Consider the following for the definition of wages. Which of the following will not be included in Wages Act, 1936?<br>1. The value of any house accommodation.<br>2. Any contribution paid by the employer to any pension or provident fund.<br>3. Any remuneration payable under any award or settlement between the parties or order of a court.

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Wages includes remuneration payable under any award or settlement between the parties or order of a court.
2. The employer needs to fix wage period for the payment of wages and this period shall not exceed two months.
3. Wages do not include travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession.
4. In case of a person who is working in any railway factory or industrial or other establishment upon or in which more than one thousand persons are employed, the wages need to be paid by tenth of that month.

A

1, 4 are true and 2, 3 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Directions : In each of the following questions a statement is given, followed by two conclusions. Give answer :

Statement : Why don't you go to the court if the employer does not pay you the Provident Fund contribution?

Assumptions :
I. Courts can intervene in matters of dispute between employer and employees.
II. It is obligatory for the employer to pay the Provident Fund contribution to the employees.

A

Only assumption I is implicit

B

Only assumption II is implicit

C

Either I or II is implicit

D

Neither I nor II is implicit

E

Both I and II are implicit

Reading the amended Section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the insertions of O. 10, which of the following conditions should be satisfied before matter could be referred to an Alternate Dispute Redressal?
1. Existence of elements of settlement in the opinion of the Court
2. The parties must share the opinion of the court
3. Formulation of the terms of settlement by the court
4. The court should invite the observation of the parties on the terms of settlement
5. Observations of the parties must be received by the court
6. If need be, reformulate the terms of settlement and refer the same for Alternate Dispute Redressal contemplated un section 89 of the Code of Civil Procedure

A

2, 3

B

1, 4

C

1, 5, 6

D

All of these

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this Act, works overtime, the employer need not pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. If an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed under this Act, works for a less number of hours than the requisite number of hours on a given day, he shall be entitled to receive wages in respect ofwork done by him on that day as ifhe had worked for a full normal working day.
3. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the basis of pieces involved.
4. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this Act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.

A

1, 4 are true and 2, 3 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/ false?
1. Every employer shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1979 and in respect of every subsequent accounting year, a minimum bonus which shall be 9.33% of the salary or wages earned by the employee during the accounting year or one hundred rupees, whichever is higher, whether or not the employer has any allocable surplus in the accounting year.
2. Bonus will be paid in cash to the employees.
3. If the allocable surplus exceeds the amount of minimum bonus payable to the employees, the employer is bound to pay to every employee in respect of that accounting year bonus which shall be an amount in proportion to the salary or wages earned by the employee during the accounting year subject to a maximum of 10% of such salary or wage.
4. Bonus needs to be paid within a period of eight months from the close of the accounting year.

A

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following is correct in context of Inter-state Workmen Regulation Act, 1979?
1. An inter-state migrant workman shall be paid twice than the wages fixed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
2. Wages payable to an inter-state migrant workman/under this section shall be paid in 'cash' only.
3. The contractor is bound to pay every inter-state migrant workman at the time of recruitment, a displacement allowance equal to 50% of the monthly wages payable to him or ninety-five rupees.

A

Only 2

B

Only 3

C

Both 1 and 3

D

All of the above

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. The employer needs to maintain a register of the employees working under him. This register needs to be preserved for a period of two years after the date of the last entry made therein.
2. In case of a person who is working in any railway factory or industrial or other establishment upon or in which more than one thousand persons are employed, the wages need to be paid by tenth of that month.
3. In case of a person who is working in any railway factory or industrial or other establishment upon or in which less than one thousand persons are employed, the wages need to be paid by third of that month.
4. In case, an employer terminates an employee, the wages earned by him must be paid before the expiry of the second working day from the day on which his employment is terminated.

A

1, 2, 3 and 4 are true

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. Employees Provident Fund Act, 1952 is applicable to every establishment in which twenty or more persons are employed.
2. Basic wages means all emoluments which are earned by an employee while on duty or on leave or on holidays with wages.
3. Basic wages include dearness and House Rent Allowance (HRA).
4. Employee shall pay 10% per of the basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance (if any) to Employee Provident Fund Scheme.

A

1, 2 are true and 3, 4 are false

B

1, 3 are true and 2, 4 are false

C

2, 4 are true and 1, 3 are false

D

3, 4 are true and 2, 1 are false

Which of the following is correct in context of Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this act, works overtime, the employer is bound to pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the piece basis.
3. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.

A

Both 1 and 3

B

Both 2

C

Both 3

D

Both 1 and 2

Under section 89 the court shall formulate the terms of settlement and give them to the parties for their observations and after receiving the observations of the parties, the court may reformulate the terms of possible settlement and the same for:
1. Arbitration
2. Conciliation
3. Judicial settlement including settlement through Lok Adalat
4. Mediation

A

1, 3

B

2, 3

C

3, 4

D

All of these