Obligation : Not to enter into any agreement or contract which reduces the minimum rates of wages payable under the act
Type:Trigger
Frequency: Quarterly
Action to be taken:
Ensure that no contract is made either after or before the commencement of act, whereby an employee either relinquishes or reduces his right to a minimum rate of wages or any privilege or concession accruing to him under this act
Audit Requirement: Does no contract or agreement reduce the minimum rate of wages fixed under the act?
Supporting Documents: Written Confirmation of Compliance.
Related Sections:
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 25:Contracting out:
Any contract or agreement, whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, whereby an employee either relinquishes or reduces his right to a minimum rate of wages or any privilege or concession accruing to him under this Act shall be null and void in so far as it purports to reduce the minimum rate of wages fixed under this Act.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 
