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Section 21: Single application in respect of a number of employees

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948State Act of Jharkhand · Act 11 of 1948

(1) 1*[Subject to such rules as may be prescribed, a single application] may be presented under section 20 on behalf or in respect ---------------------------------------------------------------------

1. Subs. by Act 30 of 1957, s. 13, for "A single application".

214 of any number of employees employed in the scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed and in such cases the maximum compensation which may be awarded under sub-section

(3) of section 20 shall not exceed ten times the aggregate amount of such excess 1*[or ten rupees per head, as the case may be].

(2) The Authority may deal with any number of separate pending 13 applications presented under section 20 in respect of employees in the scheduled employments in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed, as a single application presented under sub-section (1) of this section and the provisions of that sub-section shall apply accordingly.

22.

Penalties for certain offences.

Where this provision sits

ActThe Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Section21
Marginal noteSingle application in respect of a number of employees
JurisdictionState of Jharkhand
StatusIn force as published by the source

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