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Payment of Wages Act

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Published: 23 April 1936

Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India

Last amended: 2017

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Regulates the payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons without unauthorized deductions.

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 ensures timely payment of wages to employees and prevents unauthorized deductions from their wages.