The Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Bare Act
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -
- "appropriate Government" means, in relation to railways, air transport services, mines and oilfields, the Central Government and, in relation to all other cases, the State Government;
- "employed person" includes the legal representative of a deceased employed person;
- "employer" includes the legal representative of a deceased employer;
- "factory" means a factory as defined in clause (m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948), and includes any place to which the provisions of that Act have been applied under sub - section (1) of section 85 thereof;
- "industrial or other establishment" means any -… Read the complete text with KanoonGPT Pro.
Simplified Act
This law defines certain terms that are used throughout the Act:
- The "appropriate Government" refers to the Central Government for railways, air transport services, mines, and oilfields, and to the State Government for all other cases.
- An "employed person" includes… Read the complete text with KanoonGPT Pro.
Explanation using examples
Let's consider a hypothetical scenario demonstrating the application of Section 2 of The Payment of Wages Act, 1936:
Raj works as a mechanic in a car manufacturing workshop in Maharashtra, which is an "industr… Read the complete text with KanoonGPT Pro.
