G.O. (D) Nos. 269 to 271, Draft Minimum Wage Revisions, 2021
The Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, through Government Order (D) Numbers 269, 270 and 271 dated 12 July 2021, published draft revisions to minimum wages for printing, chemical fertilizer, and cotton ginning and pressing employment. The drafts propose replacing earlier notifications and invited comments within two months of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
What the notifications cover
Government Order (D) Numbers 269, 270 and 271 dated 12 July 2021 were issued by the Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department. They contain draft minimum wage revisions for workers employed in printing, chemical fertilizer factories, and cotton ginning, cotton pressing and waste cotton removal work in Tamil Nadu.
The draft notifications propose cancelling and replacing the relevant earlier notifications published on 21 March 2017 for printing and chemical fertilizer employment, and on 3 January 2018 for cotton related employment.
Printing employment
Government Order (D) Number 269 sets proposed monthly basic wages according to worker category and location:
- Zone A covers all corporations and special grade municipalities.
- Zone B covers municipalities other than special grade municipalities.
- Zone C covers all remaining areas.
- Proposed monthly basic wages range from Rs.5,600 to Rs.6,522, depending on category and zone.
- Covered roles include accountants, supervisors, clerks, cashiers, typists, machine operators, proofreaders, electricians, cutters, assistants, watchmen and apprentices.
- Dearness allowance is linked to the Chennai City Consumer Price Index and is recalculated annually from the first day of April.
Chemical fertilizer factories
Government Order (D) Number 270 proposes monthly basic wages for administrative staff and workers in chemical fertilizer factories:
- Rates range from Rs.6,990 for an office assistant to Rs.9,022 for a supervisor.
- Worker categories include highly skilled, skilled and unskilled employees.
- Dearness allowance is linked to the Chennai City Consumer Price Index.
- Security work is governed by the minimum wages fixed or revised for security guards.
Cotton related employment
Government Order (D) Number 271 proposes daily or monthly wages for workers in cotton ginning, pressing and waste cotton removal work. It lists highly skilled, skilled, semi-skilled, unskilled and miscellaneous occupations, with daily basic wages generally specified by individual job and monthly rates for accountants, clerks, typists, watchmen and office staff.
Common protections
- Men and women must receive the same wage when the work is of the same nature.
- Where a monthly wage must be converted into a daily wage, it is divided by 26.
- A worker already receiving more than the proposed minimum must continue to receive the higher wage.
- Comments were to be sent through the Commissioner of Labour Welfare to the Secretary, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Secretariat, Chennai.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette supplement affect land ownership or property transactions?
No. The notifications concern minimum wages in printing, chemical fertilizer factories, and cotton related employment. They do not regulate land ownership, planning permission or property registration.
Were these wage revisions final when published?
No. Government Order (D) Numbers 269, 270 and 271 published draft notifications for public information and invited comments within two months from Gazette publication.
Can an employer reduce a worker's existing higher wage to the proposed minimum?
No. The notifications state that where an existing wage is higher than the prescribed minimum, the higher wage must continue.
Do male and female workers have different minimum wages?
No. When the nature of the work is the same, the notifications prohibit any wage difference between male and female workers.
