Periodicity of wage payments

(1) Wages shall be paid at regular intervals and shall be due (a) not less often than once a week in the case of workers whose wages are fixed by the hour or day or week; (b) not less often than once a fortnight in the case of workers whose wages are calculated solely on a piecework or output basis; (c) not less often than once a month in the case of workers whose wages are fixed on a monthly or annual basis; 73 (d) in the case of workers employed to perform a task the completion of which requires two weeks or more, not less often than once a fortnight in proportion to the amount of work completed; or (e) in the case of workers whose wages consist of a share of profits, or of a commission on sales or payments made or received by the employer, not less often than once a month in such proportions as may be determined by agreement between such workers and the Provided that sub-section 1(a) to (e) shall not apply where an agreement is entered into between an employer or employers or organisations of employers, on the one hand, and trade unions representative of the workers concerned, on the other, fixing other intervals for the payment of wages; and provided further that on the application in writing of any employer, the Commissioner may if he sees fit and subject to any conditions he may lay down, exempt such employer from paragraphs (a) and (b) of this sub-section. (2) A settlement of accounts shall be made at least once a year by the employer in respect of workers whose wages consist of a share of profits or of a commission on sales or payments made or received by the employer. (3) Any employer who contravenes or fails to comply with this section commits an offence.