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Minimum Wages Act PDF
Minimum Wages Act PDF
Historical backdrop
The International Labour Conference
held at Geneva in 1928…. emphasised
“The need of Statutory minimum wage to
protect the workers against exploitation
by the employers” – Adopted convention
26 and 30
The Indian Labour Conference paves way
to Minimum Wages Act which was passed
in the year April, 1946 and came into
force in March, 1948.
Object of the Act
To prevent exploitation of the workers
It empowers the appropriate
Government to fix and revise minimum
rates of wages in certain employments
The Act gives statutory recognition to the
well accepted principle that an employee
must get at least a bare minimum wages
for his work
In Airfreight Ltd V. State of Karnataka (1996)
6 SCC 567
What the Act purports to achieve is to
prevent exploitation of labour and for
that purpose authorises the appropriate
Govt. to take steps to prescribe the
minimum rate of wages in the Scheduled
industries with dual object of providing
sustenance and maintenance of the
worker and his family and preserving his
efficiency as a worker.
Haryana Un-recognised Schools’ Assn.
V. State of Haryana (1996) 4 SCC 225
The object of the Act is to prevent
exploitation of the workers
While Construing the Provisions of a
statute like Minimum Wages Act a
beneficial Interpretation has to be
preferred which advances the object of
the Act.
Short title and extent (Sec.1)
Part I Part II
Construction
Carpet Stone braking Public motor Employment
roads
making, stone crushing transport in Agriculture
buildings
Farming,
Rice mill flour Any mica Gypsum
Copper mines Cultivation ,
mill works mines
harvesting
Committees
Advisory Boards
State of Rajasthan v. Hari Ram
Nathawani, (1975) 2 SCC 517
No procedure is prescribed in the Act for
the Advisory Board to function
It can devise its own procedure
Notification should not be interfered with
u/A. 226 of the constitution
Bihar mica Exports Assn.V. State of The Advisory committee had not
Bihar (2002) 3 LLJ (Jhark) (DB) heard the appellant as required to be
heard at the time of fixing the
minimum wage
Edward Mills Co. Ltd V. State of Ajmer