ESIC
(Central) Rules 1950
Rule 2 (1A)
Average
daily wages during a contribution
period
means,
in respect of any employee for the
purpose of the daily rate of
sickness benefit, maternity
benefit, disablement benefit and
dependant's benefit, the sum equal
to one hundred and fifteen percent
of the aggregate amount of wages
payable to him during that
period divided by the number of
days (including paid holidays and
leave days) for which such wages
were payable.
Rule
2 (1A)
Average daily wages during a
wage period means :-
(a)
in respect of an employee who is
employed on time rate basis, the
amount of wages which would have
been payable to him for the
complete wage period had he worked
on all the working days in that
wage period, divided by 26 if he
is monthly rated, 13 if he is
fortnightly rated, 6 if he is
weekly rated and 1 if he is daily
rated
(b)
in respect of an employee employed
on any other basis, the amount of
wages earned during the complete
wage period in the contribution
period divided by the number of
days in full or part for which he
has worked for wages in that wage
period;
PROVIDED
that where an employee receives
wages without working on any day
during such period he shall be
deemed to have worked for 26, 13,
6 or 1 days or day if the wage
period be a month, a fortnight, a
week or a day respectively.
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