Minimum Wages Act · 3
Fixing of minimum rates of wages
The appropriate Government shall fix minimum rates of wages for scheduled employments and review them at intervals not exceeding five years.
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Minimum Wages Act, 1948
1948 · Ministry of Labour and Employment · 31 sections
Empowers Governments to fix and revise minimum wages for scheduled employments and penalises payment below the minimum. (To be replaced by the Code on Wages, 2019 when brought into force.)
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Minimum Wages Act · 12
Payment of minimum rates of wages
The employer shall pay every employee wages at a rate not less than the minimum rate fixed, without deductions except as authorised.
Minimum Wages Act · 20
Claims
Application to the Authority within six months for payment of less than the minimum wage; compensation of up to ten times the difference may be directed.
Minimum Wages Act · 22
Penalties for certain offences
Paying less than the minimum rate or contravening rules on hours and rest days — imprisonment up to six months or fine up to ₹500 (as amended in several States).
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