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Minimum Wages
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Compliance
Ensure fair wages for your workforce, avoid costly penalties, and protect your business from legal disputes.
Introduction and Value Proposition
The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, is a fundamental labour law that mandates the payment of minimum wages to workers in scheduled employments. With rates varying by state, skill level, and industry, staying compliant is a dynamic challenge. Failure to pay the correct minimum wage can result in severe penalties, employee disputes, and damage to your reputation. PCS provides expert advisory services to help you navigate these complexities, ensure accurate wage payments, and maintain full compliance with all applicable notifications.
Why Choose PCS?
● Pan-India Coverage: We monitor wage revisions across all states, providing you with accurate, localized information.
● Proactive Updates: We alert you to upcoming wage revisions and their potential impact on your payroll.
● Risk Mitigation: Our diligent audits and record-keeping guidance significantly reduce your risk of penalties and claims.
Key Challenges We Solve
● Multiple Revisions: Keeping track of frequent and disparate revisions in minimum wage rates across different states and categories.
● Correct Classification: Accurately classifying workers into unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled categories for correct wage application.
● Overtime Calculation: Calculating the correct overtime wages as per the prescribed norms (often double the ordinary rate).
● Record Maintenance: Maintaining mandatory records like wage registers, overtime registers, and muster rolls to prove compliance during inspections
Our Minimum Wages Act Services
Wage Rate Advisory
Providing up-to-date information on the applicable minimum wage rates for your industry, state, and worker classification.
Payroll Audit
Reviewing your payroll to ensure all employees are paid at or above the statutory minimum wage.
Overtime Calculation
Guidance on correctly calculating overtime wages according to the Act.
Record Maintenance
Assistance in maintaining all prescribed registers (Register of Wages, Overtime Register, Muster Roll) to avoid penalties
Liaison with Authorities
Acting as your representative in communications with the Labour Commissioner and during inspections.
Claim Representation
Support in defending against claims of underpayment filed by employees.
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