Commentaries on Payment of Wages Act,1936

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PAYMENT OF WAGES ACT, 1936

PREAMBLE

Short title, extent, commencement and application

Definitions

Responsibility for payment of wages

Fixation of wage-periods

Time of payment of wages

Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes

Deductions which may be made from wages

Fines

Deductions for absence from duty

Deductions for damage or loss

Deductions for services rendered

Deductions for recovery of advances

Deduction for recovery of loans

Deductions for payments to co-operative societies and insurance schemes

Maintenance of registers and records

Inspectors

Facilities to be afforded to the Inspectors

Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment of wages and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims

Single application in respect of claims from unpaid group

Appeal

Conditional attachment of property of employer or other person responsible for payment of wages

Powers of authorities appointed under Section 15

Power to recover from employer in certain cases

Penalty for offences under the Act

Procedure in trial of offences

Bar of suits

Protection of action taken in good faith

Contracting out

Application of Act to railways, mines and oil fields

Display by notice of abstracts of the Act

Payment of undisbursed wages in case of death of employed person

Rule-making power

APPENDICES

APPENDIX A: CENTRAL RULES

The Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1937

The Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938

The Payment of Wages (Mines) Rules, 1956

Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Mines) Rules, 1989

The Payment of Wages (Air Transport Service) Rules, 1968

The Payment of Undisbursed Wages (Air Transport Services) Rules, 1988

The Payment of Wages (Procedure) Application to Scheduled Employments Rules, 1962

The Payment of Wages (Deductions for National Defence Fund and Defence Savings Schemes) Rules, 1963

The Payment of Wages (Manner of Recovery of Excess Deductions) Rules, 1966

Rules Regarding Imposition of Service

NOTIFICATIONS

      APPENDIX B: STATES RULES

ANDHRA PRADESH

Andhra Pradesh Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

ASSAM

Assam Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

Assam Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1981

NOTIFICATIONS

BIHAR

Bihar Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

Bihar Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1965

NOTIFICATIONS

DELHI

Delhi State Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

GUJARAT

Gujarat Payment of Wages Rules, 1963

Gujarat Payment of Wages (Manner for Excess Deductions) Rules, 1967

HARYANA

NOTIFICATIONS

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Himachal Pradesh Payment of Wages Rules, 1979

Himachal Pradesh Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1979

KARNATAKA

Karnataka Payment of Wages Rules, 1963

Karnataka Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1963

NOTIFICATIONS

KERALA

Kerala Payment of Wages (General) Rules, 1958

Kerala Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1958

Kerala Payment of Wages (Unclaimed Amounts) Rules, 1958

Kerala Payment of Wages (Procedure) Application to Scheduled Employment Rules, 1964

Kerala Payment of Wages (Manner of Recovery of Excess Deductions) Rules, 1968

NOTIFICATIONS

MADHYA PRADESH

Madhya Pradesh Payment of Wages Rules, 1962

MAHARASHTRA

Maharashtra Payment of Wages Rules, 1963

ORISSA

Orissa Payment of Wages Rules, 1936

PUNJAB

Punjab Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

NOTIFICATIONS

RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan Payment of Wages Rules, 1961

Rajasthan Payment of Wages (Unclaimed Amounts) Rules, 1972

NOTIFICATION

TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu Payment of Wages Rules, 1937

Tamil Nadu Payment of Wages (Unclaimed Amounts) Rules, 1949 7

TRIPURA

Tripura Payment of Wages Rules, 1952 790

UTTAR PRADESH

UP Payment of Wages Rules, 1936

UP Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1958

UP Payment of Wages (Procedure) Applicable to Scheduled Employments Rules, 1963

NOTIFICATIONS

Payment of Wages Act, 1936----Rules for Imposition of

Penalties

NOTIFICATION

WEST BENGAL

West Bengal Payment of Wages Rules, 1958