The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026
Rule 51. Form of register, etc
Official text
(1) The employer of all establishments to which the Code applies shall maintain under sub-section (1) of section 50, electronically or in physical form in the formats appended to these rules, the following registers:––
(i) Employee Register in Form I;
(ii) Register of Wages, Overtime, Advances, Fines and Deductions for Damage and Loss in Form IV; and
(iii) Attendance Register-cum-Muster Roll in Form IX.
(2) All fines and all realisations referred to in sub-section (8) of section 19 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer electronically or in physical form in Form - IV and the authority referred to in sub-section (8) shall be the Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) having jurisdiction.
(3) All deductions and realisations referred to in sub section (3) of section 21 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer electronically or in physical form in Form IV.
(4) The registers maintained under these rules shall be preserved for a period of five years after the date of last entry made therein.