both.
• Wilful obstruction of inspector or failure to produce document - Conviction with fine extending to Rs 500/-
• Any other contravention - Fine extending to Rs 500/-

Statutory Forms / Records Employers Obligations & duties

• Payment of minimum rates of wages – Form II
• Payment of min.wages fixed by the notification without any deduction other than authorized – Form 17 & 19 Payment of Over time - Form II
• If employee works for more than 9 hrs on any day or 48 hrs in anyweek - Form III

Claim & Application :

• Applicationu/s20(2) shall be – Form IV
• Application u/s 21(1) shall be – Form V
• Support documents – form VA
• Authorisation to act – Form VI
• Form claims u/s 20(2) or 21, the authority shall serve upon the employer a notice of appearance in – Form VII