The Labour, Skill Development and Employment Department, Gujarat on April 27, 2022 has issued a draft notification on revision of wages of workers working in ship Breaking Activities which is covered under entry 61 in Part-1 of the schedule to the Minimum wages Act, 1948.
The following points have been laid:
(a) The basic rates of wages payable to the employees employed in the said employment by the day shall be as set out in column 3 of the Schedule appended hereto in respect of the class of employees mentioned below;
(b) a special allowance and directs that so long as this notification is in force, the rate of such special allowance shall be adjusted by the competent authority, at the interval of every six months commencing from the 1st October and the April on the basis of the average cost of Living Index Number for the preceding period for six months ending on the 30th June and 31st December, respectively in such manner that;
(i) for the rise of every five points over the cost of Living Index Number 7270 or over any such number which is greater than 7270 applicable to the employees in the said Scheduled Employment, the special allowance payable in addition to the basic rates of wages shall be Rs.0.20 paise per day or Rs.05.20 per month
(ii) for the fall of every five points below any cost of Living Index Number which is not less than 7270, the special allowance shall be reduced at the rate of Rs.0.20 paise per day or Rs.05.20 per month:
• Skilled (Manager, Mukadam, Supervisor crane and vij(electric)Operator – Rs. 430 + special allowance
• Semi-Skilled - Battiwala (Gas cutter) – Rs.417 + special allowance
• Un-skilled – (Malpani, Begari, Helper.) – Rs. 404 + special allowance
All persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration by the Government of Gujarat on or after the expiry of two months from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Any objections or suggestions which may be received by the Deputy Secretary Labour, Skill Development and Employment Department, Block No.5, 6th Flo0r, New Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar from any person in respect of the said draft notification on or before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be taken into consideration by the Government.
*Disclaimer - Kidnly refer to the table in the provided document.
[Notification No. KHR/2022/52/LVD/10/2009/116193/M2]
