Wages

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT Dated Lahore the 05th September, 2024 NOTIFICATION No. SO(L&P)MW/2024:      In exercise of the powers conferred under section 6 of the Punjab Minimum Wages Act, 2019 (XXVIII of 2019), Governor of the Punjab, on the recommendation of Minimum Wages Board, is pleased to fix the following minimum rates of wages for unskilled adult & adolescent workers employed in all industrial and commercial establishmentsin the Province: (a) Rs. 37,000/- per month (for 26 working days) (b) Rs. 1,423.07/- per day (for 8 working hours) 2.    The employer shall be allowed forfollowing deduction in lieu of accommodation and transport facility provided to the workerssubject to agreement between them: (a) for accommodation Rs. 459.03/- per month (b) for transport facility Rs. 98.28/- per month 3.       For work of equal value, a woman worker shall get the equal rates of wages as allowed to a man worker of the category for such work. 4.       This notification shall come into force with effect from 1st July, 2024. SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURC DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJABLABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT Dated Lahore the 05th September, 2024 NOTIFICATION No. SO(L&P)MW/2024:      In exercise of the powers conferred under section 17 of the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019 (II of 2019), Governor of the Punjab, on recommendation of the Minimum Wages Board, is pleased to fix the following minimum rates of wages for the Domestic Workers employed in all households of the Province:- (a) Rs. 37,000/- per month (for 26 working days) (b) Rs. 1,423.07 per day (for 8 working hours) (c) Rs. 177.88 per hour 2.           The employer shall be allowed for following deduction in lieu of accommodation and transport facility provided to the domestic workers subject to agreement between them: (a) for accommodation Rs. 459.03/- per month (b) for transport facility Rs. 98.28/- per month 3.        The existing rates of wages, if higher than the minimum rates of wages as fixed aforesaid, shall not be reduced. However, the employer shall be free to pay higher rates of wages either unilaterally on his own initiative or by mutual agreement in view of any special considerations including higher grade of skill or experience or higher cost of living in a particular locality or any other reasons. 4.        For work of equal value, a female domestic worker shall get the equal rates of wages as allowed to a male domestic worker for such work. 5.         This notification shall come into force with effect from 1st July, 2024. SECRETARY GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJABLABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT Dated Lahore the 05th September, 2024 NOTIFICATION No. SO(L&P)MW/2024:      In exercise of the powers conferred under section 6 of the Punjab Minimum Wages Act, 2019 (XXVIII of 2019), Governor of the Punjab, on recommendation of Minimum Wages Board, is pleased to fix the minimum rates of wages (per month of 26 working days & per day of 8 working hours) as per Appendix-A for all categories of workers (Highly Skilled, Skilled & Semi-Skilled) employed in the industries & establishments in the Province mentioned in Para 5 of this Notification. 2.         The employer shall be allowed for following deduction in lieu of accommodation and transport facility provided to the workers subject to agreement between them: (a) for accommodation Rs. 459.03/- per month (b) for transport facility Rs. 98.28/- per month 3.         The existing rates of wages, if higher than the minimum rates of wages as fixed aforesaid, shall not be reduced. However, the employer shall be free to pay higher rates of wages eitherunilaterally on his own initiative or by mutual agreement in view of any special considerations including higher grade of skill or experience or higher cost of living in a particular locality or any other reasons. 4.          For work of equal value, a woman workershall get the equal rates of wages as allowed to a man worker of the category for such work. 5.       The minimum rates of wages for all categories of workers (Highly Skilled, Skilled & Semi-Skilled) shall apply to the workers employed in the following industries: 1. Aluminum & Other Alloys Manufacturing Molding & Bending Industry, 2. Animal Feed & Animal Farms, 3. Bakeries & Sweets Manufacturing, 4. Battery (Auto & Other) Manufacturing, 5. Beverage, 6. Body Building Auto Vehicle, 7. Brick Kiln, 8. Building & Road Construction Industry, 9. Carpet Industry, 10. Cement Industry, 11. Ceramic Industry, 12. Chambers & Commission Agents, 13. Chemicals and Dyes Industry, 14. Cigarettes Manufacturing Industry, 15. Cinema Houses and Film Studios, 16. Clock & Optical Manufacturing, 17. Contractors & Vendors (All Type), 18. Cotton Ginning and Pressing, 19. Cotton Textile Industry, 20. Custom, Tax Clearing and Insurance Agencies, 21. Cutlery and Allied Goods Industry, 22. Cycle and Cycle Parts Manufacturing, 23. Dairy Products Industry, 24. Electric Goods Manufacturing (Including Fans), 25. Electronic Equipment & Accessories Industry, 26. Embroidery & Stitching Industry, 27. Fertilizer Manufacturing & Allied Industry, 28. Fishery & Hatchery Industry, 29. Flour Milling Industry, 30. Foam & Foam Products Industry, 31. Food Products Industry, 32. Foot Wear Industry, 33. Fruit Products Industry, 34. Gas & Gas Distributor’s and Allied Appliances Manufactures, 35. Glass Industry, 36. Glues, Gel tine & Allied Industry (Bone & Hide etc.), 37. Hair Saloon & Beauty Clinics, 38. Handy Craft Industry, 39. Hardware (Tanks, Containers), 40. Heating & Ventilation Industry, 41. Hosiery and Knitted Goods, 42. Hospitals, Clinics & Labs and Waste Management Works, 43. Hotels and Restaurants, 44. Ice and Cold Storage, 45. Industrial Chemicals & Gas filling, Packing, Sales and Allied Industry, 46. Interior Decoration & Poshish etc., 47. Iron and Steel (Foundries and Workshops), 48. Jute Industry, 49. Leather (Including Artificial Leather), 50. Marble & Stone Crushing Industry, 51. Marriage & Banquette and Community Halls & Event Management, 52. Match Box Manufacturing Industry, 53. Media (Print & Electronic), 54. Metal (Primarily Concerned with Utensils), 55. Mining and Quarrying (Other than Coal Mines), 56. Motor Road Transport,

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJABMINIMUM WAGES BOARD62-D NEW MUSLIM TOWN LAHORE NOTIFICATION Dated 5th July. 2024 No. MWB/58(VI)/2024: The following draft recommendations which the Minimum Wages Board proposes to renew under section 16 of the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019 m respect of domestic workers employed in all households in the Punjab Province are hereby published as requital under rule 14 (1) of the Minimum Wages Rules, 1962 for information of persons likely to be affected by it. Notice is hereby given that the proposed rates together with objections and suggestions with respect thereto, may be received to the Secretary, Minimum Wages Bond Punjab, Lahore, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette, which shall be taken into consideration by the said Board under Rule 14 (2) of Rules ibid. Any objection or suggestion received after the expiry of the prescribed period will not be considered /entertained: DRAFT RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING FIXATION OF MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES OF DOMESTIC WORKERS EMPLOYED IN ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PUNJAB PROVINCE a)  For providing housing accommodation             @Rs. 459.03/-. per month b)  For providing transport                                            @Rs 98.28/-. per month VI. The schedule of proposed minimum rate of wages is appended below.- SCHEDULE Sr. No. Category of Workers Proposed minimum rates of wages Per Hour Per day (for 8 working bows) Per month (for 26 working days) 1. Domestic Workers employed in all household of Punjab Province. Rs.177.88 Rs. 1423.07/- Rs. 37,000/- BY ORDER OF THE MINIMUM WAGES BOARD, PUNJAB SECRETARYMinimum Wages Board, Punjab