Deadlines · Code on Wages
Dues of an employee who has died or cannot be traced
- Death of an employee
- Employer
What to do
Pay any amount due under the Code to the person the employee nominated in Form VII rule 45(1)(a) s. 44(1). If it could not be paid to the nominee within three months of becoming payable, deposit it with the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction rule 45(2).
Who it applies to
Every employer, for amounts due to an employee who has died or whose whereabouts are not known s. 44(1).
When
Where there is no nomination, or the amount cannot be paid to the nominee for any other reason, deposit it after six months from the date it became payable, before the expiry of the fifteenth day after those six months rule 46(1).
How
Deposit by bank transfer or by a crossed demand draft from a scheduled bank, in favour of the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) rule 46(2).
Paying the nominee, or depositing the amount, discharges you of the liability to pay it s. 44(2).
Forms
- Form VII of the Wages (Central) Rules · official PDF, p. 58
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