Code on Wages, 2019

The Code on Wages, 2019 consolidates and amends the laws relating to wages and bonus. It subsumes four existing laws: the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. The Code aims to universalize minimum wage provisions across all workers and simplify compliance for employers.