The Labour Welfare & Skill Development Department, Tamil Nadu on July 7,2022, issued a notification to revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in shops and commercial establishments under the minimum wages act,1948.
The following classes of employees shall be covered:
• General category
The minimum wages rate shall vary from Rs 7,390 to Rs 6,470 per month.
• Special category
The minimum wages rate shall vary from Rs 7,390 to Rs 6,470 per month.
Explanations: -
(1) Dearness Allowance.
In addition to the minimum rates of basic wages fixed above, the employees shall be paid dearness allowance as indicated below:
• The dearness allowance is linked to the Average Consumer Price Index of Chennai City for the year 2010, that is 161 points (with base 2001=100) and for any further raise of every one point over and above 161 points, an increase of Rs.40.18 (Rupees forty and paise eighteen only) per month shall be paid as dearness allowance.
• The dearness allowance shall be calculated every year on the first April on the basis of the average of the consumer price indices for the preceding 12 months, that is from January to December, and
• The first calculation of the dearness allowance shall thus be effective from the date of publication of this Notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, based on the average Chennai City Consumer Price Index for the previous year, that is from January to December.
(2) The classification of zones shall be as follows:
(i) Zone - A : All Corporations and Special Grade
(ii) Zone – B : All Municipalities other than Special Grade Municipalities.
(iii) Zone - C : All Townships, Town Panchayats and Cantonments.
(3) Where the nature of work is the same, no distinction in the payment of wages shall be made between men and women employees.
(4) To arrive at daily rates of wages, the monthly wages shall be divided by 26.
(5) Wherever the existing wages are higher than the minimum wages fixed herein, such higher wages shall be continued to be paid.
Disclaimer – Kindly find the detailed schedule in the provided Link/Document.
[Notification No. G.O. (D) No. 343]
