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Question 43
If an employee has not worked for all the working days in an accounting year, how is the bonus payable to them adjusted under the Payment of Bonus Act?
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Explanation:
Section 13 states, "...the bonus payable to him...shall be proportionately reduced."
Question 44
The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, was enacted to give effect to which Article of the Constitution?
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Explanation:
The act was promulgated "...to give effect to article 39 of the Constitution of India which directed among other things, equal pay for equal work for both men and women."
Question 45
What does the term "same work or work of a similar nature" mean under the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976?
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Explanation:
The act defines it as "...work in respect of which the skill, effort and responsibility required are the same, when performed under similar working conditions..."
Question 46
Can an employer reduce the rate of remuneration of any worker to comply with the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976?
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Explanation:
Section 4(2) of the Act states, "No employer shall, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of subsection (1), reduce the rate of remuneration of any worker."
Question 47
The Advisory Committee constituted under the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, must have what proportion of women?
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Explanation:
The text states, "Every Advisory Committee shall consist of not less than ten persons...of which one-half shall be women."
Question 48
A person aggrieved by an order made by an authority under the Equal Remuneration Act can prefer an appeal within how many days?
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Explanation:
The Act provides that an aggrieved employer or worker "...may within thirty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal..."
Question 49
What is the definition of a "child" under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986?
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Explanation:
The act defines a "child" as "a person who has not completed his fourteen years of age."
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