Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
6. Advisory committee
(1) For the purpose of providing increasing
employment opportunities for women, the appropriate government shall constitute
one or more advisory committees to advise it with regard to the extent to which
women may be employed in such establishments or employments as the Central
Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(2) Every advisory committee shall consist of
not less than ten persons, to be nominated by the appropriate government, of
which one-half shall be women.
(3) In tendering its advice, the advisory
committee shall have regard to the number of women employed in the concerned
establishment or employment, the nature of work, hours of work, suitability of
women for employment, as the case may be, the need for providing increasing
employment opportunities for women, including part-time employment and such
other relevant factors as the committee may think fit.
(4) The advisory committee shall regulate its
own procedure.
(5) The appropriate government may, after
considering the advice tendered to it by the advisory committee and after
giving to the persons concerned in the establishment or employment an
opportunity to make representations, issue such directions in respect of
employment of women workers, as the appropriate government may think fit.