Amendment in Bonus Act for waiving ceilings is not considered at this time:
Govt latest
reply in Rajya Sabha
The calculation ceiling and eligibility limit has been
revised from Rs. 2500/- to Rs. 3500/- per month and Rs. 3500/- to Rs. 10,000/-
p.m. respectively vide the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2007 notified on
13/12/2007 and made effective from 1st April, 2006. Keeping in view the large
financial implications for both for the Public and Private Sectors further
amendment to the Payment of Bonus Act for waiving both the ceilings is not
considered feasible at this stage.:
Govt reply in Rajya Sabha see details below:-
GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
MINISTRY OF
LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-4604
ANSWERED
ON-08.05.2013
Amendment in
Bonus Act
4604 . SHRI
RAMACHANDRA KHUNTIA
(a)whether it
is a fact that at present skilled workers who
are really contributing to production and productivity are not getting bonus;
and
(b)whether
Government is planning to amend the Bonus Act and waive the ceiling in salary
and maximum bonus so as to make everybody in a production unit eligible to get
the bonus?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF
STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH)
(a): As per
the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, any employee is entitled to get bonus provided
he / she is considered as an eligible employee. As per the Act, an “employee”
means any person (other than an apprentice) employed on a salary or wage not
exceeding ten thousand rupees per mensem in any industry to do any skilled or
unskilled manual, supervisory, managerial, administrative, technical or
clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be express or
implied.” Government has no specific information of skilled workers being denied bonus.
(b): The calculation ceiling and eligibility limit has been
revised from Rs. 2500/- to Rs. 3500/- per month and Rs. 3500/- to Rs. 10,000/-
p.m. respectively vide the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2007 notified on
13/12/2007 and made effective from 1st April, 2006. Keeping in view the large
financial implications for both for the Public and Private Sectors further
amendment to the Payment of Bonus Act for waiving both the ceilings is not
considered feasible at this stage.
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