Remuneration पारिश्रमिक
Remuneration लाई नेपालीमा पारिश्रमिक (parishramik) भनिन्छ। यो कामबापत कर्मचारीले पाउने तलब, ज्याला र भत्ता सबैलाई जनाउने औपचारिक शब्द हो। Remuneration is the formal word for everything an employee is paid for their work: salary or wages plus allowances. The Labour Act 2074 uses पारिश्रमिक where everyday speech says तलब.
Also called: parishramik, pay, salary and wages
Key facts
- तलब (talab)
- SalaryThe everyday word for monthly pay.
- ज्याला (jyala)
- WageUsually pay by the day for labour.
- पारिश्रमिक (parishramik)
- RemunerationThe formal word the Labour Act uses.
- भत्ता (bhatta)
- AllowanceA regular payment on top of basic.
Where पारिश्रमिक appears in Nepali payroll
- आधारभूत पारिश्रमिक (adharbhut parishramik): basic remuneration, the base PF, SSF, gratuity and overtime are worked on. A payslip may print it as आधारभूत तलब.
- न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक (nyunatam parishramik): the minimum wage, NPR 19,550 a month under section 106 of the Labour Act 2074.
- अतिरिक्त पारिश्रमिक (atirikta parishramik): overtime pay, which section 31 sets at one and a half times basic remuneration.
- पारिश्रमिक कर (parishramik kar): the everyday name for the income tax deducted from salary each month, covered in this glossary under TDS.
What counts as remuneration
Basic salary, every allowance and overtime pay all count. A reimbursement against a bill (शोधभर्ना) does not, because it repays a cost rather than paying for work.
पारिश्रमिक on a Nepali payslip
The minimum wage, in the wording the Labour Act uses.
- आधारभूत पारिश्रमिक (basic remuneration)
- रु. 12,170
- महँगी भत्ता (dearness allowance)
- रु. 7,380
- कुल पारिश्रमिक (gross remuneration)
- रु. 19,550
A payslip may print तलब on the same lines instead (आधारभूत तलब, कुल तलब). The amounts and the meaning do not change.
Remuneration, answered
पारिश्रमिक (parishramik). It is the formal word for pay: salary or wages plus allowances. Everyday speech says तलब (talab) for a monthly salary and ज्याला (jyala) for a daily wage.
Nearly. Salary is the fixed monthly pay. Remuneration is the wider word and also covers allowances, overtime pay and wages paid by the day or the hour.
Basic salary, which the Labour Act 2074 calls आधारभूत पारिश्रमिक. It excludes allowances, and it is the amount PF, SSF, gratuity and the overtime rate are calculated on.
- Labour Act 2074, consolidated Nepali text: section 31 (अतिरिक्त पारिश्रमिक, overtime at one and a half times basic remuneration) and section 106 (न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक, the minimum wage).
This page explains general practice in Nepal. It is not legal or tax advice, and statutory figures are revised from time to time. Check the current Act, rule or notice before acting on it.
Related terms
- Basic Salaryआधारभूत तलबBasic salary लाई नेपालीमा आधारभूत तलब (adharbhut talab) भनिन्छ, र नेपालमा यसको न्यूनतम रकम मासिक रु. 12,170 हो। The minimum basic salary in Nepal is NPR 12,170 a month, part of the NPR 19,550 minimum wage fixed under section 106 of the Labour Act 2074 (Nepal Gazette, 2082/04/05 BS, effective Shrawan 1, 2082). Basic salary is the fixed core of an employee's pay, before allowances, overtime and bonuses, and it is the base every statutory contribution is assessed on.
- Allowanceभत्ताAllowance लाई नेपालीमा भत्ता (bhatta) भनिन्छ। यो आधारभूत तलबका अतिरिक्त कुनै खास प्रयोजनका लागि नियमित रूपमा दिइने रकम हो, जस्तै महँगी भत्ता, यातायात भत्ता वा सञ्चार भत्ता। An allowance is a regular payment made on top of basic salary for a specific purpose, such as dearness, transport or communication. Allowances count as taxable earnings but are excluded from the base used for PF, SSF, gratuity and overtime.
- Gross Salaryकुल तलबGross salary लाई नेपालीमा कुल तलब (kul talab) भनिन्छ। यो कुनै पनि कट्टी गर्नुअघिको आधारभूत तलब, सबै भत्ता र ओभरटाइमको जम्मा रकम हो। Gross salary is an employee's total earnings for a period before any deduction: basic salary plus every allowance, overtime and taxable benefit. It is the figure most offer letters quote and the one employees compare against.
- Minimum Wageन्यूनतम पारिश्रमिकMinimum wage लाई नेपालीमा न्यूनतम पारिश्रमिक (nyunatam parishramik) भनिन्छ। नेपालमा अहिले यो मासिक रु. 19,550 छ, जसमा आधारभूत पारिश्रमिक रु. 12,170 र महँगी भत्ता रु. 7,380 पर्छन्। The minimum wage is the lowest remuneration an employer in Nepal may lawfully pay. The rate in force is NPR 19,550 a month, made up of NPR 12,170 basic remuneration plus NPR 7,380 dearness allowance, or NPR 754 a day and NPR 101 an hour. It was fixed by the Government of Nepal under section 106 of the Labour Act 2074, published in the Nepal Gazette on 2082/04/05 BS and effective from Shrawan 1, 2082.
- Overtimeअतिरिक्त समयOvertime is time worked beyond the standard eight-hour day or forty-eight-hour week. Under Nepal's Labour Act 2074 it is paid at one and a half times basic remuneration and is capped at four hours a day and twenty-four hours a week.
- TDS (Tax Deducted at Source)स्रोतमा कर कट्टीTDS is income tax withheld by the employer from an employee's salary each month and deposited with the Inland Revenue Department on the employee's behalf. It is calculated on annual projected income and spread across the year, not charged month by month in isolation.
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