Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
Section 8 of the Code on Wages, 2019 deals with procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages. In fixing minimum rates of wages for the first time or in revising minimum rates of wages under this Code, the appropriate Government shall either-- (a) appoint as many committees as it considers necessary to hold enquiries and recommend in respect of such fixation or revision, as the case may be; The Act was enacted on 08 Aug 2019.
(1) In fixing minimum rates of wages for the first time or in revising minimum rates of wages under this Code, the appropriate Government shall either--
(a) appoint as many committees as it considers necessary to hold enquiries and recommend in respect of such fixation or revision, as the case may be; or
(b) by notification publish its proposals for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby and specify a date not less than two months from the date of the notification on which the proposals shall be taken into consideration.
(2) Every committee appointed by the appropriate Government under clause (a) of sub-section (1) shall consist of persons--
(a) representing employers;
(b) representing employees which shall be equal in number of the members specified in clause (a); and
(c) independent persons, not exceeding one-third of the total members of the committee.
(3) After considering the recommendation of the committee appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1) or, as the case may be, all representations received by it before the date specified in the notification under clause (b) of that sub-section, the appropriate Government shall by notification fix, or as the case may be, revise the minimum rates of wages and unless such notification otherwise provides, it shall come into force on the expiry of three months from the date of its issue:
Provided that where the appropriate Government proposes to revise the minimum rates of wages in the manner specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1), it shall also consult concerned Advisory Board constituted under section 42.
(4) The appropriate Government shall review or revise minimum rates of wages ordinarily at an interval not exceeding five years.
Section 8, The Code on Wages, 2019 (Act 29 of 2019).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Faridabad Industries Association through Its Authorised Signatory Col S. Kapoor Executive Secretary vs The State of Haryana through Its Principal Secretary Labour Department, Additional Chief Secretary Government of Haryana, Labor Department
Decided under minimum-wages-act-1948 5, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The appropriate Government's power to fix minimum wages is confined to prescribing a minimum rate for the categories of work in the employment; it does not extend to sub-classifying workers by length of experience or period of training, nor to directing how the wage is to be segregated into components, and notification clauses doing so were held ultra vires. Trainees and workers engaged through contractors remain within the protection of the fixation.
On this section: Defines what the Government may and may not put into a notification issued at the end of the fixation or revision procedure that section 8 prescribes.
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Kerala State Umbrella Manufacturers Association vs Union of India
Decided under minimum-wages-act-1948 5, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
A writ challenge to a draft notification proposing revised minimum wages, and to an alleged defect in the quorum of the advisory board that recommended it, is premature: the statute gives the affected employers a right to file objections to the draft, and the court declined to intervene before that stage was exhausted.
On this section: Shows the point in the section 8 procedure at which the employer's remedy arises: objections to the draft notification first, judicial review of the revision only after it is finalised.
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Questions about Section 8
What have the courts held on Section 8 of the Code on Wages?
Faridabad Industries Association through Its Authorised Signatory Col S. Kapoor Executive Secretary vs The State of Haryana through Its Principal Secretary Labour Department, Additional Chief Secretary Government of Haryana, Labor Department is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under MINIMUM-WAGES-ACT-1948 5, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Defines what the Government may and may not put into a notification issued at the end of the fixation or revision procedure that section 8 prescribes. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below, 1 of them from the Supreme Court.
How do I find court cases under Section 8 of the Code on Wages?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Code on Wages 2019 8, section 8 Code on Wages 2019, section 8 of the Code on Wages. People searching for it also type section 8 code on wages. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Faridabad Industries Association through Its Authorised Signatory Col S. Kapoor Executive Secretary vs The State of Haryana through Its Principal Secretary Labour Department, Additional Chief Secretary Government of Haryana, Labor Department.
What should I read with Section 8 of the Code on Wages, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 42 (Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was Section 8 of the Code on Wages enacted?
Section 8 of the Code on Wages, cited as Code on Wages 2019 8, was enacted on 08 Aug 2019 as Act 29 of 2019. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1802 words
- 67. Power of appropriate Government to make rules1008 words
- 18. Deductions which may be made from wages883 words
- 26. Eligibility for bonus, etc843 words
- 42. Central Advisory Board and State Advisory Boards663 words
- 51. Appointment of Inspector-cum-Facilitators and their powers456 words
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