The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
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The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 mandates that employers must pay salaries exclusively through bank accounts and issue detailed payslips to employees. It establishes specific working hours, limits them to eight hours in regular months and six during Ramadan, and requires overtime pay to be double the normal rate. Violations can result in imprisonment for up to one year, fines up to 500,000 rupees, or both, with a portion of the fine benefiting the affected employee.
The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017
- 1. The Minimum Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 The employer shall release salary or wages to its worker/employee through bank account only and the payment of salary/wage other than bank account shall be prohibited. The employer shall issue a pay slip and salary slip to employee/worker mentioning basic salary, allowances and overtime, etc. The employer shall determine working hours and salary/wage, other allowances including over time allowance to be paid to its employee/worker through a written agreement duly signed by an Oath Commissioner: - Provided that working hours in all other months and in the month of Ramzan, shall not be more than eight and six hours respectively - Provided further that rate for over time shall be double than normal salary/wage. Any employer who contravenes with the provisions of this section shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 1 year or with fine which may extend to 500,000 rupees or with both, provided that one-fourth from the amount of fine shall be paid to the employee/worker.