Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
State Act of Punjab · Act 25 of 197618 provisions
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| Long title | EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976 ,Act 25 of 1976 amended by Act 49 of 1987 An Act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto |
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| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 25 of 1976 |
| Year | 1976 |
| Jurisdiction | State of Punjab |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 18 |
| Subjects | labour |
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- Section 1 Short title, extend and commencement
- Section 2 Definitions
- Section 3 Act to have overriding effect
- Section 4 Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature
- Section 5 No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers
- Section 6 Advisory Committee
- Section 7 Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints
- Section 8 Duty of employers to maintain registers
- Section 9 Inspectors
- Section 10 Penalties
- Section 11 Offences by companies
- Section 12 Cognizance and trial of offences
- Section 13 Power to make rule
- Section 14 Power of Central Government to give directions
- Section 15 Act not to apply in certain special cases
- Section 16 Power to make declaration
- Section 17 Power to remove difficulties
- Section 18 Repeal and saving
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