15. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948:
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Object: The Act provides for fixing minimum rates
of wages in certain employments, which are included in the schedule.
Applicability: It extends to the
whole of India. The Act applies to the schedule employments for which minimum
wages are fixed /revised.
Variable
DA is fixed based on Consumer Price Index of
the previous calendar year. Karnataka
State annual average of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers for the
calendar year 2005 is 2822, enhancing 119 points from last year (2004).
Minimum
wages are fixed in Karnataka on the advice of the State Level Minimum Wages
Advisory Board. This Advisory Board is consisting of the members of both
employers and employees and also other experts. Commissioner of Labour is
the Chairman of the Karnataka State Minimum Wages Advisory Board.
Every
employer shall pay the minimum wages for the scheduled employments under this
Act. There is provision to fix hours of work, overtime and wages for overtime.
The
claim for non-payment or less payment of minimum wages notified by the
Government of Karnataka shall be filed before the concerned jurisdictional
Labour Officer.
Rules: 1. The Minimum Wages
Rules, 1949 (Central Rules, 1950) – applies to whole of India.
2.
The Minimum Wages (Central Advisory
Board) Rules, 1949.
3.
The Karnataka Minimum Wages Rules, 1958 - applies to the whole State of
Karnataka.
Registers to be maintained under Karnataka Rules:
i)
Muster roll-cum-Wages/salary Register in Form XXII
ii)
Overtime register in Form IX
iii)
Register of Fines, Deductions and Advances in Form I
iv)
Display of notice in form X
v)
Wage slip in Form VI to every employee.
Details
of addition / fixation / revision effected under the Act:
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So
far 74 “employments” have been added to the schedule under the Act.
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Out
of 74, minimum rates of wages have been fixed / revised for 71 employments.
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For the remaining 3 employments, the process is going on.
Constitution of the Karnataka
State Minimum Wages Advisory Board:
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The
Karnataka State Minimum Wages Advisory Board has been reconstituted vide
Government Notification No. KAE 111 LMW 2007 dated 17-08-07 for a period of two
years as per Section 7 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, with the following
Members:
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Independent Members |
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1 |
Commissioner of Labour, Department of Labour, Bangalore |
Chairman |
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2 |
Director or his permanent representative, Finance and Statistical Department, M S Building, Bangalore |
Member |
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3 |
Prof. Rajashekar, Institue of Social and Economic
Change, Nagarabhavi , Bangalore. |
Member |
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4 |
Prof. Nagaraj, National Law School of India University,
Nagarbhavi, Bangalore. |
Member |
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5 |
Sri. C A Patil, Advocate and Union leader, 10-105-48, Shrama nagar,
Brhamapura, Gulbarga. |
Member |
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Management Representatives |
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1 |
President or his Permanent representative, Federation
of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries, K.G.Road, Bangalore. |
Member |
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2 |
President or his
Permanent representative, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association, Kasiyanu,106, 17th Cross, Magadi Chord Road, Vijayanagar, Bangalore-79. |
Member |
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3 |
President or his
Permanent representative, Karnataka Planters Association, Spenser Road, P.B.No.18, Chikkamagalur. |
Member |
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4 |
President or his Permanent representative, Karnataka
Pradesh Hotel and restaurant Association, No.11, Kumara Park East, Bangalore. |
Member |
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5 |
President or his
Permanent representative, Mangalore Kashew Manufacturing Association, 205-208,
Suprabath, Kapikkad, Bijay, Mangalore. |
Member |
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6 |
Secretary, Karnataka Beedi Manufacturing Association, Bharath
Beedi Works, Bharathbag, Kadhri, Mangalore. |
Member |
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7 |
President or his Permanent representative, Karnataka
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce, Bangalore. |
Member |
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8 |
President or his Permanent representative, Mysor Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Mysore. |
Member |
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9 |
President or his Permanent representative, National Institute of Personnel Management, Karnataka Chapters, No.11, Infantry Road, Bangaore-1. |
Member |
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Workers
Representatives: |
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1 |
Sri N N Adyantaiah, President, Indian National Trade
Union Congress (INTUC) No. 26/1, 2nd Main, 11th
Cross, Vyalikaval, Bangalore-30. |
Member |
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2 |
Sri M C Narasimhan,
President, All India Trade Union Congress, No.6, Sirur Park Road,
Sheshadripuram, Bangalore-20. |
Member |
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3 |
Sri VGK Nair, Principal Secretary, Center For Industrial Trade Union (CITU), No
20/1, Bangalore |
Member |
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4 |
Sri K Puttaswamy, President, Karnataka state Hotel
workers welfare Association, No 11, 4th Cross, 16th
Main Road, J C Nagar, Bangalore-86. |
Member |
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5 |
Sri Alampalli Venkataram, President, Bharatiya Majdoor
Sangha (BMS) Subedhar Chatram Road, Bangalore-09. |
Member |
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6 |
Sri. K C Shoukat Pasha, Secretary, Mysore Beedi Workers
Association, Mysore |
Member |
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7 |
Sri K L Ramakrishnarao, President, Agarbatti workers
Union of karnataka, No.1, Park road, Bangaore-63. |
Member |
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8 |
Sri Ramaiah, Organising secretary, Centre for
Un-organised workers trade union, No. 210, Lakshminivas, Balaji layout,
Byadarahalli, Vishwanidam post, Bangalore-91. |
Member |
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9 |
Sri Ravi panditappa karalatti, President, North karnataka weavers welfare Association, Bharat nagar, 3rd Cross, Shahapura, Belgaum. |
Member |
SCHEDULED EMPLOYMENTS UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948, AND THE NOTIFIED
CURRENT RATES OF MINIMUM WAGES
FROM 01-04-08 TO 31-03-09
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A(For
any further clarification & clearance of doubts, etc., in respect of the
minimum rates of wages given here, please refer to the concerned original
Notifications issued by the Government of Karnataka in this behalf)
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A (Wherever higher wages are being paid, the same
wages should be continued irrespective of notified minimum rates of wages)
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