The Ministry of Labour & Employment, on 7th July 2020 has published the final draft on the Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2020 by amalgamating all existing Labour Laws related to wages.
Under the Code, the minimum wages and the payment of wages provisions cover all establishments, employees and employers as defined unless specifically exempt (the member of the Armed Forces of the Union and apprentice engaged under the Apprentices Act, 1961 are specifically excluded from the definition of employee)
The central government will set the national floor rate for wages after taking into account the minimum living standards of workers varying across geographical areas; where existing minimum wages are higher than the floor wages, the same shall be retained. State governments will fix the minimum wages for their region which cannot be lower than the national floor rate for wages.
Inputs / Comments / Suggestions are invited on the final Draft Rules which shall be addressed within 45 days from the date of publication of this notification and the same may be addressed to Shri M. A. Khan, Deputy Director(ma.khan15@nic.in), and Smt. RachanaBolimera, Assistant Director (r.bolimera@nic.in), Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001.
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