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CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · The Code on Wages, 2019

Under the Code on Wages, 2019, within what period may an application for a claim ordinarily be filed with the authority appointed to hear claims, counted from the date on which the claim arises?

A claim application may ordinarily be filed within three years from the date on which the claim arises. The authority may still entertain a later application if sufficient cause for the delay is shown. The five-year period relates to repeat offences, not to claims.

  1. ASix months
  2. BOne year
  3. CThree yearsCorrect
  4. DFive years

Explanation

Section 45(6) allows an application to be filed within three years from the date the claim arises. The authority may entertain a later application if the applicant shows sufficient cause for the delay. Six months and one year are shorter than the statutory period, and five years is the repeat-offence window under section 54, not the claim limit.

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