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THE CODE ON WAGES ACT, 2019

2019

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Related Legislation: - Andaman & Nicobar Code on Wages Rules , 2022 - Andhra Pradesh Code on Wages Rules , 2022 - Arunachal Pradesh Code on Wages Rules , 2022 - Assam Code on Wages Rules , 2021 - Bihar Code on Wages Rules , 2025 - Chhattisgarh Code on Wages Rules , 2021 - Dadar & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu Code on Wages Rules , 2023 - Dadar & Nagar Haveli & Daman & Diu Code on Wages Rules , 2023 - Goa Code on Wages Rules , 2021 - Gujarat Code on Wages Rules , 2021 - Puducherry Code of Wages Rules , 2022 - PUNJAB CODE OF WAGE DRAFT RULES , 2021

Full Text

Chapter I - Preliminary
Section 1 .  Short title, extent, and commencement
Section 2 .  Definitions
Section 3 .  Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender
Section 4 .  Discussion as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work
Chapter II - Minimum Wages
Section 5 .  Payment of minimum rate of wages
Section 6 .  Fixation of minimum wages
Section 7 .  Components of minimum wage
Section 8 .  Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
Section 9 .  Power of Central Government to fix floor wage
Section 10 .  Wage of employee who works for less than normal working day
Section 11 .  Wages for to or more classes of work
Section 12 .  Minimum time rate for piece work
Section 13 .  Fixing hours of work for normal working day
Section 14 .  Wages for overtime work
Chapter III - Payment of Wages
Section 15 .  Mode of payment of wages
Section 16 .  Fixation of wage period
Section 17 .  Time limit for payment of wages
Section 18 .  Deductions which may be made from wages
Section 19 .  Fines
Section 20 .  Deductions for absence from duty
Section 21 .  deductions for damage or loss
Section 22 .  Deductions for services rendered
Section 23 .  Deductions for recovery of advances
Section 24 .  Deductions for recovery of loans
Section 25 .  Chapter not to apply to Government establishments
Chapter IV - Payment of Bonus
Section 26 .  Eligibility for bonus etc
Section 27 .  Proportionate reduction of bonus in certain cases
Section 28 .  Computation of number of working days
Section 29 .  Disqualification of bonus
Section 30 .  Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches
Section 31 .  Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus
Section 32 .  Computation of gross profits
Section 33 .  Computation of available surplus
Section 34 .  Sums deductible from gross profits
Section 35 .  Calculation of direct tax payable by the employer
Section 36 .  Set on and set off of allocable surplus
Section 37 .  Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under code
Section 38 .  Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable
Section 39 .  Time limit for payment of bonus
Section 40 .  Application of this chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases
Section 41 .  Non-applicability of this chapter
Chapter V - Advisory Board
Section 42 .  Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards
Chapter VI - Payment of Dues, Claims and Audit
Section 43 .  Responsibility for payment of various dues
Section 44 .  Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee
Section 45 .  Claims under code and procedure thereof
Section 46 .  Reference of disputes under this code
Section 47 .  Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies
Section 48 .  Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies
Section 49 .  Appeal
Section 50 .  Records, returns and notices
Chapter VII - Inspector-Cum-Facilitator
Section 51 .  Appointment of Inspector-cum-facilitators and their powers
Section 52 .  Cognizance of offenses
Section 53 .  Power of officers of appropriate governments to impose penalty in certain cases
Section 54 .  Penalties for offenses
Section 55 .  Offenses by Companies
Section 56 .  Composition of Offenses
Chapter IX - Miscellaneous
Section 57 .  Bar of suits
Section 58 .  Protection of action taken in good faith
Section 59 .  Burden of proof
Section 60 .  Contracting out
Section 61 .  Effects of laws, agreements, etc., inconsistent with this code
Section 62 .  Delegation of powers
Section 63 .  Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
Section 64 .  Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government
Section 65 .  Power of central government to give directions
Section 66 .  Saving
Section 67 .  Power of appropriate Government to make rules
Section 68 .  Power to remove difficulties
Section 69 .  Repeal and Saving