The Code on Wages, 2019
Section 16. Fixation of wage period
In simple words
- The employer fixes the wage period as daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly, but no wage period may be longer than a month s. 16.
- Different establishments may have different wage periods s. 16, proviso.
An explanation, not the law. The official text below prevails.
Official text
The employer shall fix the wage period for employees either as daily or weekly or fortnightly or monthly subject to the condition that no wage period in respect of any employee shall be more than a month:
Provided that different wage periods may be fixed for different establishments.