The document summarizes key aspects of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in India such as: 1) It mandates the appropriate government to fix minimum rates of wages for employees and review them every five years. 2) It specifies requirements for normal working hours, overtime rates at double the ordinary rate, and a day of rest in every seven days. 3) It describes the composition of committees to include representation from employers and employees in equal numbers, and penalties for non-compliance including fines and imprisonment. 3) It lists various forms and registers that employers must maintain such as wage registers, muster rolls, and overtime registers.

1. Compliance List
THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948
Minimum Rates of Wages
Such as Basic rates of wages etc. Variable DA and Value of other
concessions etc. Sec- 4
Fixation of Minimum Rates of Wages
The appropriate government to fix minimum rates of wages. The
employees employed in Para 1 or B of Schedule either at 2 or
either part of notification u/s 27
To make review at such intervals not exceeding five years the
minimum rates or so fixed and revised the minimum rates.
Fixing Hours for Normal Working
a. Shall constitute a normal working day inclusive of one or more
specified intervals.
b. To provide for a day of rest in every period of seven days with
remuneration.
c. To provide for payment for work on a day of rest at a rate not less
than the overtime rate {Section 13}
Overtime
To be fixed by the hour, by the day or by such a longer wage-period
works on any day in excess of the number of hours constituting
normal working day.
Payment for every hour or for part of an hour so worked in excess at
the overtime rate double of the ordinary rate of (1½ times or for
agriculture labour) {Section 5}
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2. Composition of Committee
Representation of employer and employee in schedule employer in
equal number and independent persons not exceeding 1/3rd or its
total number one such person to be appointed by the
Chairman. {Section 9}
Payment of Minimum Rates of Wages
Employer to pay to every employee negated in schedule employment
at a rate not less than minimum rates of wages as fixed by
Notification by not making deduction other than prescribed.
{Section 12}
Wages of workers who works for less than normal working days
Save as otherwise hereinafter provided; be entitled to receive wages
in respect of work done by him on that day as if he had worked for a
full normal working day. {Section 15}
Wages for two class of work
Where an employee does two or more classes of work to each of
which a different minimum rate of wages is applicable, wages at not
less than the minimum rate in respect of each such class. {Section 16}
Claims by employees
To be filled by before authority constituted under the Act
within 6 months.
Compensation upto 10 times on under or non-payment of wages
{Section 16}
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3. Penalty
Penalties
Offences
Punishment
For paying less than
minimum rates of wages
As per Section 20
Imprisonment upto 6 months or with fine upto
Rs.500.00
For contravention of any
provisions pertaining to
fixing hours for normal
working day etc
Imprisonment upto 6 months or with fine upto
Rs.500.00
Maintenance of registers and records
Form no.
Rule
Description
Core Return
st
A
sec.4(1) Proviso(a)
I
21(4)
Return for the year ending 31 December
(to be furnished on or before the 15th February of
the succeeding year by small establishment and
very small establishments)
Register of fine ------Employer-------
II
21(4)
Register of deduction for absence from duty on
damage or loss caused to the employer by the
neglect or default of the employed persons
-----Employer------
III
21(4a)
Annual Return
IV
25(2)
Over time Register for workers Month ending
V
26(5)
Muster Roll
VI
27
Form of application by an Employee under
sec.20(2)
VI-A
-
Form of Group -Application under sec.21(1)
VII
27
Form of application by an Inspector of person
acting with the permit on the Authority under
sec.20(2)
VIII
28
Form of Authority in favor of a legal practitioner or
any official of a registered trade union referred to in
sec.20(2)
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4. X
XI
26(1)
Register of Wages
26(2)
Wage Slip
Office Address: Office of Labour Commissioner, Govt., of Rajasthan
SHRAM BHAWAN, Shanti Nagar, Khatipura Road
Hasanpura, Jaipur - 302006
Phone No: 0-0141-2450781
TeleFax: 0141-2450781
E-mail: lab-comm-rj@nic.in
Website: http://rajlabour.nic.in
Presented by: - CS Shalu Saraf