Code on Wages, 2019

§ 1 Short title, extent and commencement

§ 2 Definitions

§ 3 Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender

§ 4 Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work

§ 5 Payment of minimum rate of wages

§ 6 Fixation of minimum wages

§ 7 Components of minimum wages

§ 8 Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages

§ 9 Power of Central Government to fix floor wage

§ 10 Wages of employee who works for less than normal working day

§ 11 Wages for two or more classes of work

§ 12 Minimum time rate wages for piece work

§ 13 Fixing hours of work for normal working day

§ 14 Wages for overtime work

§ 15 Mode of payment of wages

§ 16 Fixation of wage period

§ 17 Time limit for payment of wages

§ 18 Deductions which may be made from wages

§ 19 Fines

§ 20 Deductions for absence from duty

§ 21 Deductions for damage or loss

§ 22 Deductions for services rendered

§ 23 Deductions for recovery of advances

§ 24 Deductions for recovery of loans

§ 25 Chapter not to apply to Government establishments

§ 26 Eligibility for bonus, etc.

§ 27 Proportionate reduction in bonus in certain cases

§ 28 Computation of number of working days

§ 29 Disqualification for bonus

§ 30 Establishments to include departments, undertakings and branches

§ 31 Payment of bonus out of allocable surplus

§ 32 Computation of gross profits

§ 33 Computation of available surplus

§ 34 Sums deductible from gross profits

§ 35 Calculation of direct tax payable by employer

§ 36 Set on and set off of allocable surplus

§ 37 Adjustment of customary or interim bonus against bonus payable under this Code

§ 38 Deduction of certain amounts from bonus payable

§ 39 Time limit for payment of bonus

§ 40 Application of this Chapter to establishments in public sector in certain cases

§ 41 Non-applicability of this Chapter

§ 42 Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards

§ 43 Responsibility for payment of various dues

§ 44 Payment of various undisbursed dues in case of death of employee

§ 45 Claims under Code and procedure thereof

§ 46 Reference of disputes under this Code

§ 47 Presumption about accuracy of balance sheet and profit and loss account of corporations and companies

§ 48 Audit of account of employers not being corporations or companies

§ 49 Appeal

§ 50 Records, returns and notices

§ 51 Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers

§ 52 Cognizance of offences

§ 53 Power of officers of appropriate Government to impose penalty in certain cases

§ 54 Penalties for offences

§ 55 Offences by companies

§ 56 Composition of offences

§ 57 Bar of suits

§ 58 Protection of action taken in good faith

§ 59 Burden of proof

§ 60 Contracting out

§ 61 Effect of laws agreements, etc., inconsistent with this Code

§ 62 Delegation of powers

§ 63 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases

§ 64 Protection against attachments of assets of employer with Government

§ 65 Power of Central Government to give directions

§ 66 Saving

§ 67 Power of appropriate Government to make rules

§ 68 Power to remove difficulties

§ 69 Repeal and savings