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Minimum wages Act, 1948 extends to the whole of India. The main object of the act is to provide minimum wages to the persons employed in ‘Scheduled Employments’.  The capacity of an employer to pay minimum wages is not taken into consideration as decided in U. Unichoy v State of Kerala. The contention of Minimum…

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The main aim of the Act is to prohibit the employment of children below the age of 14 years in hazardous occupations and employment. According to Section 3 of the Act, in any occupations mentioned under Part A of the Schedule or in any workshop where any process mentioned under Part B of the Schedule,…

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The labour welfare fund is a fund i.e. a statutory contribution maintained by individual state authorities. Frequency and amount of contribution are decided by the state labour board. This contribution differs from state to state. In some states like Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana etc. contribution to this fund is made annually. It is social…

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It is social security legislation which provides benefits in terms of maternity leaves, sickness, injury caused. It is applicable to establishments where 20 or more persons are employed or were employed on any day in the preceding 12 months. It is applicable to employees drawing a salary not exceeding Rs. 21,000 per month. Once the…

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The main aim of this Act is to prevent contract labour exploitation in the hands of the contractor or the employer. Contract labours are different from direct labours. This Act is applicable where 20 or more workmen are employed on any day in the preceding 12 months. This Act does not apply to establishments where…

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