__________, of __________, acting through __________ (the Principal); and
3. THE CONTRACTOR IS THE EMPLOYER. The workers are employed by the Contractor and not by the Principal. The Contractor alone hires them, gives them appointment letters, pays them, and disciplines them, and the Principal may give day-to-day instructions on the work only. No contract of employment arises between the Principal and any worker by reason of this Agreement.
4. WAGES AND DUES. The Contractor will pay each worker at least the wages fixed by law, on or before the date the law requires, by bank transfer, and will give each worker a pay slip. The Contractor will pay all provident fund, state insurance, bonus, gratuity, leave and other dues for its workers on time, and will register them under the schemes that apply.
5. PROOF OF PAYMENT. Along with each monthly invoice, the Contractor will give the Principal proof that wages and contributions for the month have been paid, including the bank transfer record and the provident fund and state insurance challans. The Principal need not pay an invoice for any month for which proof has not been given.
7. IF THE CONTRACTOR FAILS TO PAY. If the Contractor fails to pay a worker's wages or other dues, and the law makes the Principal liable for them, the Principal may pay the amount to the worker directly and recover it from the Contractor, by deducting it from any sum due to the Contractor or otherwise.
8. CONDUCT AND REPLACEMENT. The Contractor will supply workers who are fit for the work, whose identity and background it has checked, and who obey the Principal's rules on safety and conduct on site. At the Principal's written request, giving reasons, the Contractor will promptly replace any worker.
9. SAFETY, DAMAGE AND INDEMNITY. The Principal will provide the safety arrangements the law requires at the site. The Contractor will bear the cost of injury compensation that the law makes payable to its workers, and will indemnify the Principal against claims by its workers arising from the Contractor's failure to meet the obligations in this Agreement.