Contents of the Wages (Central) Rules

The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026

Rule 21. Payment of bonus to contractual employee

Chapter V — Payment of BonusMade under The Code on Wages, 2019G.S.R. 343(E), 8 May 2026

Official text

Where in an establishment, the employees are employed through a contractor and the contractor fails to pay the bonus under section 26, the company or firm or association or other person as referred to in the proviso to section 43 shall, on the written information of such failure given by the employees or any registered trade union or unions of which the employees are members and on confirming such failure, pay minimum bonus to the employees.

Source: The Wages (Central) Rules, 2026, G.S.R. 343(E) — Gazette of India, p. 45 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 45 · official download · all sources

Compliance obligations under this provision