Payment of Wages Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Indian legislation
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Ministry_of_Labour_and_Employment,_Government_of_India
gptkbp:appliesTo railways
factories
industrial establishments
other specified establishments
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1936
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Payment of Wages Act
gptkbp:mainProvision penalties for non-compliance
appointment of inspectors
prohibition of unauthorized deductions
regulation of fines and deductions
timely payment of wages
gptkbp:maximumWageLimit INR 24,000 per month (as of 2017 amendment)
gptkbp:purpose regulate payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Minimum_Wages_Act,_1948
gptkb:Industrial_Disputes_Act,_1947
gptkbp:repealedOrInForce in force
gptkbp:section Section 3: Responsibility for payment of wages
Section 4: Fixation of wage period
Section 5: Time of payment of wages
Section 7: Deductions which may be made from wages
Section 8: Fines
Section 15: Claims arising out of deductions from wages or delay in payment
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Payment_of_Wages_Act,_1936
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Indian_legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5