Payment of minimum wages in liue of weekly off
SITARAM
(Querist) 04 February 2012
This query is : Resolved
We engage the contractual worker through contractors for supplying man power. As our shift go around the whole day in this way some of the worker have to perform duties for more then 26 shifts in a month. The minimum wages is fixed 6000/- pr month with weekly off. we pay them the wages for weekly off in follwowing manner
6000/26 X actual day worked
6000/26X 35 ( as he worked for 35 shifts )
Is there any thing against the law as we are not giving Weekly rest and pay for weekly rest on normal rate. Some of the labopur authority ask to pay double the wages for in lue of weekly off. and some says you cant allow any person to work without weekly off
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 04 February 2012
You are required to provide weekly off to the labourer and as you take work from them during off days so it shall be treated as over time and as per rules, you shall have to pay double remuneration for the off days.
