Factories Act, 1948
80. Wages during leave period
(1) For the leave allowed to him under 94[section 78
or section 79, as the case may be] a worker 95[shall be entitled to
wages] at a rate equal to the daily average of his total full time earnings for
the days on which 96[he actually worked] during the month
immediately preceding his leave, exclusive of any overtime and bonus but
inclusive of dearness allowance and the cash equivalent of the advantage
accruing through the concessional sale to the worker
of food grains and other articles:
97 [PROVIDED that in the case of a worker who has not
worked on any day during the calendar month immediately preceding his leave, he
shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily average of his total full time
earnings for the days on which he actually worked during the last calendar
month preceding his leave, in which he actually worked, exclusive of any
overtime and bonus but inclusive of dearness allowance and the cash equivalent
of the advantage accruing through the concessional
sale to the workers of food grains and other articles.]
(2) The cash equivalent of the advantage accruing through the concessional sale to the worker of food grains and other
articles shall be computed as often as may be prescribed, on the basis of the
maximum quantity of food grains and other articles admissible to a standard
family.
Explanation 1 : "Standard family" means
family consisting of a worker, his or her spouse and two children below the age
of fourteen years requiring in all three adult consumption units.
Explanation 2 : "Adult consumption unit"
means the consumption unit of a male above the age of fourteen years; and the
consumption unit of a female above the age of fourteen years and that of a
child below the age of fourteen years shall be calculated at the rates of .8
and .6 respectively of one adult consumption unit.
(3) The State Government may make rules prescribing-
(a) the manner in which the cash equivalent of
the advantage accruing through the confessional sale to a worker of food grains
and other articles shall be computed; and
(b) the registers that shall be maintained in
a factory for the purpose of securing compliance with the provisions of this
section.