2025 · Q40
Consider the following statements in reference to the Payment of Wages Act, 1936:
- 1Wages may be paid in current coins.
- 2Wage period can be fixed for weekly payment.
- 3Wages are to be paid before the expiry of the seventh day after the last day of the wage period in establishments employing more than 1000 persons.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsPayment of Wages Act, 1936
- A1 and 2 only
- B1 only
- C2 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Explanation
Statements 1 and 2 are correct: wages may be paid in current coin and the wage period may be fixed weekly under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936. Statement 3 is wrong because in establishments employing more than 1,000 persons wages must be paid before the expiry of the tenth day (not the seventh) after the wage period.