Punjab Labour Department Announces Minimum Wage Rates-Complete Notification
Notification / OM No.
No. SO(L&P)MW/2024
Dated:
05-September-2024
Notification Issued By:
Labour And Human Resource Department, Government Of The Punjab
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 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 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 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 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,
57. Motorcycle, Scooter, Three Wheel Automobiles & Allied Parts Manufacture Industry,
58. Nursery Growers and Allied Services,
59. Paint Varnish & Allied Products,
60. Paper and Printing Industry,
61. Paper Board & Paper Products Industry,
62. Perfumes, Cosmetics and Other Toilet Preparations,
63. Petroleum Refining Industry,
64. Pharmaceutical Industry,
65. Pipe Industry (Iron, Steel & Plastic),
66. Plastic Products Industry,
67. Plastic Recycling & Plastic Raw Material Manufacturing,
68. Pottery & Crockery Industry,
69. Poultry & Poultry Farms & Animal Medicine,
70. Power Generation Plants,
71. Radiators & Boilers Manufacturing Industry,
72. Ready Made Garments,
73. Rice Milling Industry,
74. Rubber & Rubber Goods Manufacturing Industry,
75. Schools, Academies & Educational Institutions (All Type),
76. Security Service Providers and Security Instruments, Installation & Manufacturing Industry,
77. Seeds, Pests & Allied Industry,
78. Sewing Machines and Parts Mfg.,
79. Shops and Commercial Establishments,
80. Silk and Rayon,
81. Silver, Gold & Artificial Ornaments Manufacturing,
82. Small Units Power Looms,
83. Soap and Detergent,
84. Sports Goods(Including Sports Bags),
85. Steel Re-Rolling Industry,
86. Sugar Industry,
87. Surgical Medical and Dental Instruments and Equipments Manufacturing,
88. Tanning (Tanneries),
89. Tea, Coffee, Kahwa Blending, Packing, Trading & Allied Industry,
90. Telecommunication Equipment’s & Accessories Industry,
91. Tent & Sheds Manufacturing,
92. Textile Printing, Dyeing and Finishing,
93. Thermo Pore & Packing Material Manufacturing,
94. Tools & Tools Parts Manufacturing,
95. Tractors, Agriculture Implements and Allied Industry,
96. Tube well, Turbines Water Pumps Industry,
97. Vegetable Ghee and Edible Oils,
98. Water purification Plants & Allied items Manufacturing / Assembling Industry,
99. Wood and Wood Products (Including Furniture and Fixture),
100. Woolen Textile,
101. Workshops (All Type),
102. Yarn & Thread and Fiber Industry,
6. This notification shall come into force with effect from 1st July, 2024.
SECRETARY
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
LABOUR AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEPARTMENT
