Protection of Wages (Amendment) Act 2022

December 16, 2022 / News

The employer should pay the employee’s salary (if it is monthly):

a) to a bank account or payment account of the employee’s choice

b) by bank check in the name of the employee

In the case of an employee for whom the completion of the process of opening a bank account is pending, the employer may pay the salary in cash for a period not exceeding four (4) months from the date of employment of the employee.

In the case of a late employee whose request to open an account is rejected for any reason, the employer may continue to pay the salary in cash if the employee provides him with a relevant certificate from the credit institution.

The salary may be paid in cash provided that the employer pays the salary on a weekly basis and has entered into a contract or written agreement with the employee which provides that the salary may be paid on a weekly basis. The written agreement should bear the signatures and names of the employer and the employee in writing.

There is an obligation on the part of the employer to issue and inform the employee of a monthly/weekly payslip, whether it is in paper form or in electronic form