The Jammu & Kashmir administration notified the Draft Rules for the Code on Wages in the gazette on 15 January 2021.
Applicability
Once in force, the Draft Rules will apply across the territorial jurisdiction of Jammu and Kashmir, effective from the date following their final publication in the Official Gazette, coinciding with the commencement of the Code on Wages, 2019. They will repeal two existing regulations:
- Jammu and Kashmir Payment of Wages Rules, 1972
- Jammu and Kashmir Minimum Wages Rules, 1972
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 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)