THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976. ACT NO. 25 OF 1976, 11th February, 1976.
An Act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
BE it enacted by Parliament in the Twenty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows:—
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| Sections | Particulars |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1 | Short title, extent and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| 3 | Act to have overriding effect |
| Chapter II | Payment Of Remuneration Of Equal Rates To Men And Women Workers And Other Matters |
| 4 | Duty of 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 |
| Chapter III | Miscellaneous |
| 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 |
| Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976 | |
| Chapter I | Preliminary |
| 1 | Short title and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| Chapter II | Complaints And Claims Under The Act |
| 3 | Complaints regarding contravention of the Act |
| 4 | Claim regarding non-payment of wages, etc. |
| 5 | Authorization |
| Chapter III | Registers To Be Maintained |
| 6 | Registers to be maintained by the employer |
| Form A | Complaint Under Clause 7(1)(A) Of The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 |
| Form B | Claim Under Section 7(1)(B) Of The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 |
| Form C | Authority In Favour Of Legal Practitioner Or Any Official Of A Registered Trade Union |
| Form D | Register To Be Maintained By The Employer Under Rule 6 Of The Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976 |
| Central Advisory Committee On Equal Remuneration Rules, 1991 | |
| 1 | Short title and commencement |
| 2 | Definitions |
| 3 | Composition of the Committee |
| 4 | Terms of office of members of the Committee |
| 5 | Allowances of members |
| 6 | Cessation of membership |
| 7 | Disqualification for membership |