Minimum wages definition

Minimum wages means wages whether for time or piece work, notified from time to time and where such wages have not been so notified the wages prescribed by the Public Works department, State or the labour department for the district or place in which the work is done.(b) The Contractor shall notwithstanding the provision of contract to the contrary cause to be paid minimum wage to labourers indirectly engaged on the work including any labour engaged by his sub-Contractor in connection with the said works as if labourers had been immediately employed by him.(c) In respect of labour directly or indirectly employed in the work for the performance of his part of this Contract, the Contractor shall comply or cause to be complied with the Provinces and Berar PWD Contractors Labour Registration contained in Appendix-150 of M.P.P.W.D Manual (Vol. II). Contractor should register his establishment under Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970".(d) The Engineer-in-Charge Shall have the right to deduct, from amounts due to the contractor, any sum required or estimated to be required for making good loss suffered by a worker or workers by reason of non-fulfillment of the condition of the Contract for the benefit of the workers, non-payment of wages or deductions made from his or their wages which are not justified by their terms of the Contract or non-observance of the regulation.(e) The contractor shall be primarily liable for all payments to be made under and for the observance of the Regulations aforesaid without prejudice to his right to claim indemnity from his sub-Contractors.(f) The Regulations aforesaid shall be deemed to be part of this Contract and any breach thereof shall be deemed to be a breach of the contract. The contractor shall disburse the wages to his workers within the time limit prescribed under the provisions of Payment of Wages Act, 1936 or any other similar law in force as amended up to date.
Minimum wages means minimum rates of wages announced, declared, adopted or notified by Government from time to time which shall include the basic pay and statutory allowances that is to say cost of living allowance, dearness allowance and adhoc relief;
Minimum wages means the lowest wages which may be paid to an employee;

Examples of Minimum wages in a sentence

  • The tenders quoted without complying payment of Minimum wages along with EPF/ESI/DA, etc.

  • Time worked on Saturdays before 8.30 a.m. and/or after 12.30 p.m. shall be overtime and paid for at the rate of double time calculated on the employee’s relevant minimum rate in clause 19 – Minimum wages, with a minimum payment for two hours but this minimum is not to be paid where the overtime is worked continuously with the start or completion of ordinary hours.

  • Minimum wages both for the time rate and for the piece rate work shall mean the rate(s) notified by Appropriate Authority from time to time during the currency of contract period.

  • Time worked on Sundays shall be paid for at the rate of double time calculated on the employee’s relevant minimum rate in clause 19 – Minimum wages, with a minimum payment for four hours work.

  • Where an employee is transferred to lower paid duties by reason of redundancy the same period of notice must be given to the employee as he or she would have been entitled to if his or her employment had been terminated and the Company may at its option, make payment in lieu thereof of an amount equal to the difference between his or her former relevant minimum rate of pay and the new relevant minimum rate in clause 19 – Minimum wages, for the number of weeks of notice still owing.


More Definitions of Minimum wages

Minimum wages means the wages prescribed from time to time by the Government of Kerala for the district or area in which the work is to be done.
Minimum wages means wages whether for time or piece work, notified from time to time and where such wages have not been so notified the wages prescribed by the Public Works department, State or the labour department for the district or place in which the work is done.(b) The Contractor shall notwithstanding the provision of contract to the contrary cause to be paid minimum wage to labourers indirectly engaged on the work including any labour engaged by his sub-Contractor in connection with the said works as if labourers had been immediately employed by him.(c) In
Minimum wages means the basic wages to be or as determined under section 23;
Minimum wages means minimum wages notified by Government under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minimum Wages Act, 2013 (Act No. XII of 2013);
Minimum wages. – means the basic wages to be or as determined
Minimum wages means wages whether for time or piece work, notified from time to time and where such wages have not been so notified the wages prescribed by the Public Works department, State or the labour department for the district or place in which the work is done.
Minimum wages means rates of wages notified under the Act;