(a) The amount of fine shall not exceed 3[3 paise] per rupee of the wages earned by the employee for any wage period.
(b) (1) Deduction under clause (ii) of sub-section (2) of section 20 may be made only on account of the absence of any employee from the place or places where, by the term of his employment, he is required to work, such absence being for the whole or any part of the period; during which he is so required to work.
(2) The amount of such deductions shall in no case bear to the wages payable to the employee in respect of the wage period for which the deduction is made, a larger proportion than the period for which he was absent beats to the total period, within such wage period, during which by the terms of his employment, he was required to work.
Provided that, subject to any orders made in this behalf by the Government, if ten or more employees or where the total number of employees is 20 or less, one half of the total number acting in consert absent themselves, without due notice (that is to say without giving notice which, is required under the terms of their contract of employment) and without reasonable cause such deduction from any employee may include such amount not exceeding his wages for eight days as may by any such terms be due to the employer in lieu of due notice.
Explanation:- For the purpose of this sub-rule, any employee shall be deemed to be absent from the place where he is required to work if although present in such place, here us in pursuance of a stay-in-strike or for any other cause, which, is not reasonable in the circumstances, to carry out his work.
(c) A deduction under clause (iii) of sub-section (2) of section 20 shall not exceed the amount of the damage or loss caused to the employer by the neglect or default, of the employee.
1. Ins. vide Notification No. F. 20(19)/56-1 & L dt. 18.3.60.
2. Subs. vide Notification No. F. 4(16)/74 CIS Lab. dt. 9.3.74.
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(d) A deduction under clause (iv) or clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 20 shall not be made from the wages of an employee unless the house accommodation, amenity or service has been accepted by him, as a term of employment or otherwise, and such deduction shall not exceed an amount equivalent to the value of the house accommodation, amenity or service supplies and in the case of deduction under clause (v) of sub section (2) of section 20, it shall be subject to such conditions as Government may by notification in the Official Gazette impose.