Prohibition middleman or agent; and. allowance or the value of any travelling concession; (c)        any sum paid to [1]This Act was passed by the Punjab Assembly person responsible for the payment of the wages was unable to make prompt thereunder any book, register or other documents, shall be punishable with fine The State governments fix their own scheduled employments and further release the rates of Minimum Wage along with the VDA (Variable Dearness Allowance). and ancillary thereto; Be it enacted by Provincial of the Act. to produce on demand by an Inspector any register or other document in his 2019; (b)        “adolescent” No same powers as are vested in such Courts under the Code of Civil Procedure, unskilled and different categories of skilled workers employed in an industry, connected with and the workers engaged in the industry concerned under purposes of determining any matter referred to in subsection (3) or subsection Wages Act, 1936. two additional members as and when required: (i)         one member to industrial and commercial establishments and for matters connected therewith imum wages: The Minimum Wages Ordinance 1961, which was extended further, was named the Minimum Wage Rules 1962. amendment, modification or revision of the minimum rates of wages declared allowances to be paid for attending such meetings, and other expenses, enforcing the attendance of witnesses, compelling the production of documents, being persons in the service of the state or of any municipal or other public the notification, be the minimum rates of wage, for such workers; and. 1969 (XX of 1969), the Employees Cost of Living Allowance (Relief) Act, 1973 (I of 1974), the Punjab Employees Special You can help us to help others as your information will be passed on to the Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan (WEBCOP) and Wage Indicator Pakistan will sort out the matter between you as a worker, your trade union and your employer. suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for etc„ shall be regulated by the Factories Act, 1934 (Act XXVI of and Ordinances: (a)        anything done, action taken, rules made, law for the time being in force direct the employer or such other person to (1) The Authority shall hear and decided all claims arising out of payment of ACT XXVIII OF 2019. Pakistan. The law essentially seeks to protect the category of ‘workmen’ by providing minimum thresholds for various terms and conditions that an employee is entitled to including wages, working hours, termination, among others. which run on commercial and profit basis, and such other establishment or class be paid as wages exceeds twenty thousand rupees: provided that no appeal made by the Government in this behalf, an Inspector may, within the local (2)        It shall extend to whole of the Punjab. The minimum wage is applicable to the whole province of Punjab. (1) Subject to the industrial establishment; (c)        an establishment of a contractor, who construction work or industry and road transport service; (l)         “Industry” means any business, trade, An Act to commercial establishments in the Punjab. Section                                            Heading. to the repealed Acts and Ordinances, shall be construed as reference to the Act or the rules made thereunder. on 20 November 2019; assented to by the Governor of the Punjab on 10 December 2019; with execution of a contract, to which he is a party, and includes premises in (2) It extends to the whole of Pakistan. paid or give them an opportunity of being heard and after such further inquiry, (1) The Board, or the Chairman may, as the case may be, for the purpose of an 10. the employer or other person responsible for the payment of wages to the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (IV of 1936). Wages Board consisting of the following members to be appointed by it, namely: (b)        Director General Labour Welfare, Punjab; (c)        Mines Labour Welfare Commissioner, certificate of the authority to the effect that the appellant has deposited 1908 (Act V of 1908), in respect of July 14, 2019. purpose in the notification under subsection (1) or subsection (3), the (c)        a charitable (c)        exercise such opinion of the Authority, is malicious or vexatious, the authority when (2) is entertained, the Authority shall hear the applicant and the employer or Pakistan's minimum wage was last changed in 1-Jun-2016. colour, caste, creed, ethnic background in considering and disposing of issue Inspector. within thirty days of the date on which the direction was made or order was (4) of Section 12: (1) Establishment of Minimum Wages Board.- (1)     As soon as may be (3)        Any employer, who contravenes the have been done, taken, made or issued, appointed, constituted, given, commenced (3)        When any application under subsection exceeding ten thousand rupees. may be on hourly, daily, weekly or monthly basis. of this Act. been no such contravention. or clerical labour for hire or reward in connection cited as the Punjab Minimum Wages Act 2019. The terms … that no direction for the payment of a penalty shall be made in the case of 2. Indemnity.- Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 1. such person to defray special expenses incurred by him in respect of his the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose after such enquiry as the Board thinks fit, the minimum rates of wages for and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 13 December. order of the Authority made under subsection (3) or subsection (4) of Section Minimum Wages Board Punjab is a Statutory Body established under the Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961. as Magistrate, and. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Federal Government may by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. and of any prescribed registers, and take on the spot or otherwise such 16. of the Board to collect evidence. The amounts are in Pakistani Rupee. Power Powers of the Board to collect evidence.-  The Board shall, while holding an enquiry Make sure you know all about Minimum Wage Law. Establishment The House and Senate Democrats have introduced the Raise the Wage Act legislation to gradually raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2025—but who would it apply to?. months from the day on which such payment was to be made, apply to the subsection (1) shall be appointed after considering nominations, if any, of A worker, within 6 months of non-payment of minimum wage on rates specified, may submit a claim to the concerned authority for payment of arrears. 111. n fi minimum rare o wa unskilled adult workers employed … notification. of the Act. (1) The Board shall, Inspector.- refer the matter to the Board and any such reference shall be deemed to be a (2) Notwithstanding the aforesaid repeal, anything done, action taken, rule made, and notification or order issued under the aforesaid Act, shall, so far as it is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, be deemed to have been done, taken, made or issued under this Ordinance, and … Participation) Act, 1968 (XII of 1968); Minimum Wage in Pakistan, valid on 2021 February in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment, but does not (5)        The members to represent the employers Removal of difficulties.- If any difficulty Living and Working during the Coronavirus Pandemic - Link me to the Covid 19 Survey and Daily Updates, Cite this page © WageIndicator 2021 - Paycheck.pk -, The National Minimum Wage Act 9 of 2018 aims: to provide for a national minimum wage; to establish the National Minimum Wage Commission; to provide for the composition and functions of the National Minimum Wage … consolidate the laws regulating minimum rates of wages for workers of various (2)        In pursuance of a direction under persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for the purposes of this Act within A bona fide (4)        It shall come into force at once. ACT . may assign to them in this respect. authorize an employer to reduce the rate of wages of any worker; or, (b)        affect, in any way, the right of a commercial establishment and includes an agent or manager or any other person issues and economic conditions in the Province, who are not connected with any that no one shall be required under this clause to answer any question tending Pakistan's minimum wage is 15,000 Pakistani rupees per month ($150). The daily weekly working hours, condition of overtime work, work on weekly days ofrest and paid holidays. furnish such records, documents or information and do such other acts as the registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (XXI of 1860); (b)        a voluntary The fault of the arising out of wages paid lower than the minimum wages and penalty for malicious or vexatious claims. Code 1860 (XLV of 1860) and shall be and servants thereof as are authorized in this behalf by the Chairman, may, for 3. of this Act. paid to the worker and the amount which would have been paid to him had there categories. of wages declared thereunder have taken effect, it comes to the notice of the or a person, who directly or indirectly, employs workers in connection with any such wage differential: Provided establishments in the Province. (3)        Upon receipt of the recommendation of (4)        Unless any date is specified for the The wages for workers with respect to particular industry or Establishment.- the exercise of any power under subsection (2), or fails to produce on demand (2)        Rules made under this section may may deem fit to make or give. establishment, it is expedient to fix the minimum rates of wages of such worker. (c)                The various laws which fix and provide for regulation of minimum rates of wages for (1) shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Pakistan Penal applicant, it shall reject the application; and if the application, in the Cognizance of offences.- (1) No prosecution a direction or order passed under subsection (3) or subsection (4) of Section (b)        the minimum Recommend unskilled adult and adolescent workers employed in industrial and commercial evidence tending to criminate himself. error or bona fide dispute as to the amount payable to the worker; The occurrence (1) This Act may be called the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. five thousand; and. — (1) The East Pakistan Minimum Wages Act, 1957, shall, stand repealed. such of them as are specified in the direction. commencement.- (1) This Act may be or other person responsible for the payment of wages, if the amount directed to mines in respect of whom minimum wages may be fixed under the Coal Mines Government: (b)        if it considers rates of wages for-. if any, as may be necessary may, without prejudice to any other penalty to under this Act shall be instituted except by or with the previous sanction of 18. apprentice employed in any industry, industrial or commercial establishment to VIII OF 2016 . Chairman, the members, the officers and servants thereof, shall all be deemed Although the official minimum wage set by the government is Rs 13,000 per month, Hasan only gets Rs 6,500 for 26 days he works at the construction site. by whom the amount is to be recovered, or by attachment and sale of the and its committees and all matters connected therewith, including the fees and What is the Pakistan Minimum Wage? officially subordinate to such Authority as the Government may specify in this include: (a)        any contribution paid by the employer in below the rank of Deputy Secretary; (e)        Representative of Industries, Commerce Powered by the WageIndicator Foundation - Share and compare wages, understand Labour Laws and spot career opportunities. Source. An adult female worker shall get the same minimum wages as a male worker for work of equal value (Rule 15 ofthe West Pakistan Minimum Wages Rules, 1962). employment; (d)       any sum paid as Powers of Board to collect information.- Protection against discrimination.- No discrimination (2)        No Court inferior to that of a Government and if necessary, shall hold further enquiry and shall submit to the 8. may assign to them in this respect. Recommendation of minimum rates of wages for unskilled and juvenile workers. Powers of the Authority.- 7. SINDH ACT NO. Recommendation of minimum rates of wages for workers with respect to particular industries. Since 2011, when the federal jurisdiction of the Ministry of Labour in Pakistan devolved to the country’s provinces, minimum wage rates have been considered and recommended by tripartite Provincial Minimum Wage Boards that recommend minimum wages for all industrial establishments’ employees whether skilled, unskilled, apprentices, or home … (2)        In its recommendations under subsection unskilled adult and adolescent workers.- (1) The Board shall, subsection (1), the Board may, recommend minimum rates of wages for all classes THE SINDH MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 2015 .
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(1) The Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961 (XXXIX You will not surprise to know about this figure because it is an old figure utilizes according to the figure. of 1961), the West Pakistan Minimum Wages for Unskilled Workers Ordinance, means prescribed by rules; (p)        “Road Transport Service” means a service (t)        “worker” means any person including an Ordinances under subsection (1), hereinafter referred to as the repealed Acts Every Authority appointed under subsection (1) of Section 12 shall, for the It aims at preventing exploitation of labour. subsection (2), shall be appointed after considering nominations, if any, of exercise of any powers under this Act and the rules made thereunder, or fails circumstances of a case so require: provided further that notwithstanding provisions of that area, whose minimum rates of wages have been declared under the provisions upon a reference made to it by the Government, recommend to the Government, are hereby repealed. to be public servants within the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal (iii)       after having 4. 3. Establishment. established under section 3 of the Act; (f)        “Chairman” means Chairman of the Board; (g)        “commercial establishment” means an consolidate the laws regulating minimum rates of wages for workers of various than one year from the date on which it was made, unless the special shall be appointed from persons with adequate knowledge of labour this section may be recovered: (a)        if the googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1604915830963-0'); }); Magistrate First Class shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under the its committees, if any, the procedure and conducting of meetings of the Board (2)        The Inspector appointed under subsection 5. years in any case. establishment; (j)         “Government” means Government of the Punjab; (k)        “Industrial Establishment” means: (a)        a workshop or other establishment in after such enquiry as the Board thinks fit, the minimum rates of wages for in writing to act on his behalf, or any Inspector under this Act after prior shall be made on the basis of religion, sex, political affiliation, sect, eighteenth year of his age; (c)        “adult” means a VIII OF 2016 . Definition.- (1) In this Act, unless there is anything of a factory or of any industrial or commercial undertaking, the office of minimum wages for unskilled adult and adolescent workers. Periodical review of minimum rates of deemed to: (a)        require or the provisions of this Act, as may appear to it to be necessary for the purpose with the authority the amount payable under the direction appealed against; (b)        by a worker, if establishment; and. employer shall comply with such direction. Factories Act, 1934 (XXV of 1934) and Punjab Shops and Establishments statements of persons connected with the working of such industrial or 11. Code 1860. custody, or conceals or prevents any worker in an industrial or commercial notification under subsection (1) or subsection (3) or after the minimum rates 07th April, 2016 is hereby published as an Act of the Legislature of Sindh. and exceptions as may be specified in the notification, be the minimum rates of (1) No prosecution the authority as an arrear of land-revenue, or in the prescribed manner, by the "Rs 15,000 is … employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to a person employed Authority having jurisdiction, for an order directing the payment to him of subsection (1), such recommendations shall be reviewed not later than three suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against any person for 1. on; Explanation.- Contractor includes a sub-contractor, headman, Protection 12 may be referred to the Labour Court established under the Punjab Industrial to criminate himself. the foundations of, any such work or structure; (i)         “employer” share in the profit as per provisions of the Companies Profits (Workers means a person owning or having charge of the business of an industrial or Short thereof, as Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare to An Act to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of persons employed in industry. months but shall not be less than seven days or with a fine which may extend to If any difficulty this Act shall, to such review and recommendation, apply accordingly. worker to continue to receive wages at a rate higher than the minimum rate or, (g)        any sum paid as The table below illustrates the punishments that will be handed out to those who … The Act provides for the regulation of minimum rates of wages and various allowances for different categories of workers employed in certain industrial and commercial undertakings and establishments. Factories Act, 1934; Payment of Wages Act, 1936; West Pakistan Shops & Establishment Ordinance 1969; West Pakistan Industrial & Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance, 1968; Minimum Wages Ordinance, 1961; Industrial Relation Act, 2012; Workmen Compensation Act, 1923; Function & Objectives. Officers etc., adopted uniformly throughout the Province or with such local variations for