Wages
The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Introduction Prior to 1936, there was no law regarding the regulation of payment to workmen. It was as early as 1925 that a Private Bill called the "Weekly Payment Bill" was for the first time introduced in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill was, however withdrawn on an assurance from the Government that the matter was under active consideration of the Government ar that time. This was an attempt to remedy some of the evils like delay in payment of wages, non-payment of wages, deductions made from wages on account of fines imposed by the employer. etc. During that period the Royal Commission on Labour in India draw attention to the abuses in the system of wage payment, and made valuable recommendation as under: 1.Children should be exempted from fines imposed by the employer. 2. The minimum amount which could be deducted by way of fine should not exceed, in any month, half an anna in the rupee of the worker's earnings. (3) The sum realised as fine should be utilised for some purpose beneficial to the employees as a class and should be approved by some recognised authority. (4) A notice specifying the acts and omissions in respect of which fines. may be imposed should be posted and any other fine should deemed to be illegal. (5) Any deduction made for goods having been damaged should not exceed the wholesale price of the goods damaged. (6) Deductions may be made on account of provision for housing accommodation and of tools and raw materials. (7) Imposition of any fine and deduction made which is not permitted by law should be made penal. Based on these recommendations of Royal Commission on labour in India, a Bill of Payment of Wages Act was introduced in the Legislative Assembly in 1933. It was passed in 1936 and came into force on 21 st March 1936. The Payment of Wages Act was amended in the year 1937,1957,1964 and in 1976 according to the needs of the situation
Introduction Prior to 1936, there was no law regarding the regulation of payment to workmen. It was as early as 1925 that a Private Bill called the "Weekly Payment Bill" was for the first time introduced in the Legislative Assembly. The Bill was, however withdrawn on an assurance from the Government that the matter was under active consideration of the Government ar that time. This was an attempt to remedy some of the evils like delay in payment of wages, non-payment of wages, deductions made from wages on account of fines imposed by the employer. etc. During that period the Royal Commission on Labour in India draw attention to the abuses in the system of wage payment, and made valuable recommendation as under: 1.Children should be exempted from fines imposed by the employer. 2. The minimum amount which could be deducted by way of fine should not exceed, in any month, half an anna in the rupee of the worker's earnings. (3) The sum realised as fine should be utilised for some purpose beneficial to the employees as a class and should be approved by some recognised authority. (4) A notice specifying the acts and omissions in respect of which fines. may be imposed should be posted and any other fine should deemed to be illegal. (5) Any deduction made for goods having been damaged should not exceed the wholesale price of the goods damaged. (6) Deductions may be made on account of provision for housing accommodation and of tools and raw materials. (7) Imposition of any fine and deduction made which is not permitted by law should be made penal. Based on these recommendations of Royal Commission on labour in India, a Bill of Payment of Wages Act was introduced in the Legislative Assembly in 1933. It was passed in 1936 and came into force on 21 st March 1936. The Payment of Wages Act was amended in the year 1937,1957,1964 and in 1976 according to the needs of the situation