Miscellaneous

A security guard at a Belapur office complex has not been paid for four months. He cannot afford a lawyer, and a civil suit would take years. Where does he go, who decides, how long does he have, and can the court refuse to hear him? The “miscellaneous” provisions of the Code on Wages are where these practical questions are answered: the claims authority, the appeal, the Inspector-cum-Facilitator, the Advisory Boards, and a set of rules that stop employers and courts from undercutting the Code.

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Beyond the rules on wages, bonus and penalties, the Code on Wages, 2019 sets up Advisory Boards, a claims authority with an appeal, Inspector-cum-Facilitators with powers of inspection, and general rules: suits are barred where the Code gives a remedy, the burden of proof is on the employer, contracting out is void, the Code overrides inconsistent law and agreements, and the four old wage Acts are repealed.

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