Rule 66. Responsibility of contractor

(1) A contractor shall be responsible for payment of wages to each worker employed by him as contract labour and such wages shall be paid before the expiry of such period as prescribed under rules made by the Administration of Lakshadweep under the Code on Wages, 2019 (Central Act No. 29 of 2019).

(2) Every principal employer shall ensure that the timely and proper disbursement of wages to all the contract workers.

(3) 1t shall be the duty of the contractor to ensure the disbursement of wages and proof of the same shall be sent to the principal employer for compliance of sub rule-2.

(4) In case the contractor fails to make payment of wages within the period specified in the Code on Wages, 2019 or makes short payment, then the Principal employer shall be liable to make payment of wages in full or the unpaid balance due, as the case may be, to the contract labour employed by the contractor and recover the amount so paid from the contractor either by deduction from any amount payable to the contractor under any contract or as a debt payable by the contractor.

(5) It shall be the duty of the contractor to look after the welfare of the worker.

(6) It shall be the duty of the contractor to comply with the provisions of the Code