Executive Summary:
This document contains two notifications from the Ministry of Labour and Employment, both dated November 28, 2017, amending existing rules related to employee compensation. The first notification amends the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Rules, 1935, and the second amends the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Rules, 1996. Both amendments replace the terms "Workmens," "workman," and "workmen" with "Employees," "employee," and "employees," respectively, throughout the principal rules.
Key Points / Main Content:
Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Amendment Rules, 2017:
* These rules are called the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Amendment Rules, 2017.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The term "Workmens" is replaced with "Employees" in rule 1 of the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Rules, 1935.
* The terms "workman" and "workmen" are replaced with "employee" and "employees," respectively, throughout the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Rules, 1935, with consequential grammatical amendments.
Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Amendment Rules, 2017:
* These rules are called the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Amendment Rules, 2017.
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* The term "Workmens" is replaced with "Employees" in rule 1 of the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Rules, 1996.
* The terms "workman" and "workmen" are replaced with "employee" and "employees," respectively, throughout the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Rules, 1996, with consequential grammatical amendments.
Impact Analysis:
Central Government:
Impact: Responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended rules.
Action Required: Ensure the updated terminology is consistently used in all related documentation and communications.
Employees and Employers:
Impact: The amendments clarify the terminology used in the rules, ensuring that the rules apply to "employees" rather than "workmen."
Action Required: Be aware of the updated terminology and its implications for compensation-related matters.
Government Departments and Legal Professionals:
Impact: Must update their understanding and application of the rules to reflect the change in terminology.
Action Required: Update training materials, legal documents, and procedures to reflect the use of "employee" and "employees" instead of "workman" and "workmen."
Key Entities Referenced
Employees Compensation Act, 1923: A law under which the Central Government is exercising its powers to amend rules related to compensation for employees.
Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Rules, 1935: The existing rules that are being amended by the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Amendment Rules, 2017.
Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Amendment Rules, 2017: The new rules that are amending the Workmens Compensation Transfer of Money Rules, 1935.
Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Rules, 1996: The existing rules that are being amended by the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Amendment Rules, 2017.
Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Amendment Rules, 2017: The new rules that are amending the Workmens Compensation Venue of Proceedings Rules, 1996.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for the notification and amendment of the rules.
Manish Kumar Gupta: Joint Secretary, who is issuing the notification.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
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3. संपूण(cid:16) मूल िनयम(cid:27) म(cid:12) ‘कम(cid:16)कार’ श1द जहां कह2 वह आता ह,ै के 3थान पर ‘कम(cid:16)चारी’ श1द रखा जाएगा और ऐसे अ4य
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6949 GI/2017 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th November, 2017
G.S.R. 1466(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 35 of the Employee’s Compensation Act,
1923, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Workmen’s Compensation
(Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935, namely:-
1 (1) These rules may be called the Workmen’s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Workmen’s Compensation (Transfer of Money) Rules, 1935 (hereinafter referred to as principal rules), in
rule 1, for the word “Workmen’s”, the word “Employee’s” shall be substituted;
3. Throughout the principal rules for the words “workman” and “workmen”, wherever they occur, the words
“employee” and “employees” shall respectively be substituted, and such other consequential amendments as the
rules of grammar may require, shall also be made.
[F. No. S-36025/01/2011-SS-I]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Footnote: The principal rules were notified vide Government of India, Department of Industries and Labour,
notification No. L-3033, dated the 13th March, 1935 and was last amended vide number G.S.R. 400, dated
the 20th June, 1991.
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ह,ै अथा(cid:16)त् :—
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(2) ये राजप+ म(cid:12) उनके (cid:21)काशन क(cid:20) तारीख को (cid:21)वृ(cid:22) त ह(cid:27)गे ।
2. संपूण(cid:16) कम(cid:16)कार (cid:21)ितकर (काय(cid:16)वाही 3थल) िनयम, 1996 म(cid:12) ‘कम(cid:16)कार’ श1द जहां कह2 वह आता ह,ै के 3थान पर ‘कम(cid:16)चारी’ श1द
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3. संपूण(cid:16) मूल िनयम(cid:27) म(cid:12) ‘कम(cid:16)कार’ श1द जहां कह2 वह आता ह,ै के 3थान पर ‘कम(cid:16)चारी’ श1द रखा जाएगा और ऐसे अ4य
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NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 28th November, 2017
G.S.R. 1467(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred under sub-section (1) of section 21 of the Employee’s
Compensation Act, 1923, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Workmen’s
Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996, namely:-
1 (1) These rules may be called the Workmen’s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Amendment Rules, 2017.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Workmen’s Compensation (Venue of Proceedings) Rules, 1996 (hereinafter referred to as principal rules),
in rule 1, for the word “Workmen’s” the word “Employee’s” shall be substituted;
3. Throughout the principal rules for the words ‘workman” and “workmen”, wherever they occur, the words
“employee” and “employees” shall respectively be substituted, and such other consequential amendments as the
rules of grammar may require, shall also be made.
[F. No. S-36025/01/2011-SS-I]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Footnote: The principal rules were notified vide Government of India, Ministry of Labour notification vide number
G.S.R. 451, dated the 25th September, 1996.
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