Rule 88. Responsibility of contractor under sub-section (4) of Section 48

(1) The responsibility of contractor for the payment of wages to contract labour shall be such as that of employer in Code of Wages, 2019 (Act no. 29 of 2019) and the rules made thereunder.

(2) The contractor shall provide to principal employer of the establishment, the details of wages and copy of register of wages within seven days from the date of such payment.

(3) Where under proviso to sub-section (2) of section 55, it is not practicable to disburse payment in the mode specified in sub-section (2 ) of section 55, the payment shall be made strictly in the presence of authorized representative of principal employer with prior intimation to designated Authority or Inspector-cum-Facilitator electronically or otherwise.

(4) Each licencee/ contractor shall be responsible to follow all the Labour Codes and other labour laws and rules made by Central or State Government in this behalf, as applicable.

(5) The licencee/ contractor shall be responsible to follow the terms and conditions under which the licence has been granted to him.

(6) All contract labour shall be made member of Employees Providant Fund Organization and Employees State Insurance Corporation subject to applicability under the respective provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (Act no. 36 of 2020).

(7) The contractor shall notify any change in the number of workers or conditions of work to the Licensing Authority, electronically.

(8) If, in any case, the contractor fails to follow the provisions of the Code and rules made thereunder or violates other labour laws, the Authority may cancel his licence and may forfeiture the security amount. The Authority may also direct the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction to take appropriate action against such contractor.