Ceiling on wages

SARAVANAN.R (Querist) 10 February 2014 This query is : Resolved
Respected Sir,

Each and every laws pertaining to labour in our country has a ceiling on wages.

For example, it is 18,000 for payment of wages Act, 1936, Rs 1600/- in I.D Act to include a supervisor or a person doing supervisory work, Rs 25000 in case of ESI Act, Rs 15000/- in case of EPF Act.

I will be thankful,if you guide me in telling the relevance of celing on wages under labour laws. There is a provision in payment of wages Act 1936, wages should be paid with in the stipulated time. Now considering the above example, ceiling on wages under P.W Act is 18000. Does this mean that employees earning up to Rs 18000/- are entitled to this protection of law. Does it mean that if a person earns Rs 25000/- or Rs 19000/- per month, the employee is not protected statutorily or if the employer is free to pay the employee as and when he/ she desires.

I am not wounding any body. My only doubt is why this ceiling is required.
I was very fortunate to read through a note on ID amendment Act, 2010, which has raised the wage ceiling to Rs 10,000 for inclusion of supervisory persons. Thanks to Mr. Hemanth of Bangalore. Hope he will help me in understanding the relevance of ceiling on laws relating to labour.

Saravanan Radhakrishnan

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c n vittal rao (Expert) 11 February 2014
The diff in different acts become meaningful if you see the statements of objects and reasons of the act in question

malipeddi jaggarao (Expert) 12 February 2014
Each act is coined to give some protection to certain section of people. These ceiling fixed long back required to be revised. The work force should fight for amendments. Unions are not strong after liberalization era. I agree with your concern and feelings.