PTR, an industrial unit in Ludhiana was established in the year 2002 under the Companies Act. They are into the business of manufacturing electronic goods and allied products and have 226 employees. PTR is discriminating

According to Section 3(1) of the Code on Wages, 2019, there shall be no discrimination in an establishment or any unit thereof among employees on the ground of gender in matters relating to wages by the same employer, in respect of the same work or work of a similar nature done by any employee. Section 3(2) states that no employer shall, - for the purposes of complying with the provisions of sub-section (1), reduce the rate of wages of any employee; and make any discrimination on the ground of sex while recruiting any employee for the same work or work of similar nature and in the conditions of employment, except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force. Further, Section 4 provides that where there is any dispute as to whether a work is of same or similar nature for the purposes of section 3, the dispute will be decided by such authority as may be notified by the appropriate Government. In the given case, PTR's wage discrimination on gender grounds is unlawful under Section 3 of the Code on Wages, 2019. The Code mandates equal remuneration for the same or similar work and prohibits discrimination in wage payment. Employees have legal remedies through claims and penalties can be imposed on the employer for such violations.