Act 29 of 2019

The Code on Wages, 2019

An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonus and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 2019-08-08
  • 69 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement.Read
2 Definitions.Read
3 Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.Read
4 Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.Read
5 Payment of minimum rate of wages.Read
6 Fixation of minimum wages.Read
7 Components of minimum wages.Read
8 Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.Read
9 Power of Central Government to fix floor wage.Read
10 Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day.Read
11 Wages for two or more classes of work.Read
12 Minimum time rate wages for piece work.Read
13 Fixing hours of work for normal working day.Read
14 Wages for overtime work.Read
15 Mode of payment of wages.Read
16 Fixation of wage period.Read
17 Time limit for payment of wages.Read
18 Deductions which may be made from wages.Read
19 Fines.Read
20 Deductions for absence from duty.Read
21 Deductions for damage or loss.Read
22 Deductions for services rendered.Read
23 Deductions for recovery of advances.Read
24 Deductions for recovery of loans.Read
25 Chapter not to apply to Government establishments.Read
26 Eligibility for bonus, etc.Read
27 Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases.Read
28 Computation of number of working days.Read
29 Disqualification for bonus.Read
30 Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches.Read
31 Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus.Read
32 Computation of gross profits.Read
33 Computation of available surplus.Read
34 Sums deductible from gross profits.Read
35 Calculation of direct tax payable by employer.Read
36 Set on and set off of allocable surplus.Read
37 Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code.Read
38 Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable.Read
39 Time limit for payment of bonus.Read
40 Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases.Read
41 Non-applicability of this Chapter.Read
42 Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards.Read
43 Responsibility for payment of various dues.Read
44 Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee.Read
45 Claims under Code and procedure thereof.Read
46 Reference of disputes under this Code.Read
47 Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies.Read
48 Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies.Read
49 Appeal.Read
50 Records, returns and notices.Read
51 Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers.Read
52 Cognizance of offences.Read
53 Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases.Read
54 Penalties for offences.Read
55 Offences by companies.Read
56 Composition of offences.Read
57 Bar of suits.Read
58 Protection of action taken in good faith.Read
59 Burden of proof.Read
60 Contracting out.Read
61 Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code.Read
62 Delegation of powers.Read
63 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.Read
64 Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government.Read
65 Power of Central Government to give directions.Read
66 Saving.Read
67 Power of appropriate Government to make rules.Read
68 Power to remove difficulties.Read
69 Repeal and savings.Read
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