ABSTRACT
Minimum Wages Act, 1948- Revision of minimum rates of wages for employment in
Security guards- Preliminary Notification-Confirmed.
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT(JI) DEPARTMENT
G.O.(2D)
No. 38
Dated: 9.11.2005
READ:-
1. G.O.(2D) No.36, Labour and
Employment Department , dated 8.5.2003.
2. From the
Commissioner of Labour, Chennai-6, letter No. Z1/58513/02,
dated 2/3/2005 and letter dated 23.6.2005. -----------
ORDER:
In the Government Order first
read above, a Preliminary Notification containing
proposal to revise further the minimum rates of
wages for employment in Security Guards was issued
and objection and suggestion were invited from
the persons likely to be affected by such revision.
2. The Commissioner of Labour
has stated that objections were received from the
Employers Federation of Southern India, Group 4
Securities Guarding Limited, SDB CISCO India Limited.
The Government have examined the objections in
detail and decided to reject the above objections
and to confirm the Preliminary Notification issued
in the G.O.first read above.
3. The appended Notification will
be published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette
both in English and Tamil. The Tamil Development
Culture and Religious Endowments (Translation)
Department , Secretariat, Chennai-600 009 is requested
to
supply the Works Manager, Government
Central Press, Chennai-600079 with the Tamil translation
of the Notification. (BY ORDER
OF THE GOVERNOR)
R. SELLAMUTHU, SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Works Manager, Government
Central Press, . Chennai-79(for publication of
the notification in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette)
(2 copies)(He is requested to send 5 copies of
the Notification to this Department for reference
and record)
The Secretary to Government, Tamil
Development , Culture and Religious Endowments(Translation)
Department, Chennai-9 (2 copies)
The Commissioner of Labour, Chennai-600
006 (5 copies)
The Chief Inspector of Factories,Chennai-600
005
The Director of Industries and
Commerce, Chennai-600 005
The Employers' and Employees'
Association through the
Commissioner of Labour, Chennai-600
006 (50 copies)
Copy to:
The Secretary to Government of
India, Ministry of Labour and Rehabilitation, New
Delhi-110 001
The Director, Labour Bureau, G.O.I.,
Min. of Labour, SCO 28-31, Sector 17A Chandigarh-160017
The Secretary to Government of
Andhra Pradesh, Labour Employment, Training and
Factories Department, Hyderabad
The Secretary to Government of
Karnataka, Labour Department,Bangalore
The Secretary to Government of
Kerala, Labour Department, Thiruvananthapuram
The Secretary to Government of
Pondicherry, Labour Department, Pondicherry.
The Secretary (Labour) Administration
of Union Territory of Lakshadweep, Kavaratti Island-682555.
All Collectors.
The Regional Labour Commissioner,
Sastri Bhavan, Haddows Road, Chennai-600 006
The Private Secretary to Secretary
to Government, Labour and Employment Department,
Chennai-600 009
The Law Department, Chennai-600
009
SF/SC s
FORWARDED: BY ORDER
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APPENDIX.
NOTIFICATION.
In exercise of the powers conferred
by clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 3 and
sub-section (2) of section 5 of the Minimum Wages
Act, 1948 (Central Act XI of 1948) and in supersession
of the Labour and Employment Department Notification
No.II(2)/LE/869/2000, published at pages 399-400
of Part II-Section 2 of the Tamil Nadu Government
Gazette, dated the 9th August 2000, the Governor
of Tamil Nadu hereby revises the minimum rates
of wages payable to the classes of employees in
the employment in Security Guard in the State of
Tamil Nadu specified in column (1) of the Schedule
below, as specified in the corresponding entries
in column (2) thereof, the draft of the same having
been previously published as required by clause
(b) of sub-section (1) of section 5 of the said
Act.
2. This Notification shall come
into force with effect on and from the date of
its publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
THE SCHEDULE.
EMPLOYMENT IN SECURITY GUARDS.
classes of Employees Minimum
rates of wages per month |
Zone-A |
Zone-B |
Zone-C |
Rs. P. |
Rs. P. |
Rs. P. |
(1) Manager |
4534.00 |
4189.00 |
3614.00 |
| (2) Assistant Manager |
4189.00 |
3959.00 |
3384.00 |
| (3) Supervisor |
3384.00 |
3154.00 |
2809.00 |
| (4) Helper |
2809.00 |
2694.00 |
2464.00 |
(5) Senior Security
Inspector/Security
Officer |
4189.00 |
3959.00 |
3384.00 |
(6) Corporal/Seargent/
Assistant Security
Officer |
3729.00 |
3499.00 |
3269.00 |
(7) Chief Watchman/
Senior Watchman |
3269.00 |
3039.00 |
2809.00 |
(8)Security Guard
(Male/Female) |
2579.00 |
2464.00 |
2349.00 |
Explanations.-
(1) The Classification of Zones shall be
as follows:-
Zone-A shall include all
Corporations.
Zone-B shall include all
Municipalities.
Zone-C shall include all
places other than those in Zones A and
B.
(2) Dearness Allowance.-
In addition to the minimum wages fixed
above, the employees shall be paid dearness
allowance as indicated below:-
The dearness allowance
is linked to the average Chennai City Consumer
Price Index Number for the year 2000 that
is, 475 points (with base 1982=100) and
for every raise of one point over and above
475 points, an increase of Rs.4.90 (Rupees
four and ninety paise only) per month shall
be paid as dearness allowance.
The dearness allowance
shall be calculated every year on the 1st
April on the basis of the average of the
indices for the preceding 12 months namely
from January to December.
The first calculation
shall thus be effective from the date of
publication of the Notification in the
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, based on
the average of Chennai City Consumer Price
Index Number for the previous year.
Where the nature of work
is the same, no distinction in payment
of wages shall be made between men and
women workers.
To arrive at daily wages,
the monthly wages shall be divided by 26.
To arrive at monthly wages,
the daily wages shall be multiplied by
30.
Wherever the existing
wages are higher than the minimum wages
fixed herein, the same shall be continued
to be paid.
R. SELLAMUTHU,
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
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