Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Notwithstanding any contract to the cont- wagas -ray, every employee shall be paid wages for =ch of the holidays allowed to him under section 3. *(2) Where an employee works on any holiday allowed under section 3, he shall, at his optio- ; be entitled to- (n) twice the wages; or (b) wages for such day and to avail himself of a substituted holiday with wages on any other day within six months from the hoIiday, on which he so works. (3) ~otwith~tandin~ anything contained in sub- section (I) or sub-section (2) an eniployee who is paid wages by the day or at -piece rates shall be entitled to be paid wages for any holiday allowed under section 3- (i) only at a rate equi~aler~t to the daily , average of his wages for. the days on which he actually worked during the month immediately preceding such holiday ; [Or. A cl (ii) where he works on any such holiday, only at twice the rate mentioned in clause (i), or in Iieu thereof, at the rate mentioned in that clause and to avail himself of a substituted holiday with wages at f hat rate on any other day within six months from the holiday on which he so works : Provided that no such employee shall be entitIed to be paid any wages for any of the holidays allowed under this section, if his name was not on the rolls of the Industrial Establishment continuously . , for a month immediately prior to the holiday: Provided further that no such employee shall be'entitled to be paid any wages for ally of the holidays allowed under this section if he was enjoying leave with pay. (4) Where any money is due lo an employee from an employer under this Act, the empIopee or any other person authorised by hiin in writing in . . this behalf, or, in the case of death of the employee, his assignee of heir may, without prejudim to any other mode of recovery make an application to the State Government for recovery of the money due to him, and if the State Government are satisfied that any money is so due, they shall issue a certi- ficate for that amount to the Collector within whose jurisdiction the T~ldustrial Establishment is situate and the Collector shall thereupon proceed, to recover the same in the same manner as. if- it y e p an arrear of land rcyenue payable to the Sf& Government : Provided that every such application shall be made within one year from the date on which the money bscame due to the employee : Provided further that any such application may be entertained after the expiry of the said period of one year, if the State Government are satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for not making the application within the said period. Inspi'ctocs