The recent judgment on Airfreight states that for the definition of wages, it should refer Section 2 (h)
As per the Minimum Wages Act 1942, the wages is defined as followed under Section 2 (h)
"wages" means all remuneration, capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of the contract of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to a person employed in respect of his employment or of work done in such employment 1[and includes house rent allowance], but does not include-
the value of
any house accommodation, supply of light, water, medical attendance, or
any other amenity or any service excluded by general or special order of the appropriate Government;
any contribution paid by the employer to any Pension Fund or Provident Fund or under any scheme of social insurance;
any travelling allowance or the value of any travelling concession;
any sum paid to the person employed to defray special expenses entailed on him by the nature of his employment; or
any gratuity payable on discharge;
this means that HRA will very well form a part of wages as per Minimum wages act.
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