Beginning on July 1, 2024, workers in the state of Sindh will get a new minimum salary of Rs37,000 per month, according to the government.
A notification from the provincial administration states that the project’s objectives are to advance worker welfare and offer fair compensation across all industries.
For the public’s and stakeholders’ benefit, the Sindh Minimum Wages Board, in accordance with the Sindh Minimum Wages Act 2015, produced an official gazette outlining the minimum wage for unskilled workers.
Within 14 days of the announcement’s publication in the gazette, comments and suggestions on the suggested monthly wage should be forwarded to the secretary of the Minimum Wages Board Sindh, Karachi. Submissions received after this date will not be taken into consideration, according the handout.
As for Sindh, “the new wage will apply to all unskilled adult, adolescent, and female workers employed in any industrial or commercial establishment, whether registered or unregistered,” according to the leaflet. “All throughout the province, the rates will apply consistently.”
The Sindh Minimum Wages Act of 2015 will enforce the minimum wage. The regulations will cover the Sindh Factories Act 2015, the Payment of Wages Act 2015, and other relevant labor laws, as well as weekly rest days, overtime conditions, daily and weekly working hours, and paid holidays.
According to the statement, minimum pay rates for other unskilled workers in any industry would not be less than those set for adult and juvenile unskilled workers in Sindh. “All industries, whether registered or unregistered, must adhere to the rates outlined in the appended schedule,” it states.
A worker’s minimum pay under the Minimum Wages Act of 2015 is Rs178 per hour, Rs1,423 per full day, and Rs37,000 per month. The following recommendations are for workers who put in eight hours a day, six days a week.
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Benefits include free or reduced housing/rent, water, electricity, transportation, health insurance; pensions, bonuses, provident funds, insurance, recreation, free or reduced food, education, paid time off, holidays, and other employer-provided benefits would still be available to employees.
According to the handout, there will be no changes made to the value of welfare facilities or variable or incentive allowances in connection to minimum wage rates.
“All government, semi-government, and private institutions hiring manpower for various services, whether through private contractors or tenders, will not accept tenders that are below the proposed minimum wage rates.”
Section 13 of the Sindh Minimum Wages Act 2015 and Rule 16, 2021 provide for the filing of complaints with the Board about the payment of minimum wages below these amounts.