West Bengal Act XXXVIII of 1974
West Bengal Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1974 (West Ben. Act XXXVIII of 1974), as the Labour Welfare Board publishes it
- Notification number
- West Bengal Act XXXVIII of 1974
- Issued for
- West Bengal
- Date
- 31 December 1974
- Topic
- Act
What it says
The Act constituting the Fund and the Board. Section 2(5) makes an establishment a factory, a tramway or motor transport undertaking, or a commercial establishment under the West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 employing ten or more persons on any working day in the preceding twelve months, and keeps such an establishment covered even if its headcount later falls. Section 2(3) excludes a person employed mainly in a managerial capacity and a supervisor drawing more than ₹1,600 a month. Section 9 governs contributions, and section 9(7) has the State Government contribute as well.
What was taken from it
The figures and statements this desk reads off this document, as extracted. Each one is shown on the topic page it belongs to: Labour welfare fund · West Bengal.
- Continues
- A commercial establishment stays covered even if its headcount later falls below ten
- Employee Definition
- Anyone employed for hire or reward, including a sales promotion employee, but not a manager or a supervisor drawing more than ₹1,600 a month
- Government
- The State Government contributes to the Fund as well
- Headcount Threshold
- 10 or more persons for a commercial establishment; a factory or transport undertaking at any size