Karnataka Wages Rules (Draft): full text and citation

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స్నానం కొనియాడు

స్నానం కొనియాడు ప్రస్తుత పరిస్థితుల్లో ప్రభుత్వం తీసుకున్న నిర్ణయాలు వెల్లడించాలి. | ಭಾಗ - ೪ಎ Part - IVA | ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು, ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ, ೨೩, ಜನವರಿ, ೨೦೨೬(ಮಾಘ, ೦೩, ಶಕವರ್ಷ, ೧೯೪೭) BENGALURU, FRIDAY, 23, JANUARY, 2026( MAGHA, 03, SHAKAVARSHA,, 1947) | ನಂ. ೯೮ No. 98 | | --- | --- | --- |

GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

Karnataka Government Secretariat, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bangalore, dated:23/01/2026.

Notification

Whereas, the draft of the Code on Wages Karnataka Rules, 2021 which the Government of Karnataka proposed to make in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) was published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section for the information of all the persons likely to be effected in Notification No: E-LD 157 LET 2020(P-1) dated, 02.03.2021 in Part- IV- A of Karnataka Gazette dated 03.03.2021, inviting objections and suggestions from all the persons likely to be effected thereby within the period of thirty days from the date of publication of the said Notification in the Gazette. And whereas, the said Gazette was made available to the public dated 03.03.2021. And whereas, the objections and suggestion received on the said draft rules was considered. Now therefore, in exercise of powers conferred by Section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019), the draft of the Code on Wages (Karnataka) Rules, 2026 is hereby published as required by sub-section (1) of the said section for the information of all the persons likely to be effected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be taken into consideration after the expiry of forty five days from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State Government. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the Secretary to Government, Labour Department, Vikasa Soudha, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru.

1. Title and commencement.- (1) These rules, may be called the Code on Wages Karnataka Rules, 2021.
1. Definitions.- (1) In these rules, unless the subject or context otherwise requires,—
(a) “Authority” means the authority appointed by the State Government under sub- section (1) of section 45 of the Code;

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(b) “Appellate Authority” means the appellate authority appointed by the State Government under sub-section (1) of section 49 of the Code;
(c) “Appeal” means an appeal preferred under sub-section (1) of section 49 of the Code;
(f) “Code” means the Code on Wages, 2019 (Central Act 29 of 2019);
(g) “Committee” means a committee appointed by the State Government under clause;
(a) of sub-section (1) of section 8;
(i) “Family” means all or any of the following relatives of an employee namely:-
a) a spouse;
b) a minor legitimate or adopted child dependent upon the employee;
c) a child who is wholly dependent on the earnings of the employee, and who is –
(ii) an unmarried daughter;
e) dependent parents (including father-in-law and mother-in-law of a woman employee), whose income from all sources does not exceed such income as may be specified by the State Government from time to time;
(j) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;
(p) “Population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding census of which the relevant figures have been published;
(q) “Registered trade union” means a trade union registered under the Trade

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Unions Act, 1926 (16 of 1926) Central Act and/or under the Industrial Relations Code 2020 (Act no. 35/2020) Central.

(r) “Rural area” means an area which is not metropolitan or non metropolitan area;
(t) “Section” means a section of the Code;
(2) All other words and expressions used in these rules but not defined herein shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them under the Code.
(iii) 66 meters cloth per year per standard working class family;
(2) When the rate of wages for a day is fixed, then, such amount shall be divided by eight for fixing the rate of wages for an hour and multiplied by twenty six for fixing the rate of wages for a month and in such division and multiplication

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(i) The Labour Commissioner, Government of Karnataka....... Chairperson;
(ii) A representative from the department of Skill Development, Entrepreneurship and Livelihood, Government of Karnataka, ……….Member;
(iii) A representative from the Department of Factories Boilers Industrial Safety & Health, Government of Karnataka;
(iv) Two technical experts representing employers and two technical experts from workers representatives in wage determination nominated by the State Government......Members;
(v) The Joint Labour Commissioner, Government of Karnataka... Member Secretary. (3) The State Government, on the advice of the technical committee constituted under sub-rule (2), shall categorize the occupations of the employees into four categories that is to say unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled and highly skilled by modifying, deleting or adding any entry in the categorization of such occupation specified in Schedule E. (4) The technical committee constituted under sub-rule (2) shall while advising the State Government under sub-rule (3) take into account, to the possible extent, the national classification of occupation or national skills qualification frame work or other similar frame work for the time being formulated to identify occupations.

Time interval for revision of dearness allowance.- Revision of dearness allowance shall be made so that the cost of living allowance and the cash value of the concession in respect of essential commodities at concession rate shall be computed before 1st April of every year to revise the dearness allowance payable to the employees on the minimum wages to the employees on the minimum wages. The revised dearness allowance so calculated, shall be payable from April 1st of every year.
Number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day.- (1) The normal working day under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section

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13 shall be comprised of eight hours of work and one or more intervals of rest which in total shall not exceed one hour.

(2) The working day of an employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of the intervals of rest, if any, it shall not spread over more than twelve hours on any day. Provided no employee shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
(3) The provisions of sub-rules (1) and (2) shall, in the case of an employee employed in agricultural employment, be subject to such modifications as may, from time to time, be determined by the State Government.
(5) If the employee works in the establishment for less than six days in a week arising due to provision of flexibility in working hours, the period of work of an employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of his interval for rest shall not spread over for more than twelve hours per day and the remaining days of the said week for the employee shall be paid holidays. Provided that the flexibility in working hours shall be permitted with the consent of negotiating union/negotiating council or with the consent of majority of employees in the absence of negotiating union/negotiating council.
(6) Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to affect the provisions of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Central Act 37 of 2020).
(2) Any such employee shall not be required or allowed to work on the rest day unless he has or will have a substituted rest day for a whole day on one of the five days immediately before or after the rest day: Provided that no substitution shall be made which will result in the employee working for more than ten days consecutively without a rest day for a whole day.
(4) An employee shall be granted-
(a) for rest day wages calculated at the rate applicable to the next preceding day; and
(b) where he works on the rest day and has been given a substituted rest day, then, he shall be paid wages for the rest day on which he worked, at the overtime rate and wages for the substituted rest day at the rate applicable to the next preceding day: Provided that where- Provided further that in case of an employee governed by a piece-rate system, the wages for the rest day, or the substituted rest day, as the case may be, shall be such as the State Government may, from time to time determine having regard to the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Code, in respect of the employment.

Explanation:- In this sub-rule ‘next preceding day’ means the last day on which the employee has worked, which precedes the rest day or the substituted rest day, as the case may be; and where the substituted rest day falls on a day immediately after the rest day, the next preceding day means the last day on which the employee has worked, which precedes the rest day. 8. Night shifts:- Where an employee in an employment works on a shift which extends beyond midnight, then,

(a) a rest day for the whole day for the purposes of rule 7 shall, in this case, means a period of twenty-four consecutive hours beginning from the time when his shift ends; and

The extent and conditions applicable to certain class of employees.- In case of class of employees referred to under clauses (a) to (e) of sub-section (2) of section 13, the provisions of rules 6, 7 and 8 shall apply subject to the condition that,-

(ii)the actual hours of work excluding the intervals of rest and the periods of inaction during which the employee may be on duty but is not called upon to display either physical activity or sustained attendance shall not exceed 9 hours in any day.

Manner of fixing floor wage:- (1) The Board shall be consulted by the Central Government for the purpose of fixing the floor wage under sub-section (1) of section 9, taking into account the minimum living standard including the food, clothing, housing and any other factors considered appropriate by the Central Government from time to time of the standard working class family as specified in clause (i) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3. (4) The Central Government may revise the floor wage fixed under sub-rule (1) ordinarily at an interval not exceeding five years and undertake adjustment for variations in the cost of living periodically in consultation with the Board. 11 (A) Circumstances under clause (ii) of the proviso to section 10:- An employee shall not be entitled to receive wages for a full normal working day under section 10, if he is not entitled to receive such wage under any other law for the time being in force.
Manner of consultation with State Governments:-The Central Government shall obtain the advice of the Board and consult such State Governments as it thinks necessary before fixing the floor wage under rule 11.

CHAPTER IV

PAYMENT OF WAGES 13. Recovery of excess amount under sub section 4 of section 18:- Where the total deductions authorized under sub- section (4) of section 18 exceed fifty percent of the wages of an employee, the excess shall be carried forward and recovered from the wages of succeeding wage period as the case may be, in such installments so that the recovery in any month shall not exceed the fifty percent of the wages of the employee in that month.

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The authority competent to impose fine:- The Labour Officer having jurisdiction over the place of work of the employee concerned shall be the authority for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.
The manner of exhibiting the notice:- A notice referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be displayed at the conspicuous place in the premises of the work place in which the employment is carried on or shared with the employees in electronic form, so that every concerned employee would be able to easily read and understand the notice and a copy of the notice shall be sent to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction either physically or electronically.
The procedure for imposition of fines:- The employer shall give an intimation in writing for obtaining the approval of the imposition of fine to the Labour Officer having jurisdiction referred to in rule 12 who shall, before granting or refusing the approval, give opportunity of being heard to the employee and the employer concerned.
Intimation of deduction:- (1) Where an employer makes any deduction in connection with absence from duty in pursuance of the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 20, he shall make intimation of such deduction to the Labour Officer having jurisdiction within ten days from the date of such deduction explaining therein the reason for such deduction. (2) The Labour Officer shall, after receiving intimation under sub-rule (1), examine such intimation and if he finds that the explanation given therein is in contravention of any provision of the Code or the rules made there under, he shall initiate appropriate action under the Code against the employer.
Procedure for deduction for damage or loss:- Any employer desiring to make deduction for damage or loss under sub-section (1) of section 21 from the wages of an employee shall:-

(i) explain to the employee personally and also in writing the damage or loss of goods expressly entrusted to the employee for custody or for loss of money for which he is required to account and how such damages or loss is directly attributable to the neglect or default of the employee within one month from the date of such damage or loss; and
(ii) thereafter, give the employee an opportunity to offer any explanation and deduction for any damages or loss, if made, shall be intimated to the employee within fifteen days from the date of such deduction.
1. Conditions regarding recovery of advance:- The recovery, as the case may be of,-
(i) advances of money given to an employee after the employment began under clause (b) of section 23; or

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1. Extent of loan and rate of interest:- The Employee may be granted loans to the extent of ten times the salary drawn by the employee at the bank rate of interest on loans for house building and other purposes, as notified by the Employer and agreed upon by both the Employee.

CHAPTER V

STATE ADVISORY BOARD

21. Constitution of the Board:-

(l) The Board shall consist of the persons to be nominated by the State Government representing employers and employees as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of sub-section (6) of section 42 and the independent persons as specified in clause (c) of that sub- section.
(2) The persons representing employers as referred to in clause (a) of sub-section (6) of section 42 shall be twelve and the persons representing employees referred to in clause (b) of that sub-section shall also be twelve.
(3) The independent persons specified in clause (c) of sub-section (6) of section 42 to be nominated by the State Government shall consist of the following, namely:-
(i) the Chairperson – Commissioner of Labour, Department of Labour, Government of Karnataka members of the Board shall be women. Provided that on requisition in writing from not less than one half of the members, the Chairperson shall call a meeting within thirty days from the date of the receipt of such requisition. Provided that in the case of an emergent meeting, notice of seven days only may be given to every member.

Functions of Chairperson.– The Chairperson shall-

(i) preside at the meetings of the Advisory Board:

Quorum.- No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least one-third of the members and at least two representative member each of both the employers and an employee are present: Provided that, if at any meeting less than one-third of the members are present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting to a date not later than seven days from the date of the original meeting and it shall thereupon be lawful to dispose of the business at such adjourned meeting irrespective of the number of members present: Provided further that the date, time and place of such adjourned meeting shall be intimated to all the members electronically or by a Registered post.
Disposal of business of the Advisory Board.- All business of the Advisory Board shall be considered at a meeting of the Advisory Board, and shall be decided by a majority of the votes of members present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes, the Chairperson shall have a casting vote:

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Provided that the Chairperson may, if he thinks fit, direct that any matter shall be decided by the circulation of necessary papers and by securing written opinion of the members: 27. Method of voting.- Voting in the meeting of the Advisory Board shall ordinarily be by show of hands, but if any member asks for voting by ballot, or if the Chairperson so decides, the voting shall be by secret ballot and shall be held in such manner as the Chairperson may decide. 28. Proceedings of the meetings.- (1) The proceedings of each meeting of the Board showing inter alia the names of the members present there at shall be forwarded to each member and to the State Government within 14 days from the date of meeting, and in any case, not less than seven days before the next meeting. (2) The proceedings of each meeting of the Board shall be confirmed with such modification, if any, as may be considered necessary at the next meeting. (3) The proceedings of each meeting shall be drafted and recorded by the Member Secretary of the Board. 29. Summoning of witnesses and production of documents.- (1) The Chairperson may summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge of his duty and require any person to produce any document. (2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board shall be entitled to an allowance for expenses by him in accordance with the scale for the time being in force for payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing before a civil court. 30. Appointment of the committees.- The State Government may constitute as many committee under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 8 as it considers necessary for the purposes specified in that clause. 31. Term of office of members of the Advisory Board.- (1) The term of office of the chairperson or a member, as the case may be, shall be normally two years commencing from the date of his appointment or nomination: Provided that such chairperson or a member shall, notwithstanding the expiry of the said period of two years, continue to hold office until his successor is appointed or nominated, as the case may be. (2) An independent member of the Board nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall hold office for the remaining period of the term of office of the member

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in whose place he is nominated. 32. Travelling allowance.-The Chairperson and every member of the Advisory Board, shall be entitled to draw travelling and halting allowance for any journey performed by him in connection with his duties as such member at the rates and subject to the conditions applicable to a Group A officer of the State Government. 33. Officers and Staff.- The State Government may provide a suitable Secretariat and other officers and staff to the Advisory Board, as it may think necessary for the function of the Board. 34. Eligibility for re-nomination of the members of the Advisory Board.-
An outgoing member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the membership
of the Board for not more than total two terms, inclusive of first nomination. 35. Resignation of the Chairperson and other members of the Advisory Board.-(1) A member of the Advisory Board, other than the Chairperson, may, by giving notice in writing to the Chairperson, resign his membership and the Chairperson may resign by given notice in writing addressed to the State Government.

(2) A resignation shall take effect from the date of communication of its acceptance or on the expiry of thirty days from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.
(3) When a vacancy occurs or is likely to occur in the membership of the Advisory Board, the Chairperson shall submit a report to the State Government immediately and the State Government shall, then, take steps to fill the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of the Code.

Cessation of membership. - If a member of the Advisory Board, fails to attend three consecutive meetings without prior intimation to the Chairperson, he shall cease to be a member thereof.

1. Disqualification:- (1) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for being a member of the Advisory Board if,-
(i) he is declared to be of unsound mind by a competent court; or
(iii) before or after the commencement of the Code, he has been convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude.
(2) If any question arises whether a disqualification has been incurred under

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sub-rule (1), the decision of the State Government thereon shall be final. 38. Payment under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 44.- Where any amount payable to an employee under the Code is due after his death or on account of his whereabouts not being known, and the amount could not be paid to the nominee of the employee until the expiry of three months from the date the amount had become payable, then, such amount shall be deposited by the employer with the Labour Officer having jurisdiction, who shall disburse the amount to the person nominated by the employee after ascertaining his identity within two months of the date on which the amount was so deposited with him. 39. Deposit of the undisbursed dues.-Where any amount payable to an employee under this Code remains undisbursed in cases where no nomination has been made by such employee or for any other reason, all such amount shall be deposited by the employer with the Labour Officer having jurisdiction before the expiry of the fifteenth day after the last day of the said period of six months, through bank transfer or through a crossed demand draft obtained from any Scheduled bank in India drawn in favour of such Labour Officer. 40. Manner of dealing with the undisbursed dues.— (1) The amount referred to in sub rule (1) of rule 44 (hereinafter in this rule referred to as the amount) deposited with the Labour Officer having jurisdiction shall remain with him and be invested in the Central or State Government Securities or deposited as a fixed deposit in a nationalized bank. (4) If the undisbursed amount remains unclaimed for a period of seven years, the same shall be dealt in the manner as directed by the State Government from time to time in this behalf.

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CHAPTER VII

THE FORMS, REGISTERS AND WAGE SLIP

The form of a single application. – A single application may be filed under sub- section (5) of section 45 in Form-II along with documents specified in such Form.
Appeal.-Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the authority under sub-section of section 45 may prefer an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 49 in Form-III, along with documents specified in such Form, to the appellate authority having jurisdiction.
Form of register, etc.- (1) All fines and all realization thereof referred to in sub- section (8) of section 19 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer in Form-I, electronically or otherwise and the authority referred to in said sub-section (8) shall be the Labour Officer having jurisdiction. (2) All deductions and all realization referred to in sub-section (3) of section 21 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer in Form-I electronically or otherwise. (3) Every employer of an establishment to which the Code applies shall maintain a register under sub-section (1) of section 50 in Form I and Form IV, electronically or otherwise. (4) Registers required to be maintained under these rules shall be preserved for a period of five years after the date of last entry made therein.
Wage slip.- Every employer shall issue wage slips, electronically or otherwise to the employees in Form V on or before payment of wages.
The manner of taking Cognizance of Offences under sub section (1) of section 52 of the code.- No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under sub section (1) of section 52, save on a written complaint made by or under the authority of the Government of Karnataka or an officer authorized on his behalf. Provided no employee or a registered trade union before filing the complaint before the Court, shall send a copy of the complaint to Labour Commissioner/ Additional Labour Commissioner or any other officer authorized by the Labour Commissioner on his behalf, who shall then pursue the same on merits and after hearing the parties and if satisfied that the complaint has prima-facie merits, may authorize the employee or the registered trade union, as the case may be, to file the complaint before the Court having jurisdiction over the matter.

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Manner of holding enquiry by the officer of the State Government.- (1) When a complaint is filed before the officer appointed under sub-section (1) of section 53, such officer after considering the evidence produced before him is of the opinion that an offence has been committed, shall issue summons to the offender on the address specified in the complaint fixing a date for his appearance. (2) If the offender to whom the summons has been issued under sub rule (1) appears or is produced before the officer, he shall explain the offender the offence complained against him and if the offender pleads guilty, the officer shall impose penalty on him in accordance with the provisions of the Code and when the offender does not plead guilty, the officer shall take evidence of the witnesses produced by the complainant on oath and provide an opportunity of cross examination of the witnesses so produced. The officer shall record the statement of the witnesses on oath and in cross examination in writing and take the documentary evidence on record. (3) The officer shall, after the complainant’s evidence is complete, provide opportunity of defence to the accused person and the witnesses produced by the accused shall be cross examined after their statements on oath by the complainant and documentary evidence in defence shall be taken on record by the officer. (4) The officer shall after hearing the parties and considering the evidences, both oral and documentary decide the complaint in accordance with the provisions of the Code.
The manner of imposing fine.- (1) An accused person desirous of making composition of offence under sub-section (1) of section 56 may make an application in Form VI electronically or otherwise, to the Gazetted Officer notified under said sub-section (1). (2) The Gazetted Officer referred to in sub-rule (1), shall, on receipt of such application, satisfy himself as to whether the offence is compoundable or not under the Code and if the offence is compoundable and the accused person agrees for the composition, compromise the offence for a sum of fifty per cent. of the maximum fine provided for such offence under the Code, to be paid by the accused within the time specified in the order of composition issued by such officer. (3) Where the offence has been compromised under sub-rule (2) after the institution of the prosecution, then, the officer shall send a copy of such order made by him for intimation to the officer referred to in sub-section (1) of section 53 for needful action under sub-section (6) of section 56.

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CHAPTER VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

Timely Payment of Wage: Where the employees are employed in an establishment through contractor, the, the company or firm or association or any other person who is the proprietor of the establishment shall pay to the contractor the amount payable to him or it, as the case may be, before the date of payment of wages so that payment of wages to the employees shall be made positively in accordance with the provisions of Section 17. Explanation.- For the purpose of this rule, the expression “firm” shall have the meaning as assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932).
Responsibility for payment of minimum bonus: Where in an establishment, the employees are employed through contractor and the contractor fails to pay minimum bonus to them under section 26, then, the company or firm or association or other person as referred to in the proviso to section 43 shall, on the written information of such failure, given by the employees or any registered trade union or unions of which the employees are members and on confirming such failure, pay such minimum bonus to the employees.
Inspection scheme: (1) For the purposes of the Code and these rules, there shall be formulated an inspection scheme by the Labour Commissioner with the approval of the State Government. (2) In the inspection scheme referred to in sub-rule (1), apart from other structural facts, a target number shall be specified in the scheme for each inspector-cum-Facilitator and Establishment. Provided the Inspection schemes are formulated as per the guidelines framed by Central Inspection Schemes or Web-based Inspection Scheme system.
Repeal and savings.- The Minimum Wages ( Karnataka) Rules, 1958, the Payment of Wages ( Karnataka) Rules, 1963, the Equal Remuneration ( Karnataka) Rules, 1976 and the Payment of Bonus ( Karnataka) Rules, 1965 are hereby repealed: Provided that, the said repeal shall not affect,-

(a) the previous operation of the said rules or anything duly done or suffered there under, or
(b) affect any right, liability or obligation acquired, accrued or incurred under the said rules.

FORM-I

REGISTER OF WAGES, OVERTIME, FINE, DEDUCTION FOR DAMAGE AND LOSS

Name of the Establishment: Name of the Employer: Name of the Owner: PAN/TAN of the Employer: Labour Identification Number (LIN): | Sr. No. in Employee Register | Name of the employee | Designation / Department | Duration of Payment of Wages (Monthly/Fortnightly /Weekly/Daily/Piece rated) | Wage Period From- To | Total no. of days worked during the period | Total overtime (hours worked or production in case of piece workers) | Rates of wages | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | | | Basic | DA | Allowances | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Overtime earning | Nature of acts and omissions for which fine imposed with date | Amount of fine imposed | Damage or loss caused to the employer by neglect or default of the employee | Amount of advances deducted from wages | Amount of deduction from wages | Total amount of wages paid | Date of Payment | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |

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Application No.....................of 20.....................

(2) The opponent(s) is/are the employer(s) within the meaning of section 2(l) of the Code on Wages, 2019.
(3)(a)The applicant(s) has/ have been paid wages at less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for their category (categories) of employment(s) under the Code by Rs...................Per day/ month for the period(s) from.....................to.....................
(b) The applicant(s) has/ have not been paid wages at Rs.................... Per day for the weekly days of rest from to...
(d) The applicant(s) has/have not been paid wages for period from...................to............
(e) Deductions have been made which are in contravention of the Code, from the wage(s) of the applicant(s) as per details specified in the annexure appended with this application.
(f)The applicant(s) has/have not been paid minimum bonus for the accounting year..................
(4) The applicant(s) estimate(s) the value of relief sought by him/ them on each amount asunder:
a. Rs..........
b. Rs........
c. Rs........ Total Rs........
(5) The applicant(s), therefore, pray(s) that a direction may be issued under section 45(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019for;
(a)payment of the difference between the wages payable under the Code and the wages actually paid,
(c) payment of wages at the over time rates,
(d) payment of minimum bonus,
(e) Compensation amounting to Rs....................
(6) The applicant(s) do hereby solemnly declare(s) that the facts stated in this application are true to the best of his/her/their knowledge, belief and information. Dated................ Note: The applicant(s), if required, may append annexure containing details, with this application.

FORM-III

(See rule 42)

APPEAL UNDER SECTION 49(1) OF THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019

BEFORE THE APPELLATE AUTHORITY UNDER THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019

Address.............................................................................APPELLANT Vs. Address................................................................................RESPONDENT

(1) Particulars of the order against which the appeal is made: Number and date: The authority who has passed the impugned order: Amount awarded: Compensation awarded, if any:
(2) Facts of the case: (Give here a concise statement of facts in a chronological order, each paragraph containing as nearly as possible a separate issue or fact).
(3) Grounds for appeal:
(4) Matters not previously filed or pending with any other Court or any Appellate Authority:

The appellant further declares that he had not previously filed any appeal, writ petition or suit regarding the matter in respect of which this appeal has been made, before any Court or any other In view of the facts mentioned above the appellant prays for the following relief(s) :— [Specify below the relief(s) sought]

• • • • • • • • • • Signature of the appellant. Date of filing or Date of receipt by post Registration No. [See sub-rule (3) of rule 43]

EMPLOYEE REGISTER

Name and address of the Establishment: Name of theEmployer: Name of the Owner: Labour Identification Number (LIN): | Sl. No. | Employee Code | Name | Surname | Gender | Father's /Spouse Name | Nominee | Date of Birth | Nationality | Education Level | Date of Joining | Designation | Category (HS/S/SS/U S)* | Type of Employment | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 1 | Mobile No. | UAN | PAN | ESIC IP No. | AADHAAR | Bank A/c Number | Bank | Branch (IFSC) | Present Address | Permanent Address | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | | Service Book No. | Date of Exit | Reason for Exit | MarkofIdentification | Photo | Specimen Signature/Thumb Impression | Remarks and Signature of HR | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | [^(Highly Skilled/Skilled/Semiskilled/Unskilled)]

FORM-V

[See rule 44]

WAGE SLIP

Date of issue: Name of the Establishment....................... Address....................... Period........................................................................

1. Name of employee/ Employee Code :
1. Designation:
1. Category (HS/S/SS/US)*:
1. UAN:
1. ESI No:
1. Bank Account No.:
1. Wage period:
1. Rate of wages payable: a.)Basic b.) D.A. c.) other allowances
1. Total attendance/unit of work done:
1. Over time wages earned, if any:
1. Gross wages payable:
1. Total deductions: a.) PF b.) ESI c.) Others (Please specify like PT/IT, etc.,)
1. Net wages paid:
1. Bank transaction No: Employer / Pay-in-charge signature [^(Highly Skilled/Skilled/Semiskilled/Unskilled)]

R.N.I. No. KARBIL/2001/47147 POSTAL REGN. No. RNP/KA/BGS/2202/2017-19

Licensed to post without prepayment WPP No. 297

FORM-VI

[See sub-rule (1) of rule 47]

APPLICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (4) OF SECTION 56 FOR COMPOSITION OF

OFFENCE

Name of the applicant :
Name and address of the establishment :
Father’s/Spouse name :
Address of the applicant :

1. Particulars of the offence

6. Section of the Code/Rules under which the offence is committed: ..................
1. Maximum fine provided for the offence under the Code ................
1. Whether prosecution against the applicant is pending or not......
1. Whether the offence is first offence, or the applicant had committed any other offence prior to the first offence. If yes, then, full details of the prior offence.

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Karnataka Code on Wages Draft Rules, 2026

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