Lawgist11Wages in kind
(1) Minimum wages payable under this Act shall be paid in cash.
(2) Where it has been the custom to pay wages wholly or partly in kind, the appropriate Government being of the opinion that it is necessary in the circumstances of the case may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise the payment of minimum wages either wholly or partly in kind.
(3) If the appropriate Government is of the opinion that provision should be made for the supply of essential commodities at concession rates, the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, authorise the provision of such supplies at concession rates.
(4) The cash value of wages in kind and of concessions in respect of supplies of essential commodities at concession rates authorised under sub-sections (2) and (3) shall be estimated in the prescribed manner.
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- 1 Short title and extent
- 2 Interpretation
- 3 Fixing of minimum rates of wages
- 4 Minimum rate of wages
- 5 Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
- 6 [Omitted.]
- 7 Advisory Board
- 8 Central Advisory Board
- 9 Composition of committees, etc
- 10 Correction of errors
- 11 Wages in kind
- 12 Payment of minimum rates of wages
- 13 Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc
- 14 Overtime
- 15 Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day
- 16 Wages for two or more classes of work
- 17 Minimum time rate wages for piece work
- 18 Maintenance of registers and records
- 19 Inspectors
- 20 Claims
- 21 Single application in respect of a number of employees
- 22 Penalties for certain offences
- 22A General provision for punishment of other offences
- 22B Cognizance of offences
- 22C Offences by companies
- 22D Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees
- 22E Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government
- 22F Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments
- 23 Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
- 24 Bar of suits
- 25 Contracting out
- 26 Exemptions and exceptions
- 27 Power of State Government to add to Schedule
- 28 Power of Central Government to give directions
- 29 Power of the Central Government to make rules
- 30 Power of appropriate Government to make rules
- 30A Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
- 31 Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages
