The Code on Wages, 2019
Central · 2019
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- S. 42Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards.
- 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.
- S. 51Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers.
- 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.
- 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.