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Average daily wages

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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