Extraordinary Issue

Registered No. L-7532

The Punjab Gazette

Published by Authority Lahore, Monday, July 08, 2024

Government of the Punjab

Minimum Wages Board 62-D, New Muslim Town, Lahore

Notification

Dated: 5th July, 2024

No. MWB/58(VI)/2024:

The following draft recommendations, which the Minimum Wages Board proposes to review under section 16 of the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019, in respect of domestic workers employed in all households in the Punjab Province, are hereby published as required under rule 14 (1) of the Minimum Wages Rules, 1962, for information of persons likely to be affected by it. Notice is hereby given that the proposed rates, together with objections and suggestions with respect thereto, may be submitted to the Secretary, Minimum Wages Board Punjab, Lahore, within a period of thirty days from the date of publication of this notification in the official Gazette. These submissions shall be taken into consideration by the said Board under Rule 14 (2) of Rules ibid. Any objection or suggestion received after the expiry of the prescribed period will not be considered or entertained.

Draft Recommendations Regarding Fixation of Minimum Rates of Wages of Domestic Workers Employed in All Households in the Punjab Province

1. These recommendations shall apply to all households located in the Punjab Province under Section 16 of the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019. The minimum rates of wages being proposed for domestic workers shall be applicable uniformly throughout the Province.
2. These recommendations shall be applicable as per the provisions of the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019, and shall come into force with effect from 01.07.2024 after their approval and notification by the Government of the Punjab under section 17 of the said Act.
3. As per the provisions of Rule 15 of the Rules ibid, for work of equal value, a female worker of a category shall receive the same minimum wages as allowed to a male worker of the same category for such work.
4. The daily/weekly working hours and conditions of overtime work and work on weekly rest days and paid holidays, etc., in respect of the domestic workers of the given category shall be regulated by the Punjab Domestic Workers Act, 2019, and other relevant Labour Laws.
5. The following deductions shall be allowed to the employers for providing housing accommodation and transport to the workers employed by them:
   • For providing housing accommodation: Rs. 459.03/- per month
   • For providing transport: Rs. 98.28/- per month
6. The schedule of proposed minimum rates of wages is appended below:

Schedule of Proposed Minimum Rates of Wages

By Order of the Minimum Wages Board, Punjab

(MUHAMMAD SHAHID)
Secretary
Minimum Wages Board, Punjab
Dated: 05/07/2024