Laws - Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

(Act no. 25 of 1976)

CONTENTS
Sections	Particulars
	Preamble

1	Short title, Extent and Commencement
2	Definitions
3	Act to have overriding effect
4	Duty to employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature
5	No Discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers
6	Advisory Committee
7	Power of appropriate Government to appoint authorities for hearing and deciding claims and complaints
8	Duty of employers to maintain registers
9	Inspectors
10	Penalties
11	Offences by Companies
12	Cognizance and Trial of offences
13	Power to make rules
14	Power of Central Government to give Directions
15	Act not to apply in certain special cases
16	Power to make declaration
17	Power to remove difficulties
18	Repeal and Saving