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.:
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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