According to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, what is the minimum bonus that needs to be paid to every employee?

According to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, what is the minimum bonus that needs to be paid to every employee? Correct Answer 8.33% of the salary or wages earned by the employee during the accounting year

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Which of the following statements are true/ false?
1. Every employer shall be bound to pay to every employee in respect of the accounting year commencing on any day in the year 1979 and in respect of every subsequent accounting year, a minimum bonus which shall be 9.33% of the salary or wages earned by the employee during the accounting year or one hundred rupees, whichever is higher, whether or not the employer has any allocable surplus in the accounting year.
2. Bonus will be paid in cash to the employees.
3. If the allocable surplus exceeds the amount of minimum bonus payable to the employees, the employer is bound to pay to every employee in respect of that accounting year bonus which shall be an amount in proportion to the salary or wages earned by the employee during the accounting year subject to a maximum of 10% of such salary or wage.
4. Bonus needs to be paid within a period of eight months from the close of the accounting year.
Which of the following statements are true/false?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this Act, works overtime, the employer need not pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. If an employee whose minimum rate of wages has been fixed under this Act, works for a less number of hours than the requisite number of hours on a given day, he shall be entitled to receive wages in respect ofwork done by him on that day as ifhe had worked for a full normal working day.
3. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the basis of pieces involved.
4. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this Act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.
Which of the following is correct in context of Minimum Wages Act, 1948?
1. In case an employee whose minimum rate of wages is fixed under this act, works overtime, the employer is bound to pay the money for the extra hours devoted by the employee.
2. In case an employee is involved in two or more classes of work, he shall be paid on the piece basis.
3. If an employee is employed on piece work for which minimum time rate and not a minimum piece rate has been fixed under this act, the employer shall pay to such employee wages at not less than the minimum time rate.
An employee is employed in an industry on a wage of rupees eight thousand and five hundred per month, which is fixed as the minimum wage as a scheduled employment by the appropriate government. What is the amount of bonus he shall be entitled to, if it is to be paid at the minimum rate of 8.33% by the employer under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?
According to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, what is the maximum bonus that can be paid to every employee?
An employee engaged in an industrial establishment draws wages of Rs. 20,500 per month. What is the amount of bonus to be paid to him if it is paid at the rate of 10% by the employer for an accounting year under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?
An employee working in an organisation draws a salary of Rs. 20,000 per month. What is the amount of bonus that he shall be paid at the minimum rate of 8.33% under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?
According to the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, the bonus needs to be paid within how many months from the close of the accounting year?
An employee engaged in an industrial establishment draws wages on Rs. 20,000 per month. What is the amount of bonus he shall be entitled to, if it is to be paid at the rate of 9% by the employer for an accounting year under the provisions of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965?
What is the minimum period an employee should have worked in an accounting year in an establishment to become eligible for bonus under the payment of Bonus Act, 1965?