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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

The Code on Wages, 2019

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https://sooperkanoon.com/act/147531

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About this act

The Code on Wages, 2019 (2019) is Central state legislation published on SooperKanoon in full. Use this page to read the bare act and jump to judgments that cite it.

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Act Text

Section1 - Short title, extent and commencement
Section2 - Definitions
Section3 - Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender
Section4 - Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work
Section5 - Payment of minimum rate of wages
Section6 - Fixation of minimum wages
Section7 - Components of minimum wages
Section8 - Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
Section9 - Power of Central Government to fix floor wage
Section10 - Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day
Section11 - Wages for two or more classes of work
Section12 - Minimum time rate wages for piece work
Section13 - Fixing hours of work for normal working day
Section14 - Wages for overtime work
Section15 - Mode of payment of wages
Section16 - Fixation of wage period
Section17 - Time limit for payment of wages
Section18 - Deductions which may be made from wages
Section19 - Fines
Section20 - Deductions for absence from duty
Section21 - Deductions for damage or loss
Section22 - Deductions for services rendered
Section23 - Deductions for recovery of advances
Section24 - Deductions for recovery of loans
Section25 - Chapter not to apply to Government establishments
Section26 - Eligibility for bonus, etc
Section27 - Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases
Section28 - Computation of number of working days
Section29 - Disqualification for bonus
Section30 - Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches
Section31 - Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus
Section32 - Computation of gross profits
Section33 - Computation of available surplus
Section34 - Sums deductible from gross profits
Section35 - Calculation of direct tax payable by employer
Section36 - Set on and set off of allocable surplus
Section37 - Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code
Section38 - Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable
Section39 - Time limit for payment of bonus
Section40 - Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases
Section41 - Non-applicability of this Chapter
Section42 - Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards
Section43 - Responsibility for payment of various dues
Section44 - Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee
Section45 - Claims under Code and procedure thereof
Section46 - Reference of disputes under this Code
Section47 - Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies
Section48 - Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies
Section49 - Appeal
Section50 - Records, returns and notices
Section51 - Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers
Section52 - Cognizance of offences
Section53 - Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases
Section54 - Penalties for offences
Section55 - Offences by companies
Section56 - Composition of offences
Section57 - Bar of suits
Section58 - Protection of action taken in good faith
Section59 - Burden of proof
Section60 - Contracting out
Section61 - Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code
Section62 - Delegation of powers
Section63 - Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
Section64 - Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government
Section65 - Power of Central Government to give directions
Section66 - Saving
Section67 - Power of appropriate Government to make rules
Section68 - Power to remove difficulties
Section69 - Repeal and savings

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