Rule 19. Procedure for deduction for damage or loss under sub-section (1) of Section 21 and entry in registers under sub-section (3)

Any employer, desiring to make deduction for damages or loss under sub-section (1) of Ssection 21, from the wages of an employee:–

(i) shall give the employee an opportunity to submit explanation within a period of seven days, showing cause, the value of the damage caused or loss of goods expressly entrusted to the employee.

(ii) On establishment of the charges, deduction shall be made from the wages of the employee in accordance with sub-section (3) of Section 18.

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

(iv) The employer shall record such deductions in register as specified in Form-I.