Section 3 in The Minimum Wages Act, 1948
3. Fixing of minimum rates of wages.—
(1) The appropriate Government shall, in the manner ... minimum rate of wages for time work (hereinafter referred to as "a minimum time rate"); (b) a minimum rate of wages for piece
scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed under this Act, and includes, except in sub-section ... scheduled employment in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed under this Act, any person named under clause
relevant provisions of the
Minimum Wages Act . The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 was enacted to ensure
minimum wages to the workers ... total minimum wage."
Section 4 of the Minimum Wages Act provides for fixation of
minimum wages and reads as under
Minimum Wages Act. Section 5 deals with the procedure for fixing and revision minimum wages. Under this provision the Government in fixing minimum ... authorized to do under the Minimum Wages Act is merely to fix the minimum rate of wages which is to be payable
wages due according
to the minimum rate of wages fixed by the job
and wages actually paid amount overtime wages ... concerned with providing
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for minimum wages and if an employee is being paid more,
than minimum wages so provided, the Act does
minimum wage which was accordingly
fixed. Fair wage is a mean between the living wage and
minimum wage. The minimum wage ... wage and when the industrial minimum wage happens to
be higher than the statutory minimum wage it will be
industrial minimum wage
employment covered by the
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 . Now, the minimum wages which are
prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act . 1948 which ... month.
Admittedly, the respondents re getting wages above the
minimum wages prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 .
The short question
minimum rate of wages for time work
(hereinafter referred to as "a minimum time rate");
(b) a minimum rate of wages ... revising minimum wages.-
(1) In fixing minimum rates of wages in respect of any
scheduled employment for the first time under this
wage. The procedure for fixing! and revising the minimum wages is laid down in Sec. 5 . The minimum wages bred under ... minimum bonus as also the minimum wage. The employers are enjoined by the statute to pay the minimum bonus and minimum wage
difference between the wages actually paid and the wages payable at the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Minimum Wages ... difference between the wage paid and the minimum wage on behalf of the respondent-workers. The Minimum Wages Act was passed
