National Floor Minimum Wage Review & Wage Code Harmonisation

Source: PIB Ministry of Labour & Employment

Code on WagesNational Floor WageMinimum WagesAnoop Satpathy Committee

The Ministry of Labour & Employment's Expert Committee reviewed the statutory methodology for fixing the National Floor Minimum Wage under Section 9 of the Code on Wages, 2019, incorporating regional nutritional requirements and standard consumption units.

Statutory Concept	Legal Provision under Code on Wages	Impact on Establishments
National Floor Wage	Section 9 (Central Government fixes)	No State Government can fix minimum wage lower than the National Floor.
Universal Minimum Wage	Section 6 (Covers ALL employments)	Removes distinction between scheduled and non-scheduled employments.
Standard Working Hours	Section 13 (8 hours/day + overtime)	Overtime rate mandated at not less than twice the normal rate of wages.

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Under Section 9 of the Code on Wages, 2019, which authority is empowered to fix the National Floor Minimum Wage?

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