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Date: 02-11-2023
Circular Number: C-213
Minimum wage of Rs. 32,000/= p.m. of
Unskilled Adult and Juvenile Workers in Sindh
By Notification dated 02-11-2023 u/s 6(1)(a) of the Sindh Minimum Wages Act, 2015 Sindh Govt. has fixed the minimum rate of wages as Rs. 32,000/=per month or Rs. 1230.77/=per day in respect of adult unskilled, juvenile and adolescent workers working in the Industrial and commercial establishments in the province of Sindh w.e.f. 01-07-2023 on the recommendation of the Sindh Minimum Wage Board and salient features of the same are given as under: –
- That the minimum wage of adult and juvenile unskilled workers, both male and female, temporary or permanent, are to be paid the minimum wage at the rate of 32,000/= per month or Rs. 1230.77/= per day w.e.f. 01-07-2023 as defined by the Section 5(2) of the Sindh Minimum Wages Act, 2015.
- The daily minimum wage for piece rated workers would be 1/26th of the monthly minimum wage amounting to Rs. 1230.77/= per day, which would proportionately include an element of minimum wage for weekly holidays in it and, therefore, no separate payment for weekly off days would be required. Overtime, daily/weekly working hours, weekly rest days, work on weekly holidays, etc. shall be governed by provisions of the Sindh Factories Act, 2015, Sindh Payment of Wages Act, 2015 and other relevant labour laws.
- Wages of skilled and semiskilled workers may be fixed by employers, but the same cannot be less than the minimum wages fixed now for unskilled and juvenile workers.
- Usually, piece-rated workers are in skilled and semi-skilled categories and their piece-rated wages are so fixed that they get higher wages than the unskilled workers. If any piece rate worker due to the nature of his work falls in the Category of unskilled Worker, his piece rate wage be so fixed that he is paid this Minimum wage.
- If any establishment is paying higher than the minimum wage, the same cannot be reduced. The employer is free to pay higher wage voluntarily or by collective agreement, keeping in view various factors including high cost of living in a particular locality or for other reasons.
- The minimum wage would apply to the permanent, temporary, whole time, monthly rated, daily rated and piece rated unskilled workers and if their wages are above this minimum rate, the same cannot be reduced and shall be continued with other existing benefits given to them and the same shall not be adjusted against this minimum wage.
- The workers shall continue to enjoy such facilities as house rent allowance or free house, electricity, water, conveyance, free medical aid, gratuity, bonus, pension, any form of insurance, provident fund, recreation, subsidized food, education, holidays and leave with pay, attendance allowance or any other benefit already provided by the employer. No variable or incentive allowance (non-statutory) or value of welfare facilities as mentioned therein shall be adjusted against this minimum wage.
- For further details if required, you may consult your labour laws consultant.
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