Understanding Working Days Under J&K Minimum Wage Act: How Do You Calculate Them?

Can anyone define how many working days to be calculated according to J&K Minimum Wage Act?

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This question seeks clarification on the calculation of working days as per the J&K Minimum Wage Act. It is essential to understand the specific provisions of the act in determining the number of working days for wage calculation purposes. Clarifying this aspect will ensure compliance with the regulations outlined in the legislation.

Hi Tapan, your query requires more information to be given. As far as I understood, you are asking how many working days are in a month to be calculated. Well, minimum wage has nothing to do with the calculation of working days. Minimum wage is the amount prescribed by the labor department as threshold-category wise, i.e., Skilled, Semi-Skilled, Highly Skilled, Unskilled, etc. Accordingly, an amount is set against each category for a daily wage earner and a monthly rated employee.

For the calculation of a daily wage earner, it's always the number of days to be considered multiplied by the daily wage rate. For monthly rated employees, it is the monthly minimum wage divided by the days in the month multiplied by (days worked + week offs + any paid leave). The latest minimum wage notification applicable in J&K is attached. It does not show the monthly rate, so you can multiply the daily rate by 26 to reach the monthly rate.