2023 · Q86
An employee shall be covered under the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, should the employee be drawing a maximum monthly wage of:
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsWage-related laws
- ARupees fifteen thousand
- BRupees eighteen thousand
- CRupees twenty-one thousand
- DRupees twenty-four thousand
Explanation
The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Act, 2017 raised the wage ceiling for coverage under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 from Rs. 18,000 to Rs. 24,000 per month. An employee drawing up to Rs. 24,000 monthly is therefore covered. Hence (d).