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CLASSIFICATION OF WAGES
Goswami, V.G. Labour and Industrial Law Ed. 18 (2004) Pub. Central Law Agency Allahabad p. 98
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in a civilized community.
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f u t u r e , t h a t is why t h e i n d u s t r i a l t r i b u n a l s in t h i s
^(1965)IILLJ175(190)S.C.
' (1967) I-LLJ 114 (120) (S.C.)
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^ Goswami, V.G. Labour and Industrial Law Ed. 18 (2004) Pub. Central Law Agency Allahabad p. 100
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ability to provide for old age and evil days. Thus while
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i) Productivity of labour
and
country
'^ Kothari, O.M: "Labour Demand and their adjudication" Ed. 1st 1977, Pub N.M. Tripathi Private Lmt. Bombay P.43
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same.
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workers.
other benefits were given even they did not get any
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due to them.
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observation:
alone".
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e m p l o y m e n t in^the p a r t i c u l a r a r e a c o n c e r n e d l y .
S t a t u t o r y M e a n i n g of M i n i m u m Wage: -
Sec. 2 (h) w h i c h r e a d s a s u n d e r :
"Wages m e a n s all r e m u n e r a t i o n , c a p a b l e of b e i n g
e x p r e s s e d in t e r m s of m o n e y , w h i c h c o u l d if t h e t e r m s
of t h e c o n t r a c t of e m p l o y m e n t , e x p r e s s or i m p l i e d , were
fulfilled, be p a y a b l e to a p e r s o n e m p l o y e d in r e s p e c t of
h i s e m p l o y m e n t or of work d o n e in s u c h employment,
i) T h e v a l u e of,
a) Any h o u s e a c c o m m o d a t i o n , s u p p l y of light,
w a t e r , m e d i c a l a t t e n d a n c e , or
b) Any o t h e r a m e n i t y or a n y service e x c l u d e d
by g e n e r a l a n d s p e c i a l o r d e r of t h e App.
Govt.
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ii) Any c o n t r i b u t i o n p a i d by t h e e m p l o y e r to a n y
s c h e m e of social i n s u r a n c e .
travelling concession.
s p e c i a l e x p e n s e s e n t a i l e d on h i m by t h e n a t u r e
of h i s e m p l o y m e n t ; or
v) The g r a t u i t y p a y a b l e on d i s c h a r g e
wage:
2) Wage m u s t be p a y a b l e of b e i n g e x p r e s s e d in
t e r m of m o n e y ,
3) Wage b e c o m e d u e w h e n t h e r e is a contract
b e t w e e n e m p l o y e r a n d e m p l o y e e . However t h e
c o n t r a c t m a y be e x p r e s s e d a n d i m p l i e d .
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4) T h e t e r m a n d c o n d i t i o n s of c o n t r a c t m u s t be
fulfilled, or he m u s t h a v e d o n e w o r k a s s i g n e d
to h i m u n d e r s u c h e m p l o y m e n t .
B u t t h e t e r m wage d o e s n o t i n c l u d e t h e v a l u e of;
light a n d m e d i c a l a t t e n d a n c e , or
g e n e r a l a n d s p e c i a l o r d e r of t h e App. Gov. it
d o e s n o t i n c l u d e a n y c o n t r i b u t i o n to p e n s i o n
defray s p e c i a l e x p e n s e s or a n y g r a t u i t y p a y a b l e
on d i s c h a r g e ^ ^ .
T h e t e r m "Wage" h a s a c o m p o s i t e m e a n i n g w h i c h
i n c l u d i n g all r e m u n e r a t i o n a n d o t h e r p a y m e n t s p a y a b l e
to a n e m p l o y e e , w h i c h a r e n o t e x p r e s s l y e x c l u d e d by t h e
provision of t h e Act^o.
T h e r e a r e t h r e e k i n d s of w a g e s m i n i m u m wage, fair
wage 86 living w a g e . At t h e b o t t o m of t h e l a d d e r t h e r e is
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