(1) A Regis ter of Wages shal l be maintained by every employer and kept in such form as may be notified by the Government and shall include the following particulars—
(a) the gross wageS of each employee for each wage period ;
(b) all deductions made from wages, with an indication, in each case, o f the kinds of deduct ions mentioned in sub-rule (2) of Rule 21,
(c) the wages actually paid to each employee for each wage period and the date of payment ;
(d) "rates of wages paid."
(z) Wage slip containing the aforesaid particulars and such other particulars as may be notified by the State Government shall.be issued by every employer to every employee employed by him at 1.e.b.St a day prior to the disbursement of wages.
(3) Every employer shall get the signature or the thumb-impression of every employee on the wages book and wage slip.
(4) Entries in the wage books and wage slips shall be authenticated by the employer or any person authorised by him in this behalf.
Nc:r tA muster roll should be maintained by every employer and kept in Form IV.
(6) Every employer shall keep exhibited the following notices in a conspicuous place, in the factory, workshop or place where the employees in. the s scheduled employment are employed and in the case of out-workers, in such factory, workshop or place as is used for giving out-work to them.
Notice No. 1—Rates of minimum wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Form XI.
Notice No. 2—Abstract of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, and the Minimum Wages Rules, 1952, Form XII.
Notice Xu. 3—Name and address. of the Inspector concerned, Form XIII .
Notice No. 4—Weekly holiday, Form XIV.
Notice No. 5—Working hours of employees, Form XV.
Notice No. 6—Time for payment of wages, Form XVI.
(7) The provisions of sub-rules (1) to (5) shall apply in the case of establishment or concerns covered by the Factories Act, 1948, the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, or the U. P. Shops and, Commercial Establishments Act, 1947, with such modifications as the State Labour Commissioner or the State Government may by notification- specify :
Provided tha t where the Sta te Labour Commiss ioner o r the St at e Government is satisfied that in relation to any class or employees in a scheduled employment generally or in a local area it is not possible to maintain any of the aforesaid prescribed form or registers and records, he or it may by a notification in the official Gazette direct the employment in such cases to maintain an alternative form of registers and records.
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26-A. Preservation of registers.—The registers required to be maintained under Rules 21(4) and 26(1) and the muster roll required to be maintained under Rule 25(5) shall be preserved for a period of three years after the date on which the last entry is made therein.
26-11. 'Production of registers and other records.--All registers and records required to be maintained by an employer under these rules shall be produced on demand before the inspector :
Provided that where an establishment has been closed, the Inspector may demand the production of the registers and records in its office of such other public place as may be nearer to the employer.
27.. Save as otherwise provided in Standing Orders in force in any establishment under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, or any other law for the time being in force, no employee shall be entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day if failure to work is caused owing to justifiable play-off resorted to by the employer.
Explanation.--The expression "justifiable play-off" meant a play-off resorted to by an employer in the event of a fire, catastrophe, breakdown of machinery or stoppage of the power supply, epidemic, civil commotion, illegal strike, shortage of orders or any other trade reason, or other causes, whether of a like nature or not, beyond the control of the employer.
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