The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Bare Act
(1) The appropriate Government shall, in the manner hereinafter provided,
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fix the minimum rates of wages payable to employees employed in an employment specified in Part I or Part II of the Schedule and in an employment added to either Part by notification under section 27:
Provided that the appropriate Government may, in respect of employees employed in an employment specified in Part II of the Schedule, instead of fixing minimum rates of wages under this clause for the whole State, fix such rates for a part of the State or for any specified class or classes of such employment in the whole State or part thereof;
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review at such intervals as it may think fit, such intervals not exceeding five years, the minimum rates of wages so fixed and revise the minimum rates, if necessary:
Provided that where for any reason the appropriate Government has not reviewed the minimum rates of wages fixed by it in respect of any scheduled employment within any interval of five years, n
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Simplified Act
Simplified Explanation of The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Section 3)
Setting Minimum Wages:
- The government responsible (state or central) must set minimum wages for jobs listed in the Act's Schedule and any jobs added later.
- For jobs in Part
Explanation using examples
Imagine a scenario where a new textile factory opens in a small town in India. The factory employs 200 workers, most of whom are women from the local area. The factory is engaged in an employment specified in Part I of the Schedule of