32. Work that differs from that agreed upon
The employer shall not ask the worker to do without his consent work basically different from the work
agreed upon in the contract of service unless necessity so requires for prevention of an accident or repair
of what arises from that accident, or in the case of force majeur provided that such request shall be
temporary for a period not exceeding two weeks.
33. Presenting of Contracts
The Commissioner may, if he deems it necessary, ask the employer to present to him all contracts of
service or of those of the same categories of workers working with him, for the purpose of perusal and
checking.
34. Receipt for the papers of the worker and his certificates deposited
The employer shall give the worker a receipt for documents or certificates deposited with him
PART VI: WAGES, LOANS AND OTHER EMOLUMENTS
35. General provisions about payment of wages
(1) The wages of the worker shall be paid in cash, and there may be exempted therefrom what is included
into the wages such as providing the worker with food, fuel, lodging, transportation or clothing.
(2) The wage may be paid daily, weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, in the manner agreed upon unless the
Commissioner directs otherwise.
(3) The employer and the production worker contracting to work for an indefinite duration shall agree to a
specific wage for the minimum amount of the daily work and according to such wage there shall be
calculated the entitlements of the worker other than the gratuities, and for the purposes of this section the
wage of the production worker shall be calculated at a rate equivalent to that received by any other
labourer carrying on a similar work and the wage shall be paid to him after certain periods of time under
sub-section (2).
(4) Notwithstanding any agreement between the employer and the production worker on the changes of
the system of employment by transferring the worker from the monthly to the daily, the weekly or the
fortnightly pay, or to the wage based on production, the worker shall continue to be entitled to all rights
which he gained during the period in which he worked on the basis of the monthly pay.
(5) Subject to sub-section (2) the wages of the daily workers shall be paid daily, unless there is an
agreement between the employer and the worker, payment will be at the end of the working day in the
place of work and during the working hours.
(6) With the exception of what was provided for in sub-section (5) the wages shall be due at the end of the
week, the fortnight, or the month as the case may be and shall be paid in the place of work and during the
working hours. The payment of wage shall not be delayed to after the third day, from the date of
entitlement as agreed upon.
(7) In the case of termination of the contract of service, all entitlements of the worker shall be paid within
a week from the date of termination.
(8) The wages shall be paid to the worker personally, or to any person authorised by him in writing
without any deduction. Unless, when such deduction is agreed upon in writing by the parties or such
deduction is made under the provisions of this Act or any other Act. In the case of making any deduction,
the employer shall give the worker a statement of such deduction if the worker so requests.
36. Deductions for Absence
(1) The worker shall not be entitled to his wage for the period of his absence from work, except in cases
specified under this Act or where the employer consents to pay during absence from work.
(2) The worker who completes three months in continuous service is entitled to a wage during his absence
from work for any of the following reasons: (a)The unavailability of the ordinary means of transportation;
(b)Occurrence of catastrophes or events that prevent him from attending to the work;
(c)Summons by the Court, or any other public authority authorised by law so to do;
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