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The Code on Wages, 2019

Act ID: 2019

The Code on Wages, 2019

"An Act to consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonus. Replaces Payment of Wages Act, Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Bonus Act, and Equal Remuneration Act."

Table of Contents

69 Sections

Ch. 1

PRELIMINARY

S.1Short title, extent and commencement.S.2Definitions.S.3Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.S.4Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.

Ch. 2

MINIMUM WAGES

S.5Payment of minimum rate of wages.S.6Fixation of minimum wages.S.7Components of minimum wages.S.8Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.S.9Power of Central Government to fix floor wage.S.10Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day.S.11Wages for two or more classes of work.S.12Minimum time rate wages for piece work.S.13Fixing hours of work for normal working day.S.14Wages for overtime work.

Ch. 3

PAYMENT OF WAGES

S.15Mode of payment of wages.S.16Fixation of wage period.S.17Time limit for payment of wages.S.18Deductions which may be made from wages.S.19Fines.S.20Deductions for absence from duty.S.21Deductions for damage or loss.S.22Deductions for services rendered.S.23Deductions for recovery of advances.S.24Deductions for recovery of loans.S.25Chapter not to apply to Government establishments.

Ch. 4

PAYMENT OF BONUS

S.26Eligibility for bonus, etc.S.27Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases.S.28Computation of number of working days.S.29Disqualification for bonus.S.30Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches.S.31Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus.S.32Computation of gross profits.S.33Computation of available surplus.S.34Sums deductible from gross profits.S.35Calculation of direct tax payable by employer.S.36Set on and set off of allocable surplus.S.37Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code.S.38Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable.S.39Time limit for payment of bonus.S.40Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases.S.41Non-applicability of this Chapter.

Ch. 5

ADVISORY BOARD

S.42Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards.

Ch. 6

PAYMENT OF DUES CLAIMS AND AUDIT

S.43Responsibility for payment of various dues.S.44Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee.S.45Claims under Code and procedure thereof.S.46Reference of disputes under this Code.S.47Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies.S.48Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies.S.49Appeal.S.50Records, returns and notices.

Ch. 7

INSPECTORY-CUM-FACILITATOR

S.51Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers.

Ch. 8

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

S.52Cognizance of offences.S.53Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases.S.54Penalties for offences.S.55Offences by companies.S.56Composition of offences.

Ch. 9

MISCELLANEOUS

S.57Bar of suits.S.58Protection of action taken in good faith.S.59Burden of proof.S.60Contracting out.S.61Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code.S.62Delegation of powers.S.63Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.S.64Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government.S.65Power of Central Government to give directions.S.66Saving.S.67Power of appropriate Government to make rules.S.68Power to remove difficulties.S.69Repeal and savings.