The Mizoram government notified the Draft Rules for the Code on Wages in the gazette on 10 November 2021.
Applicability
Once in force, the Draft Rules will apply across the whole of Mizoram, effective from the date of notification in the Official Gazette. They will repeal two existing regulations:
- Mizoram Payment of Wages Rules, 1992
- Mizoram Minimum Wages Rules, 1992
Compliances
The Draft Rules prescribe six forms covering procedures under the Code:
- Form I – Register of wages, overtime, fines, and deductions for damage or loss (Rules 18 & 41(1), (2), (3))
- Form II – Application under Section 45(5) before the authority appointed under Section 45(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 (Rule 39)
- Form III – Appeal under Section 49(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 before the Appellate Authority (Rule 40)
- Form IV – Employee register (Rule 41(3))
- Form V – Wage slip (Rule 42)
- Form VI – Application under Section 56(4) for composition of offence (Rule 44)