THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976
ACT NO. 25 OF 1976 · Enacted on [11th February, 1976.]
An Act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY
CHAPTER II — PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AT EQUAL RATES TO MEN AND WOMEN WORKERS AND OTHER MATTERS
- Section 4. Duty of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature.
- Section 5. No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers.
- Section 6. Advisory Committee.
- Section 7. Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints.
CHAPTER III — MISCELLANEOUS
- Section 8. Duty of employers to maintain registers.
- Section 9. Inspectors.
- Section 10. Penalties.
- Section 11. Offences by companies.
- Section 12. Cognizance and trial of offences.
- Section 13. Power to make rules.
- Section 14. Power of Central Government to give directions.
- Section 15. Act not to apply in certain special cases.
- Section 16. Power to make declaration.
- Section 17. Power to remove difficulties.
- Section 18. Repeal and saving.
Footnotes
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- 1. 8th March, 1976, vide notification No. S.O. 175(E), dated 6th March, 1976, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,sec. 3(ii).
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- 1. Ins. by Act 49 of 1987, s. 2 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 49 of 1987, s. 3, for “with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).
- 2. Subs. by s. 3, ibid., for “with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees” (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 49 of 1987, s. 4, for section 12 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).
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- 1. Subs. by Act 49 of 1987, s. 5, for section 15 (w.e.f. 16-12-1987).