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Download the full text of the Act that provides for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments in India. The Act covers the definitions, powers, duties, and penalties of the authorities involved in wage determination and enforcement.
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Minimum Wages Act, 1948 [11 OF 1948] An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments. WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments; It is hereby enacted as follows.- Section 1: Short title and extent. (1) This Act may be called the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
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Find the full text of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, which regulates the payment of minimum wages to workers in India. Browse the sections, rules, regulations, notifications, orders, circulars, and other related documents.
An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments in India. It defines the terms, scope, and procedure of the Act, and specifies the scheduled employments and the cost of living index number.
The Act empowers the Government to fix minimum wages for employees working in specified employments. It provides for review and revision of minimum wages already fixed after suitable intervals not exceeding five years.
The Minimum Wages Act 1948 is an act of parliament concerning Indian labour law that sets the minimum wages that must be paid to skilled and unskilled labours.
Find the latest orders and notifications on minimum wages issued by the Chief Labour Commissioner of India. Download the VDA (Minimum Wages) orders from 2011 to 2024 in PDF format.
