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The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Delhi

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Delhi Application

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This Act amends the Minimum Wages Act to govern labor standards in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It sets out definitions for key terms such as wages, employees, and employers, specifically distinguishing between children, adolescents, and adults. By clarifying these definitions, the legislation ensures that workers receive fair remuneration for their labor while excluding certain benefits like provident fund contributions from the minimum wage calculation. It matters because it provides a legal framework to protect workers' rights and ensure fair pay across various scheduled employments in the region.

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  1. 1. Short title, commencement and extent
  2. 2. Interpretation
  3. 3. Fixing of minimum rates of wages
  4. 4. Minimum rate of wages
  5. 5. Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages
  6. 7. Advisory Board
  7. 8. Central Advisory Board
  8. 9. Composition of committees, etc
  9. 10. Correction of errors
  10. 11. Wages in kind
  11. 12. Payment of minimum rates of wages
  12. 13. Fixing hours for a normal working day, etc.
  13. 14. Overtime
  14. 15. Wages of worker who works for less than normal working day
  15. 16. Wages for two or more classes of work
  16. 17. Minimum time rate wages for piece work
  17. 18. Maintenance of registers and records
  18. 19. Inspectors
  19. 20. Claims
  20. 21. Single application in respect of a number of employees
  21. 22. Penalties for certain offences
  22. 22A. General provision for punishment of other offences
  23. 22B. Cognizance of offences
  24. 22C. Offences by companies
  25. 22D. Payment of undisbursed amounts due to employees
  26. 22E. Protection against attachment of assets of employer with Government
  27. 22F. Application of Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to scheduled employments
  28. 23. Exemption of employer from liability in certain cases
  29. 24. Bar of suits
  30. 25. Contracting out
  31. 26. Exemptions and exceptions
  32. 27. Power of State Government to add to Schedule
  33. 28. Power of Central Government to give directions
  34. 29. Power of the Central Government to make rules
  35. 30. Power of appropriate Government to make rules
  36. 30A. Rules made by Central Government to be laid before Parliament
  37. 31. Validation of fixation of certain minimum rates of wages

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