The Government of Jharkhand on March 15, 2024, issued the Jharkhand Payment of Wages (Amendment) Rules, 2023, to further amend the Jharkhand Payment of Wages Rules 1937.
This shall come into force on March 15, 2024.
The following has been stated namely, -
• In Rule-18 which states “In respect of every factory in which during the calendar year any fines have been imposed or any deductions for breach of contract or for damage or loss have been made from wages a return shall be sent in Form IV so as to reach the Chief Inspector of Factories not later than the 15th of February, following the end of the calendar year to which it relates” shall be substituted with,
o “In respect of every factory or other establishment in which during the calendar year any fines have been imposed or any deductions for breach of contract or for damage or loss have been made from wages a return shall be sent in Form IV so as to reach the Inspector of Factories in case of factories and to Labour Superintendent in case of other establishments in their respective jurisdictions, not later than the 15th of February, following the end of the calendar year to which it relates.”
[Notification no. - 02/ Shrama. Ka.(PW Act)-01/2015 L&E 563]
