Measures relating to The Minimum Wage Law


Domestic Regulations
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The employer: 

(a) shall not pay wage to the worker less than the minimum wage stipulated under this Law; 

(b) may pay more than the minimum wage stipulated under this Law; 

(c) shall not have the right to deduct any other wage except the wage for which it has the right to deduct as stipulated in the notification issued under this Law; 

(d) shall pay the minimum wage to the workers working in the commercial, production and service business in cash. Moreover, if the specific benefits, interests or opportunities are to be paid, it may be paid in cash or partly in cash and partly in property, with prevailing regional price, jointly according to the desire of the worker; 

(e) in paying minimum wage to the workers working in the agricultural and livestock business, some cash and some property at prevailing regional price may be paid jointly according to local custom or desire of the majority of workers or collective agreement. Such payment shall be for any personal use and benefit of the worker and his family and the value shall also be considerable and fair.

MODE 3 Domestic Regulations
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The employer:

(a) shall inform the workers the rates of minimum wage relating to the business among the rates of minimum wage stipulated under this Law and advertise it at the workplace to enable to be seen by the relevant workers;

(b) shall prepare and maintain the lists, schedules, documents and wages of the workers correctly; 

(c) shall report the lists, schedules and documents prepared and maintained under sub‐ section(b) to the relevant department in accord with the stipulations; 

(d) shall accept the inspection when summoned by the inspection officer. Moreover, he shall produce the said lists and documents upon asking to submit; 

(e) shall allow the entry and inspection of the inspection officer to the commercial, production and service businesses, agricultural and livestock breeding workplaces and give necessary assistances; 

(f) if the workers cannot work due to sickness, shall give them holiday for medical treatment in accord with the stipulations; 

(g) if the funeral matter of the member of the family of worker or his parent occurs, shall give holiday without deducting from the minimum wage, in accord with the stipulations.

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The inspection officer:

(a) has the right to enter and inspect the relevant commercial, production and service workplaces, agricultural and livestock breeding workplaces and inspect whether or not they comply with and carry out in accord with the rules, notifications, orders, directives and procedures under this Law, whether or not the lists, schedules and documents, wages relating to the workers are prepared correctly, and whether or not such lists, schedules and documents are reported to the Department in accord with the stipulations;

(b) may summon, inspect the relevant persons under the assignment of duty by the Department, asking and copying for the relevant lists, schedules and documents. 

(c) if there are outside workers at employer, has the right to inspect information relating to such outside workers, their names and addresses and the right to ask for and copy their lists and documents and lists relating to minimum wage; 

(d) in carrying out under sub‐section (a), (b) and (c) relating to inspection, if required by the employer to produce the document, shall show the civil service identify card issued by the relevant department; 

(e) report to the Department in accord with the stipulations relating to the finding under sub‐sections (a), (b) and (c), and documents and papers called for.

MODE 3 Domestic Regulations
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Any employer: 

(a) shall not fail to pay the workers the minimum wage stipulated under this Law; 

(b) shall not pay to the workers less than the minimum wages and other benefits which is entitled by the worker under section 14; 

(c) relating to the accounts, schedules, documents and lists of wage of the workers: 

(i) shall not make false entry, deceitful recording or false and deceitful reporting; 

(ii) shall not fail to report to the relevant department in accord with the stipulations; 

(iii) shall not fail to produce when required by the inspection officer; 

(d) shall not fail to go and accept inspection when summoned by the inspection officer; 

(e) shall not obstruct or interfere with the inspection officer who comes and inspects on duty.

MODE 3 Domestic Regulations