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Object
The Payment of Wages Act regulates the payment of wages to certain classes of
persons employed in industry. The Act guarantees payment of wages in time and
without any deductions except those authorized under the Act. The Act provides
for the responsibility for payment of wages, fixation of wage period ,time and
mode of payment of wages, permissible deduction. It also casts upon the
employer a duty to seek the approval of the Government for the acts & omissions
for which fines may be imposed by him and also ceiling upto which the fines can
be imposed.
Enforcement Machinery
Every employer shall be responsible for the payment to persons employed by him
of all kind of wages required to be paid under the Act. (section-3)
Wages must be paid before the expiry of the 7th day after the last day of the wage
period, if less than 1000 workmen are employed and in other case on the 10th
day. (section-5)
Wages must be paid in current coin or currency notes and by cheque or by
crediting the wages in the employee's bank account after obtaining his written
authorization.(section-6)
wages must be paid before the expiry of the second day. (section-5)
The paymaster shall display in a conspicuous place at or near the main entrance
of the factory a notice, in English and in the language of the majority of the
person employed therein showing the days on which wages are to be paid.(Rule-
8)
No deductions shall be made from wage except those authorized under the Act.
(section-7)
1.FINES
a) An employed person can be fined only for acts and omissions which are
specified in a list which is approved by the State Government or the prescribed
authority.(section-8)
d) Fines shall not be recovered by installment or later than 60 days of the date of
imposition. (section-8)
2. Deductions(section-9 to13)
vi) Deductions for recovery of loans from any fund constituted for
the welfare of labour approved by state Govt.
xii) Deduction of premium for LIC policy or for post office saving
scheme on written authorization of the employed person.
xv) Deduction for contribution to Prime Ministers' National Relief Fund or to such
other fund as notified by Central Govt. with the written authorization of the
employed person
Total amount of deductions should not exceed 75% of wages of the employed
person in any wage period if whole or part of the deduction are meant for
payment to cooperative societies.
In other cases it should not exceed 50%.
Law does not allow an employer to make any type of deduction out of the wages
of a worker except those authorized by this Act.
The registers should be preserved for a period of 3 years after the date of last
entry made therein.
Claims
Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages
&penalty for malicious claims will be heard and decided by the Labour officer
cum conciliation officer as the Authority declared by the state Govt. for their
specified area.
Employees of the same unpaid group may file joint application for realization of
the dues & compensation.
Application for claims out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages
and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims shall be made in duplicate in
FORM-A(PW) , FORM-B(PW) or FORM-C(PW) individual,
group or an Inspector respectively.
The authorization to act on behalf of an employed person shall be given to Form-
D .
Appeal(section-17)
The abstract of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder should be displayed in
English and in a language understood by the majority of workmen in FORM-V.