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वशेषांक

RAJASTHAN GAZETTE

Extraordinary

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Published by Authority

Įावण 21, बधवारु, शाके 1948- अगè त 12, 2026

Sravana 21, Wednesday, Saka 1948- August 12, 2026

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LABOUR DEPARTMENT

NOTIFICATION

Jaipur, August 12, 2026

S.O.40.-Whereas a draft of the Code on Wages (Rajasthan) Rules, 2026

was published as required bysub-section (1) of section 67 of theCode on Wages,

2019 (Central Act No. 29 of 2019) published in the Rajasthan Gazette

Extraordinary part 4 (ga) up-khand (II) dated January 13, 2026 for inviting

objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, before

expiry of forty five days from the date on which copies of the Official Gazette

containingthe said draft rules were made available to the public;

And whereas the copies of the Official Gazette in which said draft rules

were published and made available to the public on January 13, 2026;

And whereasobjections and suggestions received from the public on the

said draft rules were considered by the State Government;

Now, therefore in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67 of the

Code on Wages, 2019 (Central Act No. 29 of 2019), the State Government

hereby makes the following rules, namely:-

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement.- (1) These rules may be

called the Code on Wages (Rajasthan) Rules, 2026.

(2) They extend to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.

(3) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the subject or context otherwise

requires,-

(a)

“authority” means the authority appointed by the State Government

under sub-section (1) of section 45;

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(b)

“appellate authority” means the appellate authority appointed by

the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 49;

(c)

“appeal” means an appeal preferred under sub-section (1) of

section 49;

(d) “Board” means the State Advisory Board constituted by the State

Government under sub-section (4) of section 42;

(e)

“Chairperson” means the chairperson of the Board;

(f)

“Code” means the Code on Wages, 2019 (Central Act No. 29 of

2019);

(g)

“committee” means a committee appointed by the State

Government under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 8;

(h)

“day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at mid-night;

(i) "family" means all or any of the following relatives of an employee

namely:-

(i) a spouse;

(ii) a minor legitimate or adopted child dependent upon the

employee;

(iii) a child who is wholly dependent on the earnings of the

employee, and who is,-

(a) receiving education, till he attains the age of twenty-one

years; and

(b) an unmarried daughter;

(iv) a child who is infirm by reason of any physical or mental

abnormality or injury and is wholly dependent on the

earnings of the employee, so long as the infirmity continues;

and

(v) dependent parents (including father-in-law and mother-in-

law of a woman employee), whose income from all sources

does not exceed such income as may be specified by the

State Government, from time to time;

(j)

“Form” means a form appended to these rules;

(k)

“highly skilled occupation” means an occupation which calls in its

performance a specific level of perfection and required competence

acquired through intensive technical or professional training or

practical occupational experience for a considerable period and

also requires of an employee to assume full responsibility for his

judgment or decision involved in the execution of such occupation;

(l)

“Inspector-cum-Facilitator” means a person appointed by the State

Government, by notification under sub-section (1) of section 51;

(m) “member” means a member of the Board and includes its

Chairperson;

(n) “Geographical Area” means, the areas notified as such by the State

Government, from time to time;

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(o) “registered trade union” means a trade union registered underthe

Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Central Act No 35 of 2020);

(p) “Schedule” means the schedule appended to these rules;

(q)

“section” means a section of the Code;

(r)

“semi-skilled occupation” means an occupation which in its

performance requires the application of skill gained by the

experience on job which is capable of being applied under the

supervision or guidance of a skilled employee and includes

supervision over the unskilled occupation;

(s)

“skilled occupation” means an occupation which involves skill and

competence in its performance through experience on the job or

through training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational

institute and the performance of which calls for initiating and

judgment; and

(t)

“unskilled occupation” means an occupation which in its

performance requires the application of simply the operating

experience and involves no further skills.

(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules and not defined in these

rules shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them under the Code.

CHAPTER II

MINIMUM WAGES

3. Manner of calculating the minimum rate of wages.- (1) for the

purposes of sub-section (5) of section 6, the minimum rate of wages shall be

fixed on the day basis keeping in view the following criteria, namely:-

(i)

the standard working class family which includes a spouse and two

children apart from the earning Employee, an equivalent of three

adult consumption units;

(ii) net intake of 2700 calories per day per consumption unit;

(iii) 66 meters cloth per year per standard working class family;

(iv) Housing rent expenditure to constitute 10 percent of food and

clothing expenditure;

(v)

Fuel, electricity and other miscellaneous items of expenditure to

constitute 20 percent of minimum wage; and

(vi) Expenditure for children education, medical requirement, recreation

and expenditure on contingencies to constitute 25 percent of

minimum wage.

(2) when the rate of wages for a day is fixed, then, such amount shall be divided

by eight for fixing the rate of wages for an hour and multiplied by twenty six for

fixing the rate of wages for a month and in such division and multiplication the

factors of one-half and more than one-half shall be rounded as next figure and

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the factors less than one-half shall be ignored.In case of five days working

week, the hourly rate of minimum wages so calculated shall be used to derive

the minimum wages for the day.

4. Norms for fixation of minimum rate of wages.- (1) While fixing the

minimum rates of wages under section 6, the State Government shall take into

account the following:-

(i) geographical area;

(ii) experience in the area of employment; and

(iii) level of skill required for working under the categories of unskilled,

semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled.

(2) The State Government shall constitute a technical committee for the purpose

of advising the State Government in respect of skill categorization of

occupation, arduousness of work, hazardous occupations or processes and

underground work and like other categorization, which shall consist of the

following members, namely:-

(i) Labour Commissioner, Government of Rajasthan - Chairperson

(ii) A representative from the Department of Skills Planning and

Entrepreneurship, Government of Rajasthan, dealing with skill

development - Member

(iii) Director, Employment Department, Government of Rajasthan -

Member

(iv) Two technical experts in wage determination as nominated by the State

Government - Members

(v) Additional Labour Commissioner (IR), Government of Rajasthan

- Member Secretary.

(3) The State Government may, on the advice of the technical committee

referred to in sub-rule (2), categorize the occupations of the employees into four

categories that is to say unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled by

modifying, deleting or adding any entry in the categorization of such

occupations specified in Schedule.

(4)The technical committee referred in sub-rule (2) shall while advising the

State Government under sub-rule (3) take into account, to the possible extent,

the national classification of occupation or national skills qualification frame

work or other similar frame work for the time being formulated to identify

occupations.

5. Interval for revision of variabledearness allowance.-The revision of

dearness allowance shall be made twice in a year i.e. on 1^stApril and 1^st October

on the basis of price index prepared by the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour

and Employment, Government of India.

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6. Number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working

day.-(1) No employee shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment

for more than forty-eight hours in a week.

(2) If an employee works on daily basis in an establishment, the period of

work of such employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for

rest, shall not spread over for more than ten and half hours per day.

(3) If the employee works in the establishment for six days in a week, the

period of work of an employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval

for rest shall not spread over for more than ten and half hours per day and the

seventh day of the said week for the employee shall be a paid holiday.

(4) If the employee works in the establishment for less than six days in a week

arising due to provision of flexibility in working hours, the period of work of an

employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for rest shall not

spread over for more than twelve hours per day and the remaining days of the

said week for the employee shall be paid holidays:

Provided that the flexibility in working hours shall be permitted with the

consent of negotiating union or negotiating council or with the consent of

majority of employees in the absence of negotiating union or negotiating

council.

(5) No employee shall be allowed to work for more than five hours

continuously before he has had an interval for rest of at least half an hour.

(6) The provisions of sub-rule (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall, in the case of an

employee employed in agricultural employment, be subject to such

modifications as may, from time to time, be determined by the State

Government.

7. Weekly day of rest.- (1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, an

employee shall be allowed rest of one day or more than one day, as the case

may be, every week, hereinafter referred to as the rest days, which in case of six

day week shall ordinarily be Sunday and in case less of than six day week shall

include Saturday and Sunday, but the employer may fix any other days of the

week as the rest days for any employee or class of employees:

Provided that in a six day working week or less than six days working

week, as the case may be, the remaining days of the week shall be paid rest days

for such employees:

Provided further that an employee shall be entitled for the rest days under

this sub-rule if he has worked under the same employer in case of six day week

for a continuous period of not less than six days and in case of less than six day

working week for a continuous period of the stipulated number of working

days, as the case may be.

Provided also that the employee shall be informed of the days fixed as the

rest days and of any subsequent change in the rest days before the change is

effected, by display of a notice to that effect at a conspicuous place in the place

of employment.

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Explanation: For the purpose of computation of the continuous period of not

less than six days or the stipulated number of working days in a

week specified in the second proviso to this sub-rule,-

(a) any day on which an employee is required to attend for

work but is given only an allowance for attendance and is

not provided with work;

(b) anyday on which an employee is laid off on payment of

compensation under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020

(Central Act No. 35 of 2020); and

employer to an employee in the period of six days or

during the stipulated number of working days of a week

as the case may be, immediately preceding the rest days,

shall be deemed to be days on which the employee has worked.

(2) Any such employee shall not be required or allowed to work on the rest day

unless he has or will have a substituted rest day for a whole day on one of the

working days in a week immediately before or after the rest day:

Provided that no substitution shall be made which will result in the

employee working for more than ten days consecutively without a rest day for a

whole day.

(3) Where in accordance with the sub-rule (1) and (2), any employee works on

a rest day and has been given a substituted rest day on any one of the working

days before or after the rest day, the rest day shall, for the purpose of calculating

the weekly hours of work, be included in the week in which the substituted rest

day occurs.

(4) An employee shall be granted for rest day wages calculated at the rate

applicable to the next preceding day and where he works on the rest day and has

been given a substituted rest day, then, he shall be paid wages for the rest day

on which he worked, at the overtime rate and wages for the substituted rest day

at the rate applicable to the next preceding day:

Provided that in case of six day week where,-

(a) the minimum rate of wages of the employee as notified under the

Code has been worked out by dividing the minimum monthly

rate of wages by twenty- six; or

(b) the actual daily rate of wages of the employee has been worked

out by dividing the monthly rate of wages by twenty-six and

such actual daily rate of wages is not less than the notified

minimum daily rate of wages of the employee, then, no wages

for the rest day shall be payable; and

substituted rest day, then, he shall be paid, only for the rest day

on which he worked, an amount equal to the wages payable to

him at the overtime rate;

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and, if any dispute arises whether the daily rate of wages has been

worked out in accordance with the provisions of this proviso, the

Labour Commissioner, Rajasthan or any other officer appointed by the

State Government may, on application made to him in this behalf,

decide the same, after giving an opportunity to the parties concerned

to make written representations.

Provided further that in case of an employee governed by a piece-rate

system, he shall be paid wages for the rest day on which he works, at the

overtime rate and wages for the substituted rest day at the rate applicable to the

next preceding day.

Explanation: For the purposes of this sub-rule ‘next preceding day’ means the

last day on which the employee has worked, which precedes the

rest day or the substituted rest day, as the case may be and where

the substituted rest day falls on a day immediately after the rest

day, the next preceding day means the last day on which the

employee has worked, which precedes the rest day.

(5) The provisions of this rule shall not operate to the prejudice of more

favourable terms, if any, to which an employee may be, entitled under any other

law or under the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service, and in

such a case, the employee shall be entitled only to more favourableterms

aforesaid.

Explanation: For the purposes of this rule, ‘week’ shall mean a period of

seven days beginning at midnight on Saturday night.

8. Night shifts.-Where an employee in an employment works on a shift

which extends beyond midnight, then,-

(a) a rest day for the whole day for the purposes of rule 7 shall, in this

case means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning

from the time when his shift ends; and

(b) the following day in such a case shall be deemed to be the period

of twenty-four hours beginning from the time when such shift

ends, and the hours after midnight during which such employee

was engaged in work shall be counted towards the previous day.

9. The extent and conditions for the purposes of sub-section (2) of

section 13.- The number of working hours for certain categories of employees

under sub-section (2) of section 13 may exceed the normal working hours,

specified in rule 6:

Provided that the overtime of these categories of employees shall be as

per section 14.

10. Longer wage period.-The longer wage period for the purposes of

minimum rate of wages under section 14 shall be by the month.

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11. Circumstances under clause (ii) of the proviso to section 10.-An

employee shall not be entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day

under section 10, if he is not entitled to receive such wage under any other

Labour law for the time being in force.

CHAPTER III

PAYMENT OF WAGES

12. Recovery under sub-section (4) of section 18.-Where the total

deductions authorized under sub-section (2) of section 18 exceed fifty percent

of the wages of an employee, the excess shall be carried forward and recovered

from the wages of succeeding wage period or wage periods, as the case may be,

in such installments so that the recovery in any month shall not exceed the fifty

percent of the wages of the employee in that month.

13. The authority under sub-section (1) of section 19.- The authority as

notified by the State Government having jurisdiction over the place of work of

the employee concerned shall be the authority for the purposes of sub-section

(1) of section 19.

14. The manner of exhibiting the notice under sub-section (2) of

section 19.- A notice referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be

displayed in physical form or electronically in Hindi, English and local

language at the conspicuous places in the premises of the work place, in which

the employment is carried on, so that every concerned employee would be able

easily to read the contents of the notice and a copy of the notice shall be sent

electronically or by registered post to the inspector-cum-facilitator having

jurisdiction.

15. The procedure under sub-section (3) of section 19.- The employer

shall give an intimation electronically or in writingspecifying therein the

detailed particulars for obtaining the approval of the imposition of fine to the

Authority referred to in rule 13 who shall, before granting or refusing the

approval, give opportunity of being heard to the employee and the employer

concerned and shall dispose of the matter within 30 days from the date of

receiving such intimation, failing which, it shall be deemed to be approved.

16. Intimation of deduction.- (1) Where an employer makes any

deduction in pursuance of the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 20, he shall

make intimation electronically of by registered post of such deduction to the

Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction within 10 days from the date of

such deduction explaining therein the reason of such deduction.

(2) The Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall, after receiving intimation under sub-

rule (1), examine such intimation and if he finds that the explanation given

therein is in contravention of any provision of the Code or the rules made there

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under, he shall initiate appropriate action under the Code against the employer

within 30 days from the date of receipt of such intimation.

17. Procedure for deduction under sub-section (2) of section 21.-Any

employer desiring to make deduction for damages or loss under sub-section (1)

of section 21 from the wages of an employee shall,-

(i) explain to the employee personally and also in writing the damage or

loss of goods expressly entrusted to the employee for custody or for

loss of money for which he is required to account and how such

damages or loss is directly attributable to the neglect or default of the

employee; and

(ii) give the employee an opportunity to submit any explanation and

thereafter deduction for any damages or loss, if made, shall be

intimated to the employee within fifteen days from the date of such

deduction.

18. Conditions regarding recovery of advance under section 23.-The

recovery, of,-

(i) advances of money given to an employee after the employment

begins under clause (b) of section 23;or

(ii) advances of wages to an employee not already earned under clause

from the wages of the concerned employee in installments

determined by the employer, so as any or all installments in a wage

period shall not exceed fifty percent of the wages of the

employeesubject to the ceiling specified in rule 12 in that wage

period and the particulars of such recovery shall be recorded in the

19. Deduction under section 24.-Deductions for recovery of loans

granted for house building or other purposes approved by the State Government,

and the interest due in respect thereof shall be, subject to any direction made or

circular issued by the State Government, from time to time, regulating the

extent to which such loans may be granted and the rate of interest that shall be

payable thereon.

CHAPTER IV

STATE ADVISORY BOARD

20. Constitution of the Board.-(1) The Board shall consist of the

persons to be nominated by the State Government representing employers and

employees as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (6) of section 42

and the independent persons as specified in clauses (c) of that sub-section.

(2) The persons representing employers as referred to in clause (a) of sub-

section (6) of section 42 shall be twelve and the persons representing employees

referred to in clause (b) of that sub-section shall also be twelve.

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(3) The independent persons specified in clause (c) of sub-section (6) of section

42 to be nominated by the State Government shall consist of the following,

namely:-

(i) the Chairperson;

(ii) four members- each of whom, shall be a professional in the field of

wages and labour related issues;

(4) The State Government shall, while nominating the members of the Board,

take into account that the independent members under sub-rule (3) shall not

exceed one-third of the total members of the Board and one- third of the

members of the Board shall be women.

21. Meeting of the Board.- The Chairperson may, subject to the

provisionsof rule 23, call a meeting of the Board, at any time, he thinks fit:

Provided that on requisition in writing from not less than one half of the

members, the Chairperson shall call a meeting within thirty days from the date

of the receipt of such requisition.

22. Notice of meetings.- The Chairperson shall fix the date, time and

place of every meeting and a notice in writing containing the aforesaid

particulars along with a list of business to be conducted at the meeting shall be

sent to each member by registered post and electronically at least fifteen days

before the date fixed for such meeting:

Provided that in the case of an emergent meeting, notice of seven days

only may be given to every member.

23. Functions of Chairperson.- The Chairperson shall,-

(i) preside at the meetings of the Board;

(ii) decide agenda of each meeting of the Board; and

(iii) where in the meeting of the Board, if any issue has to be decided by

voting, conduct the voting and count or cause to be counted the secret

voting in the meeting.

24. Quorum.-No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at

least one-third of the members and at least one representative member each of

both the employers and an employee are present:

Provided that, if at any meeting less than one-third of the members are

present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting to a date not later than seven

days from the date of the original meeting and it shall thereupon be lawful to

dispose of the business at such adjourned meeting irrespective of the number of

members present.

Provided further that the date, time and place of such adjourned meeting

shall be intimated to all the members electronically or by a Registered post.

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25. Disposal of business of the Board.- All business of the Board shall

be considered at a meeting of the Board, and shall be decided by a majority of

the votes of members present and voting and in the event of an equality of

votes, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote:

Provided that the Chairperson may, if he thinks fit, direct that any matter

shall be decided by the circulation of necessary papers and by securing written

opinion of the members.

Provided further that no decision on any matter under the preceding

proviso shall be taken, unless supported by not less than two-thirds majority of

the members.

26. Method of voting.- Voting in meeting of the Board shall ordinarily

be by show of hands, but if any member asks for voting by ballot, or if the

Chairperson so decides, the voting shall be by secret ballot and shall be held in

such manner as the Chairperson may decide.

27. Proceedings of the meetings.- (1) The proceedings of each meeting

of the Board showing inter alia the names of the members present thereat shall

be forwarded to each member and to the State Government as soon after the

meeting as possible, and in any case, not less than seven days before the next

meeting.

(2) The proceedings of each meeting of the Board shall be confirmed with such

modification, if any, as may be considered necessary at the next meeting.

28. Summoning of witnesses and production of documents.-(1) The

Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the

course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any

document.

(2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board

shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses incurred by him in accordance

with the scale for the time being in force for payment of such allowance to

witnesses appearing before a Civil Court.

29. Appointment of the committees.- The State Government may

appoint as many committees under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 8, as

it considers necessary for the purposes specified in that clause.

30. Term of office of members of the Board.- (1) The term of office of

the Chairperson or a member, as the case may be, shall be normally two years,

commencing from the date of appointment or nomination, as the case may be,

under sub-section (4) of section 42:

Provided that such Chairperson or a member shall, notwithstanding the

expiry of the said period of two years, continue to hold office until his successor

is appointed or nominated, as the case may be.

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(2) An independent member of the Board nominated to fill a casual vacancy

shall hold office for the remaining period of the term of office of the member, in

whose place he is nominated.

(3) The official members of the Board shall hold office till they are replaced by

respective such other official members.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule (1), (2), and (3), the

members of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of the State

Government.

31. Travelling allowance.- The Chairman and every member of the Board,

shall be entitled to draw travelling and halting allowance for any journey

performed by him in connection with his duties at the rates and subject to the

conditions applicable to a Class-I officer of the State Government.

32. Officers and Staff.- The State Government may provide a Secretary

not below the rank of Additional Labour Commissioner to the Government of

Rajasthan, other officers and staff to the Board, as it may think necessary for the

functioning of the Board.

33. Eligibility for re-nomination of the members of the Board.-An

outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the membership of the

Board for not more than total two terms.

34. Resignation of the Chairperson and other members of the Board.-

(1) A member of the Board, other than the Chairperson, may, by giving notice

in writing to the Chairperson, resign his membership and the Chairperson may

resign by a letter addressed to the State Government.

(2) A resignation shall take effect from the date of communication of its

acceptance or on the expiry of 30 days from the date of resignation, whichever

is earlier.

(3) When a vacancy occurs or is likely to occur in the membership of the Board,

the Chairperson shall submit a report to the State Government immediately and

the State Government shall, then, take steps to fill the vacancy in accordance

with the provisions of the Code.

35. Cessation of membership.- If a member of the Board, fails to attend

three consecutive meetings, without prior intimation to the Chairperson, he

shall, cease to be a member thereof.

36. Disqualification.-(1) A person shall be disqualified for being

nominated as, and for being a member of the Board,-

(i) if he is declared to be of unsound mind by a competent court; or

(ii) if he is an un-discharged insolvent; or

(iii) if before or after the commencement of the Code, he has been convicted

of an offence involving moral turpitude.

(2) If any question arises whether a disqualification has been incurred under

sub-rule (1), the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final.

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CHAPTER V

PAYMENT OF DUES ANDCLAIMS etc.

37. Payment under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 44.-(1) (a)

Every employee shall make a declaration in Form-X, nominating a person

conferring the right to receive the amount that may stand in his credit at the

event of his death before that amount standing to his credit has become payable

or where the amount has become payable, before payment has been made.

(b) If the employee has a family at the time of making nomination, the

nomination shall be in favour of the spouse or the spouse in preference followed

by one or more members of his family:

Provided that nomination made by an employee having a family in favour

of a person other than member of his family shall be invalid.

Provided further that a fresh nomination towards his spouse shall be made

by the employee on his marriage and any nomination made before such

marriage shall be deemed to be invalid.

employee may appoint a major person of his family, to be the guardian of the

minor nominee or where there is no major person in the family, he may at his

discretion, appoint any other person to be a guardian of the minor nominee.

(d) If the employee nominates more than one member, he shall specify in

the nomination, the amount or share payable to each of his nominees at his own

discretion so as to cover the whole of the amount that may stand to his credit.

(2) Where any amount payable to an employee under the Code is due after his

death or on account of his whereabouts not being known, and the amount could

not be paid to the nominee of the employee until the expiry of three months

from the date the amount had become payable, then, such amount shall be

deposited by the employer with the authority notified by the State Government

having jurisdiction, who shall disburse the amount to the person nominated by

the employee after ascertaining his identity within two months of the date on

which the amount was so deposited with him.

38. Deposit of the undisbursed dues under clause (b) of sub-section (1)

of section 44.- (1) Where any amount payable to an employee under this Code

remains undisbursed because either no nomination has been made by such

employee or for any other reason, such amounts could not be paid to the

nominee of employee until the expiry of six months from the date the amount

had become payable, all such amounts shall be deposited by the employer with

the Authority as notified by the State Government having jurisdiction before the

expiry of the fifteenth day after the last day of the said period of six months,

through bank transfer or demand draft of a scheduled bank in favour of the

Authority.

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(2) The amount referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be deposited by the employer

with the Authority as notified by the State Government, having jurisdiction

through bank transfer or through a crossed demand draft obtained from any

scheduled bank in India drawn in favour of such Authority.

39. Manner of dealing with the undisbursed dues under clause (b) of

sub-section (1) of section 44.-(1) The amount referred to in sub-rule (1) of rule

38 deposited with the Authority having jurisdiction shall remain with him and

be invested in the State Government Securities or deposited as a fixed deposit in

a scheduled bank.

(2) The Authority having jurisdiction will exhibit, as soon as may be possible, a

notice containing such particulars regarding the amount as the Authority

considers sufficient for information at least for fifteen days on the notice board

and also publish such notice in any one newspaper being circulating in the

language commonly understood in the area in which undisbursed wages were

earned.

(3) Subject to the provision of sub-rule (4), the Authority having jurisdiction

shall release the amount to the nominee or to that person who has claimed such

amount, as the case may be, in whose favour such Authority has decided, after

giving the opportunity of being heard, the amount to be paid.

(4) If the undisbursed amount remains unclaimed for a period of seven years,

the same shall be dealt within the manner as directed by the State Government

from time to time in this behalf.

CHAPTER VI

FORMS, REGISTERS AND WAGE SLIP

40. Form of a single application.-(1) A single application, may be filed

under sub-section (5) of section 45 in Form-II manually or electronically along

with documents specified in the said Form.

(2) Where an application under sub-section (5) of section 45 is entertained, the

authority shall serve upon the employer electronically or by registeredpost a

notice in Form-VIII to appear before him on the date specified in the notice with

all relevant documents and witnesses, if any, and shall inform the applicant of

the date so specified.

(3) If the employer or his representative fails to appear on the specified date, the

authority may hear and determine the application exparte.

(4) If the applicant or his representative fails to appear on the specified date

without any reasonable cause shown in advance, the authority may dismiss the

application.

41. Appeal.-(1) Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the

authority under sub-section (2) of section 45 may prefer an appeal under sub-

section (1) of section 49 in Form-III electronically or by registered post, along

with documents mentioned by the appellant in the said Form, to the appellate

authority having jurisdiction:

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Provided that no appeal by an employer shall be admitted unless at the

time of preferring the appeal, the appellant has deposited the amountpayable

under the direction appealed against with the appellate authority.

(2) Where an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 49 is entertained, the

appellate authority shall serve upon the respondent electronically or by speed

post a notice in Form-IX to appear before him on the date specified in the notice

and shall inform the appellant of the date so specified.

(3) The appellate authority shall after hearing the appellant and the respondent

shall, by order, decide the appeal.

42. Form of register, etc..- (1) Every employer of all establishments to

which the Code applies shall maintain under sub-section (1) of section 50,

electronically or in physical form in the formats appended to these rules, the

following registers:-

(i) Employee Register in Form-IV,

(ii) Register of Wages, Overtime, Advances, Fines and Deductions for

Damage and Loss in Form-I, and

(iii) Attendance Register-cum-Muster Roll in Form-V.

(2) All fines and all realizations thereof referred to in sub-section (8) of section

19 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer in Form-I appended

to these rules, electronically or otherwise and the authority referred to in said

sub-section (8) shall be the Authority having jurisdiction, as notified by the

State Government.

(3) All deductions and all realizations referred to in sub-section (3) of section 21

shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer in Form-I appended to

these rules, electronically or otherwise.

(4) Every employer shall display a notice under sub-section (2) of section 50 in

Form-VI along with abstract of the Code.

(5) Registers required to be maintained under these rules shall be preserved for

a period of five years after the date of last entry made therein.

43. Wage slip.-Every employer shall issue wage slips, electronically or

otherwise to the employees in Form-VII on or before payment of wages.

44.Manner of holding enquiry under sub-section (1) of section 53.- (1)

When a complaint is filed before the officer appointed under sub-section (1) of

section 53, hereinafter in this rule referred to as the officer, in respect of the

offences referred to in said sub-section either by an officer authorised for such

purpose by the StateGovernment or by an employee aggrieved or a Trade Union

under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Central Act No. 35 of 2020) or an

Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the officer, after considering such evidences as

produced before him by the complainant, is of the opinion that an offence has

been committed, shall issue summons to the offender on the address specified in

the complaint fixing a date for his appearance.

(2) If the offender to whom the summons has been issued under sub-rule (1)

appears or is produced before the officer, he shall explain the offender the

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offence complained against him and if the offender pleads guilty, the officer

shall impose penalty on him in accordance with the provisions of the Code and

when the offender does not plead guilty, the officer shall take evidence of the

witnesses produced by the complainant on oath and provide opportunity of

cross examination of the witnesses so produced.

(3) The officer shall record the statement of the witnesses on oath and in cross

examination in writing and take the documentary evidence on record.

(4) The officer shall, after the complainant’s evidence is complete, provide

opportunity of defence to the accused person and the witnesses produced by the

accused shall be cross examined after their statements on oath by the

complainant and documentary evidence in defence shall be taken on record by

the officer.

(5) The officer shall after hearing the parties and considering the evidences

both oral and documentary decide the complaint in accordance with the

provisions of the Code.

45. The manner of composition of offences under sub-section (1) of

section 56.-(1) An accused person desirous of making composition of offence

under sub-section (1) of section 56, may make an application in Form-VIII

electronically or manually to the Gazetted Officer notified under said sub-

section (1).

(2) The Gazetted Officer referred to in sub-rule (1), shall, on receipt of such

application, satisfy himself as to whether the offence is compoundable or not

under the Code and if the offence is compoundable and the accused person

agrees for the composition, compromise the offence for a sum of fifty per cent

of the maximum fine provided for such offence under the Code, to be paid by

the accused within the time specified in the order of composition issued by such

officer.

(3) Where the offence has been compromised under sub-rule (2) after the

institution of the prosecution, then, the officer shall send a copy of such order

made by him for intimation to the officer referred to in sub-section (1) of

section 53 for needful action under sub-section (6) of section 56.

CHAPTER VII

MISCELLANEOUS

46. Timely Payment of Wages.-Where the employees are employed in

an establishment through contractor, then, the company or firm or association or

any other person who is the proprietor of the establishment shall pay to the

contractor the amount payable to him or it, as the case may be, before the date

of payment of wages so that payment of wages to the employees shall be made

positively in accordance with the provisions of section17.

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Explanation: For the purpose of this rule, the expression firm shall have the

meaning as assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932

(Central Act No. 9 of 1932).

47. Responsibility for payment of minimum bonus.- Where in an

establishment, the employees are employed through contractor and the

contractor fails to pay minimum bonus to them under section 26, then, the

company or firm or association or other person as referred to in the proviso to

section 43 shall, on the written information of such failure, given by the

employees or any registered trade union or unions of which the employees are

members and on confirming such failure, pay such minimum bonus to the

employees.

48. Inspection Scheme.- (1) For the purposes of the Code and these

rules, there shall be formulated an inspection Scheme by the Labour

Commissioner with the approval of the State Government.

(2) In the inspection scheme referred to in sub-rule (1), apart from other

structural facts, a number shall be specified in the scheme for each Inspector-

cum-Facilitator and establishment.

49.Annual Return.- The return under these rules shall be filed

electronically by every employer of an establishment to which the Code applies

in the relevant columns of the Form specified for such purpose in the rules made

under the Occupational, Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

(Central Act No. 37 of 2020). A copy of such return shall also be forwarded

electronically to the Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment,

Government of India.

50. Repeal and savings.-(1) On and from the date of commencement of

these rules,-

(i) The Rajasthan Payment of Wages Rules, 1961;

(ii) The Rajasthan Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1961;

(iii) The Rajasthan Payment of Wages (Unclaimed Amount) Rules,

1972;

(iv) The Rajasthan Payment of Wages (Manner of Recovery of Excess

Deductions) Rules, 1966;

(v) The Rajasthan Minimum Wages Rules, 1959;

(vi) The Rajasthan Minimum Wages (Undisbursed Amount) Rules,

1961; and

(vii) Rajasthan Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under various

Labour Laws Rules, 2017,

are hereby repealed.

(2) The repeal of the rules specified in sub-rule (1) shall not,-

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(i) revive anything not in force or existing at the time of such repeal;

(ii) affect the previous operation of any rules so repealed and orders or

anything duly done or suffered thereunder;

(iii) affect any right, privilege, obligation, or liability acquired, accrued

incurred under the rules so repealed or orders issued under

such

repealed rules;

(iv) affect any investigation, inquiry, verification, adjudication and any

other legal proceedings or recovery of arrears or remedy in respect

any such rights, privilege, obligation, liability, forfeiture or

punishment, as aforesaid, and any such investigation, inquiry,

verification proceedings, adjudication and other legal proceeding

recovery of arrears or remedy may be instituted, continued

or enforced, and

any penalty,

fine, interest, forfeiture or

punishment may be levied or imposed as if these rules had not been

so repealed; or

(v) affect any proceedings including that relating to an appeal, revision,

review or reference, instituted before, on or after the

commencement of these rules and such proceedings shall be

continued under the said repealed rules as if these rules had not

come into force and the said

rules had not been repealed.

(3) The mention of the particular matters referred to in sub-rules (2) above shall

not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of provisions of the

General Clauses Act, 1897 (Central Act No. 10 of 1897) with regard to the

effect of repeal.

FORM-I

[see rule 18, 42 (1), (2) and (3)]

Register of Wages, Overtime, Fine, Deduction for damage and Loss

Name oftheEstablishment:

Name oftheOwner:

PAN/TAN of theEmployer:

Labour Identification Number (LIN):

Rates of wages

Sr. No. in

Employee

Name of

the

employee

with

father

Designation

Department

Duration

Payment of Wages

(Monthly/Fortnight

/Weekly/Daily/Piec

Wage

Period

From-

Total

no.

days

worked

during

Total

overtime

(hours

worked or

production

Basic DA Allowan

ces

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husband’s

name

e rated)

the

period

in case of

piece

workers)

Deductions

Overtime

earning

Gross

Payment

Employee

Contribution to

EPF

Employee

Contributio

n to ESIC

Other

deductions

Fine

imposed

Nature

acts

and

omissions

for

which

fine imposed

with date

Damage

loss

caused

the

employer by

neglect

default of the

employee

Amount

deductions for

damages

loss

Total

Deductions

Total

amount

of wages

paid

Date

Payment

Signature of Employee

or Bank A/c with date of

remittance

Employer’s Signature

FORM-II

[see rule 40]

[SINGLE APPLICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (5) OF SECTION 45]

BEFORE THE AUTHORITY APPOINTED UNDER SUB-SECTION (1) OF

SECTION 45

OF THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019 (Central Act No. 29 of 2019)

…………………

Application No…………..of 20……….

Between…………………………………………………………..……Applicant

(Through employees concerned or registered trade union or Inspector- cum-

Facilitator

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Address…………………………………..………………………………………

……………….

And

……………………….………………………………………………………………

…………………

Address………………………

The application states as follows:

(1)

The applicant(s) whose name(s) appear in the attached schedule

was/were/has/have

been

employedfrom……………to………….

as……………...(category)in…………………….(establishment)

Shri/M/s………………………………………………..…engaged

in………….(nature of work) which is/are covered by the Code on Wages, 2019.

(2)

The opponent(s) is/are the employer(s) within the meaning of section 2(l)

of the Code on Wages,2019.

(3)

(a)The applicant(s) has/ have been paid wages at less than the minimum

rates of wages fixed for their category (categories) of employment(s)

under the Code by Rs…. …………..Per day for the period(s)

from………………………to……………………….

(b) The applicant(s) has/ have not been paid wages at Rs……………..

Per day for the weekly days of rest from to…

(c)The applicant(s) has/ have not been paid wages at overtime rate(s) for

the periodfrom…………………..to…..............

(d)The applicant(s) has/have not been paid wages for period

from………………to……….

(e)Deductions have been made which are in contravention of the Code,

from the wage(s) of the applicant(s) as per details specified in the

annexure appended with thisapplication.

(f)The applicant(s) has/have not been paid minimum bonus for the

accounting year……………..

(4)

The applicant(s) estimate(s) the value of relief sought byhim/ them on

each amount asunder:

(a)

Rs…….

(b)

Rs…….

(c)

Rs…….

Total Rs…….

(5)

The applicant(s), therefore, pray(s) that a direction may be issued under

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section 45(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019for;

(a) payment of the difference between the wages payable under the Code

and the wages actuallypaid,payment of remuneration for the days

ofrest

(b) payment of wages at the overtimerates,

(6)

The applicant(s) do hereby solemnly declare(s) that the facts stated in this

application are true to the best of his/their knowledge, belief

andinformation.

Dated………….

Signature or thumb-impression of the

employed person(s), or official of a

registered trade union duly authorized or

Inspector- cum-Facilitator.

Note: The applicant(s), if required, may append annexures containing details,

with this application.

FORM-III

(see rule 41)

Appeal under Section 49 (1) of the Code on Wages, 2019

Before the Appellate Authority under the Code on Wages, 2019

.........................................................

(Name and Address of appellant)

Vs.

....................................................

.........................................................

(Name and Address of respondent)

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DETAILS OF APPEAL:

Particulars of the order against which the appeal is made : Number and

date:

The authority who has passed the impugned order:

Amount awarded:

Compensation awarded , if any :

Facts of the case:

(Give here a concise statement of facts in a chronological order, each paragraph

containing as nearly as possible a separate issue or fact).

Grounds for appeal:

Matters not previously filed or pending with any other Court or any

AppellateAuthority:

The appellant further declares that he had not previously filed any appeal, writ

petition or suit regarding the matter in respect of which this appeal has been

made, before any Court or any other Authority or Appellate Authority nor any

such appeal, writ petition or suit is pending before any of them.

Reliefs sought :

In view of the facts mentioned above the appellant prays for the following

relief(s) :— [Specify below the relief(s) sought]

6. List ofenclosures:

Date :

Place :

Signature of the appellant.

For office use

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FORM-IV

EMPLOYEE REGISTER

[see rule 42(1)]

Name of theEstablishment :

Name of theEmployer:

Name of theOwner :

PAN/TAN of theEmployer:

Labour Identification Number (LIN):

Sl.

No. ^Employee

Code

Name Surname Gender Father’s

Spouse

Name

Date

Birth

Nationalit

Educatio

n Level

Date

Joining

Desig-

nation