Proposed Amendment under The Payment of Wages Act 1936

Labour Law Update: Intend Notification issued for Amendment under The Payment of Wages Act 1936.

As per Section “6. Wages to be paid in current coin or currency notes.- All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or in both:

Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the industrial or other establishment, the employer of which shall pay to every person employed in such industrial or other establishment, the wages either by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.”

Payment of Wages Act to be amended