Code on Wages, 2019

The Code on Wages, 2019

मजदूरी संहिता, 2019

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Act ID:	201929
Act Number:	29
Enactment Date:	2019-08-08
Act Year:	2019
Short Title:	The Code on Wages, 2019
Hindi Title:	मजदूरी संहिता, 2019
Long Title:	An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonus and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry:	Ministry of Labour and Employment
Notification:	1.18th December, 2020,--Sub-section (1), (2), (3), (10) and (11) of section 42 (to the extent relate to the central Advisory Board) clauses (s) and (t) of sub-section (2) of section 67 (to the extent they relate to the Central advisory Board) section 69 to the extent it relates to section 7 and 9 (to the extent relate to the Central Government) and section 8 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), vide notification No. S.O. 4604(E), dated 18th December, 2020, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii).

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CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

CHAPTER II

MINIMUM WAGES

CHAPTER III

PAYMENT OF WAGES

CHAPTER IV

PAYMENT OF BONUS

CHAPTER V

ADVISORY BOARD

CHAPTER VI

PAYMENT OF DUES CLAIMS AND AUDIT

CHAPTER VII

INSPECTORY-CUM-FACILITATOR

CHAPTER VIII

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

CHAPTER IX

MISCELLANEOUS


Section 1. Short title, extent and commencement.
Section 2. Definitions.
Section 3. Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.
Section 4. Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.
Section 5. Payment of minimum rate of wages.
Section 6. Fixation of minimum wages.
Section 7. Components of minimum wages.
Section 8. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.
Section 9. Power of Central Government to fix floor wage.
Section 10. Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day.
Section 11. Wages for two or more classes of work.
Section 12. Minimum time rate wages for piece work.
Section 13. Fixing hours of work for normal working day.
Section 14. Wages for overtime work.
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.
Section 26. Eligibility for bonus, etc.
Section 27. Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases.
Section 28. Computation of number of working days.
Section 29. Disqualification for 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 employer.
Section 36. Set on and set off of allocable surplus.
Section 37. Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this 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.
Section 42. Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards.
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.
Section 51. Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers.
Section 52. Cognizance of offences.
Section 53. Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases.
Section 54. Penalties for offences.
Section 55. Offences by companies.
Section 56. Composition of offences.
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. Effect 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 savings.