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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