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KNA-1967-R-18799
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Title_of_text
Protection of Wages Ordinance, 1967.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Subjects (Classification)
Wages
Adopted on (Date of text)
1967-02-23
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Regulation, Decree, Ordinance
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
1. Short Title
2. Interpretation.
3. Agreement to pay wages otherwise than in money illegal.
4. Agreement as to place or manner of spending wages illegal.
5. Wages to be paid entirely in money, and on working day.
6. Wages to be paid directly to workers.
7. Wages not to be paid in liquor or on certain premises.
8. Wages to be paid at regular intervals.
9. Payment of wages on termination contract.
10. Remuneration other than wages.
11. Workers right to recover.
12. Wages in case of bankruptcy
13. Rates of wages to be notified by employer to worker.
14. Register of wage payment.
15. Limitation of adventure wages.
16. Interest on advance prohibited.
17. Illegal advances to irrecoverable.
18. Deductions or payments fines restricted.
19. Certain deductions authorized.
20. Deductions for obtaining or retaining employment prohibited.
21. Saving as to judgment debts.
22. Limitations on attachment or seizure of wages.
23. Co-operative work.
24. Penalty.
25. Actual offender to be proceeded against.
26. Power to make regulations.
27. Prosecution to be instituted within one year of offence.
28. Commencement
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1972 (KNA-1972-L-80862)
Protection of Wages (Amendment) Act, 1972.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act on-line
Author
ILO Database of Caribbean Labour Legislation (CARIBLEX)
URL
http://www.ilocarib.org.tt/projects/cariblex/skn_act5.shtml
File
KNA18799.pdf (PDF)
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
9 p.