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