The Uttarakhand Code on Wages Rules, 2026
Rule 37. Payment under 40. clause (a) of sub- section (1) section 44
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(1) (a) Every employee shall make a declaration in Form-II, nominating a person conferring of the right to receive the amount that may stand in his credit at the event of his death.
(b) If the employee has a family at the time of making nomination, the nomination shall be made in favour of the spouse or the spouse along with one or more members of his family:
Provided that nomination made by an employee having a family in favour of a person other than member of his family shall be invalid:
Provided further that a fresh nomination towards his spouse shall be made by the employee on his marriage and any nomination made before such marriage shall be deemed to be invalid.
(c) Where the nomination is made wholly or partly in favour of a minor, the employee may appoint a major person of his family, to be the guardian of the minor nominee or where there is no major person in the family, he may at his discretion, appoint any other person to be a guardian of the minor nominee.
(d) If the employee nominates more than one member, he shall specify in the nomination, the amount or share payable to each of his nominees at his own discretion so as to cover the whole of the amount that may stand to his credit.
(2) Where any amount payable to an employee under the Code remains unpaid due to him on account of his death or his address being unknown and the amount has not been paid to the employee's nominee within three months from the date on which the amount became payable to the employee, the employer shall deposit the amount with the jurisdictional Assistant Labour Commissioner or higher officer who shall, after ascertaining the identity of the person nominated by the employee, pay the amount within two months from the date of deposit of the amount with him.