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The Code on Wages, 2019

67 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. IX — MISCELLANEOUS
  4. 2In pursuance of the recommendations of the said Commission and the deliberations made in the tripart
  5. I — PRELIMINARY
  6. 3Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender
  7. 4Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work
  8. II — MINIMUM WAGES
  9. 5Payment of minimum rate of wages
  10. IX — MISCELLANEOUS
  11. 6The Notes on Clauses explain in detail the various provisions contained in the Bill
  12. II — MINIMUM WAGES
  13. 7Components of minimum wages
  14. 8Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
  15. 9Power of Central Government to fix floor wage
  16. 10Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day
  17. 11Wages for two or more classes of work
  18. 12Minimum time rate wages for piece work
  19. 13Fixing hours of work for normal working day
  20. 14Wages for overtime work
  21. III — PAYMENT OF WAGES
  22. 15Mode of payment of wages
  23. 16Fixation of wage period
  24. 17Time limit for payment of wages
  25. 18Deductions which may be made from wages
  26. 19Fines
  27. 20Deductions for absence from duty
  28. 21Deductions for damage or loss
  29. 22Deductions for services rendered
  30. 23Deductions for recovery of advances
  31. 24Deductions for recovery of loans
  32. 25Chapter not to apply to Government establishments
  33. IV — PAYMENT OF BONUS
  34. 26Eligibility for bonus, etc
  35. 27Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases
  36. 28Computation of number of working days
  37. 29Disqualification for bonus
  38. 30Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches
  39. 31Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus
  40. 32Computation of gross profits
  41. 33Computation of available surplus
  42. 34Sums deductible from gross profits
  43. 35Calculation of direct tax payable by employer
  44. 36Set on and set off of allocable surplus
  45. 37Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code
  46. 38Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable
  47. 40Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases
  48. 41Non-applicability of this Chapter
  49. V — ADVISORY BOARD
  50. 42Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards
  51. VI — PAYMENT OF DUES, CLAIMS AND AUDIT
  52. 43Responsibility for payment of various dues
  53. 44Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee
  54. 45Claims under Code and procedure thereof
  55. 46Reference of disputes under this Code
  56. 47Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies
  57. 48Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies
  58. 49Appeal
  59. 50Records, returns and notices
  60. VII — INSPECTORY-CUM-FACILITATOR
  61. 51Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers
  62. VIII — OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
  63. 52Cognizance of offences
  64. 53Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases
  65. 55Offences by companies
  66. 56Composition of offences
  67. IX — MISCELLANEOUS
  68. 57Bar of suits
  69. 58Protection of action taken in good faith
  70. 59Burden of proof
  71. 60Contracting out
  72. 61Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code
  73. 62Delegation of powers
  74. 63Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
  75. 64Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government
  76. 65Power of Central Government to give directions
  77. 66Saving
  78. 67Power of appropriate Government to make rules
  79. 68Power to remove difficulties
  80. 69Repeal and savings