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An authority under the Code on Wages, 2019 ordered Kaveri Foods Ltd to pay a claim and compensation to a worker, but the company has failed to pay. What is the next step the Code provides?

The authority issues a certificate of recovery to the Collector or District Magistrate of the district where the establishment is located. That officer recovers the amount as arrears of land revenue and remits it to the authority for payment to the concerned employee, so no fresh suit is needed.

  1. AThe authority issues a certificate of recovery to the Collector or District Magistrate, who recovers it as arrears of land revenueCorrect
  2. BThe worker must file a fresh suit in a civil court for recovery
  3. CThe Inspector-cum-Facilitator recovers it by attaching the employer's goods directly
  4. DThe authority itself arrests the employer until payment

Explanation

On failure to pay the claim and compensation, the authority issues a recovery certificate to the Collector or District Magistrate of the district where the establishment is located. The amount is recovered as arrears of land revenue and remitted to the authority for payment to the employee. No fresh suit is needed.

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