The Draft Rules of Himachal Pradesh for the Code on Wages (“Draft Rules”) has been notified in the gazette on 07 July 2021.
Applicability
The Draft Rules upon coming into force shall extend to the whole of the State of Himachal Pradesh, and they shall come into force after the date of their final publication in the Rajpatra (e-Gazette) Himachal Pradesh.
The Draft Rules upon coming into force shall repeal:
- The Himachal Pradesh Payment of Wages Rules, 1979;
- The Himachal Pradesh Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1979;
- The Himachal Pradesh Minimum Wages Rules, 1978; and
- The Himachal Pradesh Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various Labour Laws Rules, 2020 to the extent these rules are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 29 and 30 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and are applicable accordingly; as made by the State Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 as the case may be; are hereby published in the Rajpatra (e- Gazette) Himachal Pradesh for information of general public.
Compliances
- Form I - Register of Wages, Overtime, Fine, and Deduction for damage and Loss [Rule 16 and 42]
- Form II - Single Application u/s 45(5) before the Authority appointed u/s 45(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 [Rule 49]
- Form III - Appeal u/s 49(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 before the Appellate Authority [Rule 41]
- Form IV – Employee Register
[Rule 42(3)]
Form V – Wage Slip [Rule 43]
Form VI – Application u/s 56(4) for Composition of Offence [Rule 44]
References