The Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoL&E) on December 30, 2025, issued FAQs - Code on Wages, 2019.
The FAQs are as stated:
Q1. Whether Data Entry Operators and employees in similar categories are included under the minimum wage provisions of the Code on Wages, 2019?
Ans: Yes. The concept of scheduled employment has been done away under the Code on Wages. The Code is now universally applicable to all employees, irrespective of their sector or category.
Q2. Is a daily wage worker not eligible for bonus??
Ans: Bonus is payable to every employee who has worked for at least thirty days in an accounting year as per the wage ceiling prescribed by the appropriate government.
Q3. Will the new concept of floor wage reduce the minimum wages fixed by the State??
Ans: No, Floor Wage is a baseline. Where the minimum rates of wages fixed by the State Government earlier is more than the floor wage, the State Government shall not reduce such minimum rates of wages fixed by it earlier.
Q4. Will the revised definition of wages under the Code, 2019 reduce employee wages?
Ans: No. The definition brings transparency and uniformity. Allowances exceeding a fixed percentage as notified by central government are added back to wages, increasing the base for PF, gratuity, and bonus, benefiting workers. It will strengthen social security of employees.
Q5. Does the Code on Wages allow employers to make too many deductions from workers’ wages? Ans: No. The Code caps all deductions at 50% of wages—uniform and protective compared to earlier 75% for cooperative deductions. The deduction are restricted to 50% of wages.
Q6. Will the fixation of minimum wages become arbitrary under Central Government control?
Ans: No. The Central as well as the State Governments will fix minimum wages within their respective jurisdictions. They must set these wages above the floor wage and after consulting workers and employers representatives. So, the process is fair, balanced, and not arbitrar
