Respected Senior Members,
Oil & Gas Industries are not classified under Scheduled Employment as regards to The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central) and are governed under Central Rules:
My question is the Service Agency (Contractor) who is carrying out Operations & Maintenance job (Pipelines Maintenance) will fall under which category of industry for payment of MW?
The following Industries are classified as Scheduled Employment under The Payment of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central)
1 Agriculture
2 Mines
3 Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways.
4 Employment in laying of underground electric, wireless, radio, television, telephone, telegraph and overseas communication, cables and similar other underground cabling, electric lines, water supply lines and sewerage Pipelines.
5 Loading & unloading in Goodsheds, Parcel offices of Railways, other Goodsheds, Godowns, warehouses and Docks & Ports.
6 House Keeping (Sweeping & Cleaning)
7 Watch & Ward (Security)
Agency is not carrying out any activities of Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways in client's premises but doing maintenance for their Stations & Pipelines in multiple states.
The client is insisting to pay the Minimum Wages as per the "Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways" Is it correct?
As far as my knowledge there is a provision under the MW for classification of Industries known as
Residuary Factories OR
Registered Factories which are not covered under any Classified Scheduled Employment. And the Minimum Wages defined under this industry is payable to workmen.
Request you to kindly look into it and advise accordingly.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Suresh
Oil & Gas Industries are not classified under Scheduled Employment as regards to The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central) and are governed under Central Rules:
My question is the Service Agency (Contractor) who is carrying out Operations & Maintenance job (Pipelines Maintenance) will fall under which category of industry for payment of MW?
The following Industries are classified as Scheduled Employment under The Payment of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central)
1 Agriculture
2 Mines
3 Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways.
4 Employment in laying of underground electric, wireless, radio, television, telephone, telegraph and overseas communication, cables and similar other underground cabling, electric lines, water supply lines and sewerage Pipelines.
5 Loading & unloading in Goodsheds, Parcel offices of Railways, other Goodsheds, Godowns, warehouses and Docks & Ports.
6 House Keeping (Sweeping & Cleaning)
7 Watch & Ward (Security)
Agency is not carrying out any activities of Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways in client's premises but doing maintenance for their Stations & Pipelines in multiple states.
The client is insisting to pay the Minimum Wages as per the "Construction / Maintenance of Roads and Building Operations & Runways" Is it correct?
As far as my knowledge there is a provision under the MW for classification of Industries known as
Residuary Factories OR
Registered Factories which are not covered under any Classified Scheduled Employment. And the Minimum Wages defined under this industry is payable to workmen.
Request you to kindly look into it and advise accordingly.
Thanks & Best Regards,
Suresh