Guides
Simple explanations for employers and HR teams, and for workers. Every statement links to the provision it comes from, and every figure is checked against the official text before the site is published.
What counts as wages
The Code on Wages definition of wages, what is left out, and the 50% rule that adds excluded allowances back.
Minimum wages and the floor wage
Who fixes minimum wages, how they are set and revised, and what an employer must pay under the Code on Wages, 2019.
Paying wages: deadlines, deductions and fines
How and when wages must be paid, what may be deducted, and the limits on fines under the Code on Wages, 2019.
Working hours, overtime and weekly rest
Daily and weekly limits on working hours, overtime pay, weekly holidays and shifts under the OSH Code and the Code on Wages.
Annual leave with wages
Who earns paid annual leave, how much, carry-forward and encashment under the OSH Code, 2020.
Bonus
Who is entitled to bonus, the minimum and maximum rates, and when it must be paid under the Code on Wages, 2019.
Provident fund, pension and insurance
Who must join, what the employer and employee pay, when it is due, and how money can be taken out under the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Schemes of 2026.
Gratuity
Who gets gratuity, how much, and when it must be paid under the Code on Social Security, 2020.
Maternity benefit
Paid maternity leave, the medical bonus, nursing breaks, crèches and protection from dismissal under the Code on Social Security, 2020.
Leaving a job
Final wages, leave wages, gratuity, and the notice and compensation rules for retrenchment and closure.
Contract labour
Licences for contractors, wages and facilities for contract labour, and where contract labour is not allowed under the OSH Code, 2020.
Equal pay for women and men
No discrimination on the ground of gender in wages, recruitment or conditions of employment for the same or similar work, under the Code on Wages, 2019.
Standing orders
Which establishments need standing orders, adopting the Model Standing Orders or certifying your own, and suspension and subsistence allowance under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020.
Each guide has a version for employers and HR, and one for workers, and shows the date it was last checked. The latest check was on 1 Nov 2026. The main sections these guides rely on also have a short note in simple words on their own page, above the official text.