Payment of Wages Act, 1936
The Act came in the wake of gross injustices against employees in connection with the payment of salaries. There were many cases of harassment such as salaries being denied or delayed, illegal deductions, fines and more often than not kindly paid in cash. Therefore, legislation was enacted to regulate the payment of salaries by certain regulations such as placing the payment of such payments, adjusting the pay period, and the period of payment of wages, etc. under certain circumstances. There are employer’s penalties in the event of non-compliance with the provisions of the Act.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
The purpose of this Act is to provide for the minimum wage for employees employed in the activities listed in Schedule I of the Act such as employment in any rice mill, flour mill or dal mill or employment in any tobacco manufacturing facility, etc. The relevant government must be empowered under the Remuneration Act to review and review it regularly. It also stipulates the provision of overtime pay. There are penalties under this Act and for non-compliance by the employer.
