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Labour Legislations

Notes iv) employees engaged in any work, which for technical reasons, has to be completed before
the duty is over;
v) employees engaged in any work, which could not be carried on, except at times, dependent
on the irregular action of natural forces. (Section 13).

Rates of Overtime

Where an employee, whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed, works on any day in excess
of the number of hours constituting a normal working day, the employer shall pay him for
every hour, or for part of an hour so worked in excess, at the overtime rate fixed under this Act,
or under any law of the appropriate government for the time being in force, whichever is
higher.
Where a worker works in an employment for more than nine hours on any day or for more than
48 hours in any week, he shall, in respect of such overtime work, be entitled to wages at double
the ordinary rate of wages. (Section 14). Wages of workers who work for less than normal
working days (Sec. 15), where an employee whose minimum rates of wages has been fixed
under this Act by the day works on any day on which he was employed for a period less than the
requisite number of hours constituting a normal working day, he shall be entitled to receive
wages in respect of work done by him on that day, as if he had worked for a full normal working
day.
However, he shall not be entitled for a full normal working day in the following cases:
i) in any case, where his failure to work was caused by his unwillingness and not by the
omission of the employer to provide him with work;
ii) in other such cases and circumstances as may be prescribed.

Wages for two or more Classes of Worker (Sec. 16)

Where, an employee does two or more classes of work, to each of which a different minimum
rate of wages is applicable, the employer shall pay to such employee in respect of time respectively
occupied in each such class of work, wages at not less than minimum rate in force in respect of
each such class.

Minimum Time Rate Wages for Piece Work (Sec. 17)

Where an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum
piece rate has been fixed under the Act, the employer shall pay to such an employee, wages at
not less than the minimum time rate.

Registers and Records (Sec. 18)

i) Every employer shall maintain such registers and records giving such particulars of
employees employed by him, the work performed by them, the wages paid to them, the
receipt given by them, and such other particulars and in such forms as may be prescribed;

ii) Every employer shall keep the notices exhibited in such factory, workshop or place as
may be used for giving out work to them;
iii) The appropriate government may, by rules made under the Act, provide for the issue of
wage books or wage slips to employees employed in any scheduled employment in
respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed. It may prescribe the manner in

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