New Minimum Wages in Kerala for Shops and Commercial Establishments: How Does This Affect You?

Dear All,

The Kerala Government has revised the minimum wages for employees of Shops & Commercial Establishments in Kerala with effect from April 2009. Please check the notification (3 files) attached herewith.

Regards,
Arun

Hi Seniors, please share the Kerala minimum wage effective 2013 and location-wise monthly DA. Also, could you advise which category a simple computer operator falls under?

Thanks,
JobsDelhi68

Hi, can anyone please send the minimum wages for employees of Shops & Commercial Establishments in Kerala effective from April 2013?

Minimum Wages for Security Personnel in Kerala

The minimum wages for security personnel in Kerala were last revised in 2010, and there seems to be no further revision. Please find the attachment.

Regards,
Madhu T.K

Please help me with the minimum wages of Shop & Establishment for 2014-15 in Kerala. Kindly share the circular for the same.

Minimum Wages and Variable Dearness Allowance in Kerala

Minimum wages will not be revised every year, but there will be a periodical change in the variable dearness allowance. Therefore, if you want to know the minimum wages of employees in shops and commercial establishments in Kerala, you have to refer to the prevailing notification and fix the DA according to the current index number. In Kerala, unlike other states, the VDA changes every month based on the CPI.

Current Minimum Wages Notification

If you are interested in knowing the current minimum wages that were notified in December 2016, please find the attachment. Also, please find the notification of minimum wages as applicable to security personnel in Kerala. Please note that this thread was started in 2009, and in 2014, I had sent an attachment of minimum wages for security personnel, which has now been replaced by the new one attached.

Regards, Madhu.T.K

Whether the security guards' salary/basic has to comply with star hotel minimum wages or as per the minimum wage notification for security guards. We are having an audit point for the same. Kindly advise.

Hello,

Please refer to www.simpliance.in, a free online labor law library, to download the required files.

Thank you.

The security personnel on the rolls of the hotel shall be paid as per the scheduled employment pertaining to a star hotel. However, if these persons are under any third-party rolls, they can be paid according to the notification pertaining to security guards. In no way should the wages of your on-roll guards be less than that notified under the scheduled employment of security guards.

Madhu.T.K

Hi,

Can you tell me the minimum wage in Kerala for any job position?
Thank you.

There are a number of scheduled employments for which separate minimum wages are fixed. Therefore, without knowing the scheduled employment, it is not possible to give a reply to your post.

The minimum wages of security personnel that I had posted were a proposal, and the final notification is attached now. Similarly, the revised minimum wages applicable to shops and commercial establishments are also attached. Please find the attachments.

Madhu T K

Attached is the revised minimum wages for June 2017.

Visit www.simpliance.in for access to a free online labor law library where you can download all recent amendments and notifications.

Dear Mr. Madhu,

I am requesting clarification regarding the final notification for Minimum Wages for Security Services 2017 in Kerala. As mentioned in the final notification, "..... and fix the date of publication of this notification in the Gazette as the date from which the revised rates shall come into force."

Sir, has this notification been published in the gazette? If so, could you please share the same information or let me know the exact date of this gazette notification.

Thanks and regards.

The notification was issued on May 9, 2017, and that is the date on which the revised rates are made applicable.

Madhu T K

Attached are the new minimum wages for Kerala. Refer to www.simpliance.in to download recent amendments and notifications.

Understanding Variable DA and Minimum Wages in Kerala

The attachment provided by Varsha Veer contains the cost of living indices for different places in Kerala, which are used to calculate the Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA). It is important to note that these indices do not represent the minimum wages. Minimum wages, which vary by industry, consist of two components, with VDA being one of them. The basic wages applicable are notified separately, while VDA is calculated monthly based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The CPI data is available on the official website of the Department of Economics and Statistics, Government of Kerala.

Regards,
Madhu T K

Dear Madhu,

How do I relate CPI to find the applicable VDA in Kerala?

Anil Bhaskar

For each scheduled employment, the Government of Kerala fixes variable dearness allowances. It may be a certain amount per point of increase in the CPI above a certain point. For example, if the rate of VDA is Rs 29.40 per point of increase in the CPI over 130 points (base 1998=100), then take the present CPI. If it is 300, say for Kochi, then the VDA will be Rs 29.40 multiplied by 170 (the point of CPI over 130 points or 300 minus 130) or Rs 4998.

As long as the basic pay is always above the minimum wage + variable DA, do I need to include a salary component named DA in the payslip that is adjusted every year? If a component named DA is mandatory, can I keep it high at 25% so that periodic revision is not necessary.

NB: The basic salary itself is above the mandatory minimum wage (including DA) for the post.

So long as the total salary (excluding employer contributions to ESI, PF, and bonus) is more than the notified minimum wages, there is no need to pay DA separately.

How is CPI calculated in Kerala related to minimum wages?

I am confused. Please help.