Rule 16. Intimation of deduction for absence from duty

Chapter III — Payment of WagesMade under The Code on Wages, 2019G.O.Rt. No. 124, 29 Jun 2026

Official text

(1) When an employer intends to make any deduction in pursuance of the proviso to sub-section (2) of section 20, the employer shall intimate electronically or in writing to the employee concerned regarding their intention of making such deduction seeking their reply within a period of seven days and on establishment of charges, deduction shall be made from the wages of the employee in accordance with sub-section (3) of section18.

(2) If no reply is received from the employee concerned within seven days, the employer shall make such deduction from the wages and the same shall be intimated to the employee within fifteen days of the date of such deduction.

Source: The Code on Wages (Andhra Pradesh) Rules, 2026, G.O.Rt. No. 124 — Andhra Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary (as ordered by G.O.Rt. No. 124), p. 7 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 7 · official download · all sources

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