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THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - ⦁ Payment of Wages Act, 1936,
      - ⦁ Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, and
      - Minimum Wages Act, 1948,
      - Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
    - - The Code will apply to all employees. The central government will make wage-related decisions for employments such as railways, mines, and oil fields, among others. State governments will make decisions for all other employments.
        
        ⦁ Wages include salary, allowance, or any other component expressed in monetary terms. This does not include bonus payable to employees or any travelling allowance, among others.
      - Floor wage:
        
        According to the Code, the central government will fix a floor wage, taking into account living standards of workers. Further, it may set different floor wages for different geographical areas. Before fixing the floor wage, the central government may obtain the advice of the Central Advisory Board and may consult with state governments.
        
        The minimum wages decided by the central or state governments must be higher than the floor wage.
        
        Fixing the minimum wage:
        
        The Code prohibits employers from paying wages less than the minimum wages. Minimum wages will be notified by the central or state governments. This will be based on time, or number of pieces produced. The minimum wages will be revised and reviewed by the central or state governments at an interval of not more than five years. While fixing minimum wages,
        
        the central or state governments may take into account factors such as:
        
        (i) skill of workers, and
        
        (ii) difficulty of work.
        
        Gender discrimination:
        
        The Code prohibits gender discrimination in matters related to wages and recruitment of employees for the same work or work of similar nature.
        
        ⦁ Work of similar nature is defined as work for which the skill, effort, experience, and responsibility required are the same.
        
        Advisory boards:
        
        The central and state governments will constitute advisory boards.
        
        ⦁ The Central Advisory Board will consist of:
        
        (i) employers,
        
        (ii) employees (in equal number as employers),
        
        (iii) independent persons, and
        
        (iv) five representatives of state governments.
        
        ⦁ State Advisory Boards will consist of employers, employees, and independent persons.
        
        ⦁ Further, one-third of the total members on both the central and state Boards will be women.
        
        ⦁ The Boards will advise the respective governments on various issues including:
        
        (i) fixation of minimum wages, and
        
        (ii) increasing employment opportunities for women.