The Maharashtra Code on Wages Rules, 2021.

The State Government of Maharashtra on 3^rd September 2021 has notified the Draft Maharashtra Code on Wages Rules, 2021 and has invited suggestions from the public which shall be addressed to the Commissioner of Labour, Maharashtra State, Kamgar Bhavan, ‘E’ Block, Bandra-Kurla complex, Bandra East, Mumbai 400051 or on email mahalabourcommr@ gmail.com within 45 days.

The Rules proposes supersession of Maharashtra Minimum Wages Rules, 1963 and the Maharashtra Payment of Wages Rules, 1963.

Key Highlights from the code of wages Rules, 2021.

• The Rules provides the procedure to fix minimum wages, working hours, shifts, holidays and floor price. It also provides the constitution and functions of Central Advisory Board.
• The minimum rate of wages shall be fixed on a day basis keeping in view the following criteria , namely,  the standard working class family which includes a spouse and two children apart from the earning worker; an equivalent of three adult consumption units; A net intake of 2700 calories per day per consumption unit; 66 meters cloth per year per standard working class family etc.
• No employee shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty-eight hours in a week.
• If the employee works in the establishment for six days in a week, the period of work of an employee, inclusive of his interval for rest, shall be so arranged that it shall not spread over for more than ten and half hours per day and the seventh day of the said week for the employee shall be a paid holiday.
• An employee shall be allowed rest of one day or more than one day, as the case may be, every week which in case of six day week shall ordinarily be Sunday and in case of less than six day week shall ordinarily be Saturday and Sunday.
• If any employee who is not in employment for normal working day but has worked for not less than four hours in working day shall be eligible for minimum wages computed by dividing the daily rate of minimum wages by eight (hours) with fifteen per cent. rise in it and quotient being stepped up to the nearest paisa.