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| (1) With effect from August 1, 2005 every employer in any trade shall in respect of each month pay to every worker employed by him, a Budgetary Relief Allowance (hereinafter referred to as "the allowance"), calculated on the following basis :-
| | (a) in the case of a worker whose monthly remuneration is rupees twenty thousand or below, the allowance payable shall be one thousand rupees : | | |
| | (b) in the case of a worker who is paid a daily rate, the allowance payable shall be a sum of forty rupees per day for each day he has worked during the month : | | |
| | (c)in the case of a worker who is employed on a piece-rate basis, the allowance payable in respect of a month shall be not less than ten per centum of the wages or salary payable to such worker for that month : | | |
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| (2) A worker whose wages or salary for a month exceeds twenty thousand rupees but does not exceed twenty one thousand rupees, shall in respect of each month be paid as allowance an amount equivalent to the difference between twenty one thousand rupees and the amount drawn by such worker as wages or salary for that month. |
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| (3) A worker who has received a wage or salary increase during the month of October 2004 or thereafter, shall be entitled to an allowance under subsection (1) taking into consideration the amount equivalent to the difference between one thousand rupees and the amount of such wage or salary increase.
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| (4) A worker who is covered by
| | (a) a Collective Agreement; or | | |
| | (b) an Order under subsection(2) of section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act (Chapter 131), extending the application of a Collective Agreement in respect of such worker, | | |
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| (5) The Minister may, taking into consideration the relevant economic conditions prevailing in relation to any trade, defer by Order published in the Gazette, the operation of the provisions of this section in relation to any trade specified in such Order, to such date as may be specified therein : |
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