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Pooja, Lovely Professional University Unit 13: Wage Legislation

Unit 13: Wage Legislation Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

13.1 Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
13.2 Payment of Bonus Act
13.3 Eligibility for Bonus

13.4 Bonus Act
13.5 Summary
13.6 Keywords
13.7 Self Assessment
13.8 Review Questions

13.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Discuss Equal Renumeration Act 1976
Explain Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

Introduction

Sex discrimination on payment of wages has been one of the most prevalent unfair labour
practices in most of the countries in the world. Such a widespread unfair labour practice could
not escape the notice of the International Labour Organisation set up for removing such
discriminations by formulating international labour standards for its member countries. In fact,
the I.L.O. adopted equal remuneration for men and women workers for work of equal value,
without discrimination based on sex as its fundamental principle included in its Constitution.
The General Assembly of United Nations has also given its support to this principle. It also
became the subject of a Convention No.100 and a Recommendation No.90, adopted by the
International Labour Conference in 1951.

The Constitutions of many countries specifically proclaim the principle or else prohibit sex
discrimination. The principle is also approved by many non-governmental organisations,
including trade unions and international federations and confederations of trade unions.
Though the principle of equal pay is widely accepted in the social policy of many countries, its
practical application varies greatly. It is extensively applied in some countries, and substantial
progress continues to be made. In many of the countries, the Governments set an example by
implementing it with regard to their employees, while arbitration awards, wage council decisions
and many collective agreements between employers, organisations and trade unions fix the
same rate for both men and women in various job classifications. In other countries, including
many of the developing ones, implementation in practice has lagged far behind. In these countries,
the raising of the status and promotion of job opportunities of women are among the many
problems involved in the transformation of traditional communities into modern States.

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