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Minimum Wages Act, 1948

Section - 5 - Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages

[Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.

5. (1) In fixing minimum rates of wages in respect of any scheduled employment for the first time under this Act or in revising minimum rates of wage so fixed, the appropriate Government shall either—

(a) appoint as many committees and sub-committees as it considers neces­sary to hold enquiries and advise it in respect of such fixation or revision, as the case may be, or

(b) by notification in the Official Gazette, publish its proposals for the information of persons likely to be affected thereby and specify a date, not less than two months from the date of the notification, on which the proposals will be taken into consideration.

(2) After considering the advice of the committee or committees appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (1), or as the case may be, all representations received by it before the date specified in the notification under clause (b) of that sub-section, the appropriate Government shall, by notification in the Official Gazette, fix, or, as the case may be, revise the minimum rates of wages in respect of each schedule employment, and unless such notification other­wise provides, it shall .... To read the full section download the app from Google Play store
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