The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Minimum Wages Actcentral
An Act To Provide For Fixing Minimum Rates Of Wages In Certain Employments.
Act Number
11
Enactment
1948-03-15
Ministry
Ministry Of Labour And Employment
Section 1Short title and extent.Section 2Interpretation.Section 3Fixing of minimum rates of wages.Section 4Minimum rate of wages.Section 5Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.Section 6[Omitted.].Section 7Advisory Board.Section 8Central Advisory Board.Section 9Composition of committees, etc.Section 10Correction of errors.Section 11Wages in kind.Section 12Payment of minimum rates of wages.Section 13Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc.Section 14Overtime.Section 15Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day.Section 16Wages for two or more classes of work.Section 17Minimum time rate wages for piece work.Section 18Maintenance of registers and records.Section 19Inspectors.Section 20Claims.Section 21Single application in respect of a number of employees.Section 22Penalties for certain offences.Section 22AGeneral provision for punishment of other offences.Section 22BCognizance of offences.Section 22COffences by companies.Section 22DPayment of undisbursed amounts due to employees.Section 22EProtection against attachment of assets of employer with Government.Section 23Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases.Section 24Bar of suits.Section 25Contracting out.Section 26Exemptions and exceptions.Section 28Power of Central Government to give directions.Section 29Power of the Central Government to make rules.Section 30Power of appropriate Government to make rules.Section 30ARules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament.Section 31Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages.