The Odisha government notified the Draft Rules for the Code on Wages in the gazette on 10 March 2021.
Applicability
Once in force, the Draft Rules will apply across the whole State of Odisha, effective from the date following their publication in the Odisha Gazette. They will repeal two existing regulations:
- Odisha Payment of Wages Rules, 1936
- Odisha Minimum Wages Rules, 1954
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 17 & 42(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 41)
- Form III – Appeal under Section 49(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 before the Appellate Authority (Rule 42)
- Form IV – Employee register (Rule 43(3))
- Form V – Wage slip (Rule 44)
- Form VI – Application under Section 56(4) for composition of offence (Rule 45)