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Payment of Wages
       Act, 1936




      - Sheetal Londhe
Applicability
   It applies in the first instance to the payment of wages to persons
    employed in any factory, to persons employed (otherwise than in
    a factory) upon any railway by a railway administration or, either
    directly or through a subcontractor, by a person fulfilling a
    contract with a railway administration, and to persons employed
    in an industrial or other establishment specified.
Responsibility for payment of
wages
      Every employer shall be responsible for the payment to persons employed by him of all
       wages required to be paid under this Act:
       Provided that, in the case of persons employed (otherwise than by a contractor)-

(d)    in factories, if a person has been named as the manager of the factory

(b) in industrial or other establishments, if there is a person responsible to the employer
     for the supervision and control of the industrial or other establishments

(c) upon railways (otherwise than in factories), if the employer is the railway
    administration and the railway administration has nominated a person in this behalf
    for the local area concerned.

The person so named, the person. so, responsible to the employer, or the person so
   nominated, as the case may be; [shall also be responsible] for such payment.
Fixation of wage-periods.
(1) Every person responsible for the payment of wages
    under section 3 shall fix periods (in this Act referred to
    as wage periods) in respect of which such wages shall
    be payable.

(2) No wage period shall exceed one month.
Time of payment of wages
 (1) The wages of every person employed upon or in-

 (a) any railway, factory or industrial or other establishment] upon or
  in which less than one thousand persons are employed, shall be
  paid before the expiry of the seventh day,

 (b) any other railway, factory or industrial or other establishment,
 shall be paid before the expiry of the tenth day, after the last day of
 the wage period in respect of which the wages are payable:

 (c) in the case of persons employed on a dock, wharf or jetty or in a
  mine, the balance of wages found due on completion of the final
  tonnage account of the ship or wagons loaded or unloaded, as the
  case may be, shall be paid before the expiry of the seventh day
  from the day of such completion.
(2) Where the employment of any person is
 terminated by or on behalf of the employer, the
 wages earned by him shall be paid before the expiry
 of the second working day from the day on which his
 employment is terminated
 (3) Where the employment of any person in an
 establishment is terminated due to the closure of the
 establishment for any reason other than a weekly or
 other recognized holiday, the wages earned by him
 shall be paid before the expiry of the second day
 from the day on which his employment is so
 terminated.
 (4) All payments of wages shall be made on a
 working day.
Wages to be paid in current coin
or currency*notes.
   All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes
    or in both:

    Provided that the employer may, after obtaining the
    written authorization of the employed person, pay him
    the wages either by cheque or by crediting the wages in
    his bank account
Maintenance of registers and
records.
 (1) Every employer shall maintain such registers and records
  giving such particulars of persons employed. by him, the work
  performed by them, the wages paid to them, the deductions
  made from their wages, the receipts given by them and such
  other particulars and in such form as may be prescribed.

 (2) Every register and record required to be maintained under this
  section shall, for the purposes of this Act, be preserved for a
  period of three years after the date of the last entry made therein.
Inspectors.
 (1) An Inspector of Factories appointed under Factories Act,
 1948 shall be an Inspector for the purposes of this Act in respect
 of all factories within the local limits assigned to him.

 (2) The [State Government] may appoint Inspectors for the
 purposes of this Act in respect of all persons employed upon a
 railway (otherwise than in a factory) to whom this Act applies.

   (3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official
 Gazette appoint such other persons as it thinks fit to be
 Inspectors for the purposes of this Act, and 'may define the local
 limits within which and the class of factories and industrial or
 other establishments in respect of which they shall exercise their
 functions.
(4) An Inspector may,-

(a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in
order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or rules
made there under are being observed;

 (b) with such assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter,
inspect and search any premises of any railway, factory or
[industrial or other establishment] at any reasonable time for
the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act;

(c) supervise the payment of wages to persons employed
upon any railway or in any factory or industrial or other
establishment;
(d) require by a written order the production at, such place, as
    may be prescribed, of any register or record maintained in
    pursuance of this Act and take on the spot or other wise
    statements of any persons which he may, consider necessary for
    carrying out the put-poses of this Act;

    (e) seize or take copies of such registers or documents or
    portions thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an
    offence under this Act which lie has reason to believe has been
    committed by an employer;

    (f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed:

   No person shall be compelled under this section to answer any
    question or make any statement tending to incriminate himself.
Penalty for offences under the Act.
 Whoever being responsible for the payment
 of wages to an employed person contravenes
 both inclusive, shall be punishable with fine
 which shall not be less than two hundred
 rupees but which may extend to one
 thousand rupees or five hundred rupees
(3) Whoever being required under this Act to maintain
   any records or registers or to furnish any information
   or return
(a) fails to maintain such register or record; or
(b) willfully ref uses or without lawful excuse neglects
   to furnish such information or return; or
(c) willfully furnishes or causes to be furnished any
   information or return which he knows to be false; or
(d) refuses to answer or willfully gives a false answer to
any question necessary for obtaining any information
required to be furnished under this Act;

Shall, for each such offence, be punishable with fine
which shall not be less than two hundred rupees but
which may extend to one thousand rupees.
(4) Whoever-

(a) willfully obstructs an Inspector in the discharge of his
duties under this Act; or

(b) refuses or willfully neglects to afford an Inspector any
reasonable facility for making any entry, inspection,
examination, supervision, or inquiry authorised by or
under this Act in relation to any railway, factory or
[industrial or other establishment]; or
(c) willfully refuses to produce on the demand of an Inspector any
 register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act; or

(d) prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he
 has any reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from
 appearing before or being examined by an Inspector acting in
 pursuance of his duties under this Act.

shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than two
hundred rupees but which may extend to one thousand rupees].
(5) If any person who has been convicted of any
offence punishable under this Act is again guilty of an
offence involving contravention of the same provision,
he shall be punishable on a subsequent conviction
with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less
than one month but which may extend to six months
and with fine which shall not be less than five hundred
rupees but which may extend to three thousand
rupees
(6) If any person fails or willfully neglects to pay the
wages of any employed person by the date fixed by the
authority in this behalf, he shall, without prejudice to any
other action that may be taken against him, be
punishable with an additional fine which may extend to
one hundred rupees for each day for which such failure
or neglect continues.
Thank You

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Payment of Wages Act In India

  • 1. Payment of Wages Act, 1936 - Sheetal Londhe
  • 2. Applicability  It applies in the first instance to the payment of wages to persons employed in any factory, to persons employed (otherwise than in a factory) upon any railway by a railway administration or, either directly or through a subcontractor, by a person fulfilling a contract with a railway administration, and to persons employed in an industrial or other establishment specified.
  • 3. Responsibility for payment of wages Every employer shall be responsible for the payment to persons employed by him of all wages required to be paid under this Act: Provided that, in the case of persons employed (otherwise than by a contractor)- (d) in factories, if a person has been named as the manager of the factory (b) in industrial or other establishments, if there is a person responsible to the employer for the supervision and control of the industrial or other establishments (c) upon railways (otherwise than in factories), if the employer is the railway administration and the railway administration has nominated a person in this behalf for the local area concerned. The person so named, the person. so, responsible to the employer, or the person so nominated, as the case may be; [shall also be responsible] for such payment.
  • 4. Fixation of wage-periods. (1) Every person responsible for the payment of wages under section 3 shall fix periods (in this Act referred to as wage periods) in respect of which such wages shall be payable. (2) No wage period shall exceed one month.
  • 5. Time of payment of wages (1) The wages of every person employed upon or in- (a) any railway, factory or industrial or other establishment] upon or in which less than one thousand persons are employed, shall be paid before the expiry of the seventh day, (b) any other railway, factory or industrial or other establishment, shall be paid before the expiry of the tenth day, after the last day of the wage period in respect of which the wages are payable: (c) in the case of persons employed on a dock, wharf or jetty or in a mine, the balance of wages found due on completion of the final tonnage account of the ship or wagons loaded or unloaded, as the case may be, shall be paid before the expiry of the seventh day from the day of such completion.
  • 6. (2) Where the employment of any person is terminated by or on behalf of the employer, the wages earned by him shall be paid before the expiry of the second working day from the day on which his employment is terminated (3) Where the employment of any person in an establishment is terminated due to the closure of the establishment for any reason other than a weekly or other recognized holiday, the wages earned by him shall be paid before the expiry of the second day from the day on which his employment is so terminated. (4) All payments of wages shall be made on a working day.
  • 7. Wages to be paid in current coin or currency*notes.  All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or in both: Provided that the employer may, after obtaining the written authorization of the employed person, pay him the wages either by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account
  • 8. Maintenance of registers and records. (1) Every employer shall maintain such registers and records giving such particulars of persons employed. by him, the work performed by them, the wages paid to them, the deductions made from their wages, the receipts given by them and such other particulars and in such form as may be prescribed. (2) Every register and record required to be maintained under this section shall, for the purposes of this Act, be preserved for a period of three years after the date of the last entry made therein.
  • 9. Inspectors. (1) An Inspector of Factories appointed under Factories Act, 1948 shall be an Inspector for the purposes of this Act in respect of all factories within the local limits assigned to him. (2) The [State Government] may appoint Inspectors for the purposes of this Act in respect of all persons employed upon a railway (otherwise than in a factory) to whom this Act applies. (3) The State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette appoint such other persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act, and 'may define the local limits within which and the class of factories and industrial or other establishments in respect of which they shall exercise their functions.
  • 10. (4) An Inspector may,- (a) make such examination and inquiry as he thinks fit in order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Act or rules made there under are being observed; (b) with such assistance, if any, as he thinks fit, enter, inspect and search any premises of any railway, factory or [industrial or other establishment] at any reasonable time for the purpose of carrying out the objects of this Act; (c) supervise the payment of wages to persons employed upon any railway or in any factory or industrial or other establishment;
  • 11. (d) require by a written order the production at, such place, as may be prescribed, of any register or record maintained in pursuance of this Act and take on the spot or other wise statements of any persons which he may, consider necessary for carrying out the put-poses of this Act; (e) seize or take copies of such registers or documents or portions thereof as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act which lie has reason to believe has been committed by an employer; (f) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed:  No person shall be compelled under this section to answer any question or make any statement tending to incriminate himself.
  • 12. Penalty for offences under the Act. Whoever being responsible for the payment of wages to an employed person contravenes both inclusive, shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than two hundred rupees but which may extend to one thousand rupees or five hundred rupees
  • 13. (3) Whoever being required under this Act to maintain any records or registers or to furnish any information or return (a) fails to maintain such register or record; or (b) willfully ref uses or without lawful excuse neglects to furnish such information or return; or (c) willfully furnishes or causes to be furnished any information or return which he knows to be false; or
  • 14. (d) refuses to answer or willfully gives a false answer to any question necessary for obtaining any information required to be furnished under this Act; Shall, for each such offence, be punishable with fine which shall not be less than two hundred rupees but which may extend to one thousand rupees.
  • 15. (4) Whoever- (a) willfully obstructs an Inspector in the discharge of his duties under this Act; or (b) refuses or willfully neglects to afford an Inspector any reasonable facility for making any entry, inspection, examination, supervision, or inquiry authorised by or under this Act in relation to any railway, factory or [industrial or other establishment]; or
  • 16. (c) willfully refuses to produce on the demand of an Inspector any register or other document kept in pursuance of this Act; or (d) prevents or attempts to prevent or does anything which he has any reason to believe is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being examined by an Inspector acting in pursuance of his duties under this Act. shall be punishable with fine which shall not be less than two hundred rupees but which may extend to one thousand rupees].
  • 17. (5) If any person who has been convicted of any offence punishable under this Act is again guilty of an offence involving contravention of the same provision, he shall be punishable on a subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month but which may extend to six months and with fine which shall not be less than five hundred rupees but which may extend to three thousand rupees
  • 18. (6) If any person fails or willfully neglects to pay the wages of any employed person by the date fixed by the authority in this behalf, he shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him, be punishable with an additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for each day for which such failure or neglect continues.