The Code on Wages, 2019
Central Act · Act 29 of 201969 provisions
The enactment
| Long title | An Act to amend and consolidate the laws relating to wages and bonus and matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. |
|---|---|
| Type | Act |
| Citation | Act 29 of 2019 |
| Year | 2019 |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Ministry | Ministry of Labour and Employment |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
| Provisions published | 69 |
| Subjects | labour |
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- 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.
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