State Act

THE PUNJAB LABOUR WELFARE FUND ACT, 1965

1[9-A (1) Every employee shall contribute 2{five rupees} per month to the fund and every employer shall, in respect of each such employee, contribute 3{twenty rupees} per month to the Fund. Explanation- For the purpose of sub section (1), "employee" shall mean an employee whose name finds mention in the register of an establishment on the last working day of the month. (2) Every employer shall pay to the Fund both, his contribution and the contribution of the employee before the fifteenth day of October, for the period commencing from the 1st day of April to the 30th day of September, and before the fifteenth day of April, for the period commencing from the 1st day of October to 31st day of March every year, by crossed cheque or demand draft in favour of the Welfare Commissioner. (3) The employer shall be entitled to recover from the employee, the employee`s contribution by deduction from his wages and not otherwise: Provided that no such deduction shall be made in excess of the amount of the contribution, payable by such employee: Provided further that if through inadvertence or on account of some other reason, no such deduction has been made from the wages of an employee for any month , such deduction shall be made from the wages of such employee in any subsequent month after intimation in writing to the employee and the Inspector: Provided further that it shall be no excuse for the employer for non-payment of contribution to the Fund that he had not deducted the contribution of the employee from his wages]