MINIMUM WAGE ACT

Employment in any Plastics Industries

No. KHR/120/MWA/1097/1619/(30)/M(2). - Whereas by Government Notification, Labour and Employment Department No. KHR/172/MWA/1089/933/M (2), dated the 6th August, 1992, which was published in the Gujarat Government Gazette, Extraordinary No. 33 Part I-L, the Government of Gujarat gave not less than two months notice of its intention to revise the minimum rates of wages in respect of the employment in any Plastics Industries, an employment covered under the Schedule to the Said Act (hereinafter referred to as" the said Scheduled Employment") ; in the whole of the State of Gujarat;

AND WHEREAS, the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said notification have been considered by the Government.

NOW, THEREFORE, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 3 read with sub-section (2) of section 5 and clause (i) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages, Act, 1948 (XI of 1948) and after consulting the Minimum Wages Advisory Board, the Government of Gujarat hereby with effect on and from the dated 1st May, 1997 refixes the minimum rates of wages as fixed under Government Notification No. KHR/798/MWA/6282/16305/M(2), dated the 20th September, 1984, in Labour and Employment Department appended in schedule to this notification in respect of employees employed in the said Scheduled employment in the whole of the State of Gujarat and in Supersession of the rates fixed under the aforesaid Government Notification, refixes them so as to consist of;

(a) The basic rates of wages as set out in different column of the schedule appended hereto in respect of Zones specified in these columns as the basic rates payable by the day in such zones to the classes of the employees mentioned against them different column thereof ; and

(b) A special allowance, and directs that so long as the notification is in force, the rates of such special allowance shall be adjusted by the competent authority at the interval of every six months commencing from the 1st October, and 1st April on the basis of the average cost

of living index number for the proceeding period for six months ending on the 30th June and 31st December respectively in such manner that;

 (i) For the rise of every five points over the cost of living index number 1645 or over any such number which is grater than 1645 applicable to the employees in the said Scheduled employment, special allowance payable in addition to the basic rates of wages shall be Rs. 0.20 paise per day.

 (ii) For the fall of every five points below any cost of living index number which is not less than 1645 the special allowance shall be reduced at the rate of Rs. 0.20 paise per day.

 Provided that the rates for special allowance shall be first adjusted at the interval of the period of six months commencing from the 1st October, 1997

SCHEDULE
No. 27 Employment in Plastics Industry.

Explanation for the purpose of this notification :-

(1)

(a) Zone I shall comprise the area within the limits of the Municipal Corporation as constituted under the Bombay Provincial Municipal Corporation Act, 1949 and the areas falling within a peripheral distance of ten kilometers from the aforesaid limits.

(b) Zone II shall comprise all the areas in the State of Gujarat other than those included in Zone I

(2) In case of an employee employed on piece rate basis, the minimum rate of wages shall be so fixed that the minimum rates of wages plus special allowance payable to him for the number of hours of work which constituted normal working day shall not be less than the daily wages fixed for the class of employees to which he belong.

(3) The University Campus, The Agricultural University Campus and The Cantonment Area shall pay the Minimum rates of wages of the Scheduled employment of the nearest Zone.

(4) The worker employed on part time basis shall be paid 50 percent of the minimum rates of wages plus special allowance if he works upto four hours and if he works more than four hours, he shall be paid full minimum rates of wages plus special allowance.

(5) The employee employed by contractor or other agencies in the scheduled employment shall not be paid less than the wages plus special allowance payable to the category of the employees to which they belong.

(6) The perquisites or facilities given to an employee shall not be withdrawn and no deduction shall be made in respect of such perquisites or facilities given to an employee after fixation of minimum rates of wages plus special allowance.

(7) Male and female employees should be given equal wages for equal work.

(8) The minimum rates of wages payable to an apprentice employed on skilled or semi-skilled work shall be 75 percent of the minimum rates of wages fixed for the class of employees to which he belongs plus special allowance for the first three months. After three months they shall be paid in full.

By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat.

J. M. PARMAR
Deputy Secretary to Government of Gujarat,
Labour and Employment Department