Notification / Circular No.: S.O. 454(E) dated January 30, 2026
Applicable Act / Rule: Code on Wages, 2019
Applicable Section / Rule: Section 2, clause (z), sub-clause (d)
The Code on Wages, 2019 defines the term “worker” and excludes certain categories of employees based on the nature of work and wage limits. For persons employed in a supervisory capacity, the Act provides that a wage ceiling may be notified by the Central Government for determining coverage under the definition of “worker”. This notification specifies such wage ceiling for supervisory employees for the purposes of exclusion under the Code.
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (d) of clause (z) of section 2 of the Code on Wages, 2019, the Central Government notifies that the wage ceiling or limit for a person employed in a supervisory capacity referred to in the said sub-clause shall be eighteen thousand rupees per month.
Accordingly, a person employed in a supervisory capacity and drawing wages exceeding eighteen thousand rupees per month shall be excluded from the definition of “worker” under the said clause.
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