Andhra Pradesh wage revision wef 1/4/2024
Contents News/Article Date: 26th April 2024
Relating to which Act: The Minimum Wages Act 1948
Penalty under the Act – Penalties for certain offences
Any employer who-
(a) pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee’s class of work, or less than the amount due to him under the provisions of this Act, or
(b) contravenes any rule or order made under section 13, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both:
Provided that in imposing any fine for an offence under this section, the Court shall take into consideration the amount of any compensation already awarded against the accused in any proceedings taken under section 20.
Applicable to which State: Whole of India
Type: The Andhra Pradesh Gazette No. 493 Notification issued by Commissioner of Labour
Pertains to: Employers and Employees employed in Andhra Pradesh
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And in this instance: In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (d) of section (2) and sub-section (2) of Section 4 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, hereby declares the average rise in the Consumer Price Index Numbers for State Industrial Workers as well as State Agricultural workers for half year ending December 2023, as on 1/4/2024, in respect of the employments.
Subject: Andhra Pradesh wage revision wef 1/4/2024
