The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, came into force on March 15, 1948. It aims to fix minimum rates of wages for workers in ‘scheduled employments’. Wages are defined as remuneration – which can be expressed in terms of money – payable to an employed person, for work done as per the terms of their contract of employment.The Act extends to the whole of India.
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