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The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 – Brief Notes
The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 extends to the whole of India. The main object of the Act to ensure that equal remuneration is given to men and women workers for the same work or work of similar nature without discrimination and also in the process of recruitment of workers for the same or a work…
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The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 – Brief Notes
Gratuity is the lump sum amount given to an employee as social security who has worked in an establishment for a minimum of five years, in case of retirement or superannuation. As per the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2010 the ceiling of gratuity was increased from Rs.3.5 Lakhs to Rs.10 lacs and according to…
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The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 – Brief Notes
The main object of the Act is to maintain the health of the mother and the child when the mother is not working. It provides social security. Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 was amended in 2017 and the period of maternity leave was increased from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for two surviving children. 12 weeks…
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The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
The main object of this Act is to share the prosperity of the establishment with the employees in the form of providing bonus and to maintain harmony between the employer and employee. This Act most commonly deals with profit bonus, however, is silent about the statutory and customary bonus, thus, these bonuses cannot be held…
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The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 – Brief Notes
Payment of wages Act, 1936 is applicable to the whole of India. The main object of this Act is to ensure timely payment of wages to the employees working in ‘Scheduled Employments’ and to make sure there are no unauthorised deductions. According to Section 5, a wage period cannot exceed one month. Wages shall be…
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