The Assam government notified the Draft Rules for the Code on Wages in the gazette on 1 November 2021.
Applicability
Once in force, the Draft Rules will apply across the whole of Assam, effective from the date of their final publication in the Gazette. They will repeal three existing regulations:
- Assam Payment of Wages Rules, 1937
- Assam Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1981
- Assam Minimum Wages Rules, 1952
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 & 50(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 48)
- Form III – Appeal under Section 49(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 before the Appellate Authority (Rule 49)
- Form IV – Employee register (Rule 50(3))
- Form V – Wage slip (Rule 51)
- Form VI – Application under Section 56(4) for composition of offence (Rules 53(i) & 54(i))