Hi Ruby sharma
You need to classify the employees depending up on the nature of work , their responsibilities, knowledge levels, skill levels and qualifications. Iam talking of employees in general but not of merely workmen cadre. You can thereafter frame a wage scale that is proportionate to their knowledge, skills and qualifications. Please ensure that the wage or salary scale is uniform for the employees falling under the same class. For example, you classify ceratian employees possessing gradution qualifications and knowledge of English and skills of writing or updating records as "Clerks" or "Assistants", then all those employees so designated, shall have the same uniform scale whether they are working in Admin or Accounts Dept. It is also prudent to ensure that the wage scale framed by you shall also be in tune with those in similar industries located in your region. This will also give an idea about how to bifurcate the components of salary for any class of employees.Similarly, so far as the employees in manual unskilled, skilled and clerical cadre is concerned, you have also the minimum wages notified by the State Government for these classes of employees as the basis for bifurcating the salary components.
as regards payment of P.F contribution on pay beyond Rs.6500/- p.m, I say that what is mandatory under the P.F Act is payment of contribution on pay upto Rs.6500/- which is complied by the company and the employee. Therefore if some senior employers who are already covered under the P.F Act, are not willing to pay contribution beyond Rs.6500/-p.m, there is no non-compliance.
B.Saikumar
HR & Labour Law consultant
Chipinbiz Consultancy. Pvt.Ltd
Mumbai
Tel: 09930532927