The Kerala Industrial Employees' Payment of Gratuity Act, 1970
The Kerala Industrial Employees' Payment of Gratuity Act, 1970
This state legislation guarantees gratuity, a lump-sum retirement benefit, to industrial employees working in Kerala, India. It applies to public and private sector workers earning up to seven hundred and fifty rupees monthly across factories, plantations, commercial shops, and motor transport undertakings. Eligible employees receive fifteen days of wages for each completed year of service upon retirement, resignation, death, or total disablement, generally requiring five years of continuous service. This law matters because it provides vital financial security to low-income labor, ensuring they are compensated for their long-term loyalty, while establishing legal channels to recover unpaid dues.
- 0. Preamble
- 1. Short title, extent and application.
- 2. Definitions.
- 3. Controlling Authority.
- 4. Payment of gratuity.
- 5. Power to exempt.
- 6. Nomination.
- 7. Application for gratuity and procedure for payment.
- 8. Recovery of gratuity amount.
- 9. Penalties.
- 10. Protection for acts done in good faith.
- 11. Delegation of powers.
- 12. Power to make rules.
- 13. Repeal and Saving.
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