<p>The Union government sought to quell fears of the industry that it intends to fix a national floor rate of Rs. 18,000 per month for minimum wages.<br /><br /> “It is clarified that the Central government has not fixed or mentioned any amount as ‘national minimum wage’ in the Code on Wages Bill 2017. The apprehension that minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month has been fixed for all employees is thus incorrect, false and baseless. The minimum wages will vary from place to place depending upon skill required, arduousness of the work assigned and geographical location,” the labour ministry said in a release.<br /><br /> The ministry also allayed fears of the industry about a revised methodology for calculation of minimum wages by enhancing the units from three to six. <br /><br /> “It was purely a demand raised by trade unions in the recent meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Minimum Wages. However, it is clarified that such proposal is not part of the Code on Wages Bill,” it said.<br /><br /> The clarification came a day after Santosh Gangwar took charge as new labour minister replacing Bandaru Dattatreya, who had announced the setting up of a committee to review the wage fixation formula on August 3.<br /><br /> </p>
<p>The Union government sought to quell fears of the industry that it intends to fix a national floor rate of Rs. 18,000 per month for minimum wages.<br /><br /> “It is clarified that the Central government has not fixed or mentioned any amount as ‘national minimum wage’ in the Code on Wages Bill 2017. The apprehension that minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month has been fixed for all employees is thus incorrect, false and baseless. The minimum wages will vary from place to place depending upon skill required, arduousness of the work assigned and geographical location,” the labour ministry said in a release.<br /><br /> The ministry also allayed fears of the industry about a revised methodology for calculation of minimum wages by enhancing the units from three to six. <br /><br /> “It was purely a demand raised by trade unions in the recent meeting of the Central Advisory Board on Minimum Wages. However, it is clarified that such proposal is not part of the Code on Wages Bill,” it said.<br /><br /> The clarification came a day after Santosh Gangwar took charge as new labour minister replacing Bandaru Dattatreya, who had announced the setting up of a committee to review the wage fixation formula on August 3.<br /><br /> </p>
