The Karnataka Minimum Wages for the year 2022-23 have been revised by Rs. 510.00/-. The Current DA is Rs. 2233.20/- for the S&E sector & Rs. 3141.60/- for the Security sector respectively. The same is required to be implemented w.e.f. 1st April 2022.
The class of employment & designation wise calculations under the Shops & Commercial Establishments Act & Security agency Act can be viewed in the enclosed notifications. The contract vendors are required to revise their salary structure as per the Minimum Wages published for the year 2022-23 which is mandatory.
The below points to be noted while fixing the Minimum wages for the year 2022-23:
- In case of daily wages earners, the minimum daily rates of wages should be worked out by dividing the monthly rates by 26 days and providing wages for 4 weekly holidays.
- Women employees shall be paid the same rates of wages as men, where the nature of work is same.
- Wherever the prevailing rates of wages are higher, the higher rates of wages shall be continued to be paid.
- In case of piece work, the daily total earning of those workers for 8 hours of work shall not be less than daily rates of wages fixed for that category of employees. In computing the above rates a day’s work is deemed to comprise of 8 working hours. If the workers are employed for less than 8 hrs, then less than 4 hours to be paid 4-hour wages, above 4 hours to be paid 8-hour wages.
- In case any category of workers are not mentioned in this notification, shall be paid based on the type of their work.
- Workers employed on the day of weekly holiday and on the National and Festival Holidays shall be paid double the normal rate of wages (Gross wages).
- For work beyond normal working hours, the employees shall be paid two times the normal rates of wages. (As per S&E Act Sec 16, Defn of Wages = Total Full-time earnings)
- Any other benefit which is already been provided shall be continued to be provided to them.
- Karnataka Minimum Act, 1948 Section 4 gives the power to the appropriate government in the fixation of the minimum wages, and the state of Karnataka has considered only the Basic & DA components as minimum wages.
- Every contract employee who has completed 240 days in a year shall be paid 2% of their basic wages as service weightage as per KN CLRA Service conditions notified in the year 2013.
- Under Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Employer shall ensure that Wages to the employees are directly credited to the respective bank accounts.
- Wherever the Establishment has engaged employees under The Contract Labour (Abolition & Regulation) Act, 1970, Employer shall ensure that implementation Minimum Wages under this Act and applicability of all other applicable Acts to such employees.
On Roll Employees comparison chart:
| MINIMUM WAGES | Manager Category | Asst Manager Category | Employee Category (Formerly EE category was considered under Computer Operator category, as per the introduction of Class of employment Skilled category to be applied as per their description of role) | ||||||
| 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | 01st Apr 2020 – 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021 – 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022 – 31st Mar 23 | |
| BASIC WAGES | 16423 | 16423 | 16423 | 15423.4 | 15423.4 | 15423.4 | 14021.27 | 14021.27 | 14021.27 |
| DEARNESS ALLOWANCE | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 |
| Min Wages Total | 17717.80 | 18146.20 | 18656.20 | 16718.2 | 17146.6 | 17656.6 | 15316.07 | 15744.47 | 16254.47 |
Off Roll Employees comparison chart:
| MINIMUM WAGES | Manager Category | Formerly Group I – now under Highly Skilled workers | Formerly Group II – now under Skilled worker Category | ||||||
| 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | |
| BASIC WAGES | 16423 | 16423 | 16423 | 15423.4 | 15423.4 | 15423.4 | 14021.27 | 14021.27 | 14021.27 |
| DEARNESS ALLOWANCE | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 |
| Min Wages Total | 17717.8 | 18146.2 | 18656.2 | 16718.2 | 17146.6 | 17656.6 | 15316.07 | 15744.47 | 16254.47 |
| MINIMUM WAGES | Formerly Group III – now Semi Skilled Worker Category | Formerly Group IV – now unskilled worker Category | |||||||
| 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | 01st Apr 2020- 31st Mar 21 | 01st Apr 2021- 31st Mar 22 | 01st Apr 2022- 31st Mar 23 | ||||
| BASIC WAGES | 12746.61 | 12746.61 | 12746.61 | 11587.83 | 11587.83 | 11587.83 | |||
| DEARNESS ALLOWANCE | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | 1294.8 | 1723.2 | 2233.2 | |||
| Min Wages Total | 14041.41 | 14469.81 | 14979.81 | 12882.63 | 13311.03 | 13821.03 | |||