The Code on Wages, 2019 amalgamate, simplify and rationalize the relevant provisions of the following four Central Labour enactments relating to wages, namely: The Payment Wages Act, 1936 The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 The

Under Section 6 of the Code on Wages, 2019 , the appropriate government (Central or State) shall fix a minimum rate of wages based on time work or piece work. While fixing the minimum wages, the government may take into account factors such as, skill of workers, and difficulty of work. Also, by Section 8 of the Code , the minimum wages shall be revised and reviewed by Central or State Government at intervals of not more than Five Years.