The Uttarakhand government notified the Draft Rules for the Code on Wages in the gazette on 25 February 2021.
Applicability
Once in force, the Draft Rules will apply across the whole of Uttarakhand, effective from the date following their final publication in the Official Gazette. They will repeal two existing regulations:
- Uttarakhand (U.P.) Payment of Wages Rules, 1936
- Uttarakhand (U.P.) 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 19 & 51(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 49)
- Form III – Appeal under Section 49(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019 before the Appellate Authority (Rule 50)
- Form IV – Employee register (Rule 51(3))
- Form V – Wage slip (Rule 52)
- Form VI – Application under Section 56(4) for composition of offence (Rule 54)