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Kerala medical shops minimum wages: final notification effective November 2024
Final medical-shop wage notification effective 26 November 2024. Employers should apply occupation-specific scales and conditions from the official Gazette.
- Jurisdiction
- Kerala
- Effective from
- 26 November 2024
- Issued on
- 23 November 2024
- Status
- Published
- Reference
- G.O.(P) No.85/2024/LBR; S.R.O.1085/2024
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| Notification number | G.O.(P) No.85/2024/LBR; S.R.O.1085/2024 |
|---|---|
| Notification date | 23 Nov 2024 |
| Effective date / period | 26 Nov 2024 |
| Jurisdiction | Kerala |
| Issuing authority | Labour and Skills (E) Department, Government of Kerala |
| Subject | Minimum Wages |
| Status | Published |
Notification summary
What the notification says
Kerala revised the medical-shop wage schedule through G.O.(P) No.85/2024/LBR dated 23 November 2024, published as S.R.O.1085/2024 in Gazette No.3762 on 26 November 2024. The notification makes the Gazette publication date its commencement date and supersedes the 2017 medical-shop schedule.
Who should consult this schedule?
The schedule covers medical-shop occupations, including management, pharmacists, accounts and clerical work, sales and specified wholesale/distributor roles. Job-specific salary scales and their accompanying conditions must be read in the full instrument. A pharmacy role should not automatically be assigned a general shop rate without first checking this sector schedule.
Payroll implementation
- Identify whether the workplace and role fall within the medical-shop schedule, including the retail, wholesale or distributor distinctions.
- Match the employee to the precise occupation and salary scale in the Gazette.
- Apply the relevant scale conditions and allowance provisions before comparing pay.
- Keep a copy of the role mapping and wage calculation, including the date from which the revised schedule was applied.
This reference article links the final instrument. It does not present an unverified complete salary-scale transcription or a single current total for every medical-shop employee.
Frequently asked questions
When did the revised medical-shop schedule take effect?
The notification ties commencement to Gazette publication on 26 November 2024.
Is this a draft proposal?
The Labour Commissioner’s index lists the 2024 medical-shop notification as final, and the instrument revises the schedule after the proposal process.
Can one rate be used for every pharmacy employee?
The schedule distinguishes occupations and salary scales. Use the exact entry and its conditions rather than one generic figure.
Source documents
- Government notification / official source
- Kerala government document-portal copy
- Kerala official minimum-wage notification index
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G.O.(P) No.85/2024/LBR; S.R.O.1085/2024 · Labour and Skills (E) Department, Government of Kerala
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