Understanding Minimum Wages: Are Weekly Offs Included in Daily Wage Calculations?

Hello Friends,

Can anyone help me in deciding whether, under the Minimum Wages Act, the wages fixed for a day are inclusive of wages for the weekly off? In other words, should the wages paid in a month of 30 days be calculated as the wage rate multiplied by 30 days, or should it be calculated based on the wage rate multiplied by the number of days worked?

Kindly clarify.

Clarification on Daily Wages and Weekly Offs

It is hereby clarified that if the appropriate government has declared the daily rate of wages, then it means that it is inclusive of the weekly off-day payment as we calculate daily wages by dividing the monthly rates of wages by 26. In this way, we are to grant a weekly off-day to the daily-rated employee, but we are not to make the payment for that weekly off-day. Therefore, in the case of daily wagers, we are to multiply the rate by the total number of actual working days of the month to calculate his wages for that particular month. Hope this clarifies your query.

With Regards,
R.N.Khola

Thank you for the information. To understand the explanation that you have provided, please find the example given below.

For example, in Gujarat, the minimum wage is ₹4339 per month. Therefore, the daily wage would be ₹4339 / 26, which is ₹166.88. If the employee has worked for the entire month, i.e., all 26 days, the total wage would be ₹166.88 * 30, i.e., ₹5006.53.

Kindly clarify if this is okay.

Best Regards,
Dev

If an employee is working as a regular employee and receiving salary/wages on a monthly basis, the formula for calculating salary/wages will be as follows: salary rate / 30 * pay days, or salary rate / month day * pay days, or salary rate / 26 * pay days. Could you please clarify the calculation method for the monthly rate employee's salary with the support of legal presence, such as a reference to any Act or court judgment, etc.?

Regards,
S.S.

This is to inform you that my area of working is Haryana State, and as per the Haryana Government's latest minimum rates of wages notification dated 27th June 2007, it has been specifically mentioned in the note that 'while calculating the per day wages, the monthly wages shall be divided by 26, but for deduction, if any, shall be calculated as monthly wages divided by 30 days.' Therefore, what other states' rules/notifications are following regarding the procedures for calculating one day wages under the Minimum Wages Act/Rules cannot be described. In my opinion, monthly wages mean wages for 30 days, as a month means 30 days. It is also not specifically mentioned in any of the Acts that we are to divide the monthly wages by the number of days of the particular calendar month for calculating one day wages.

Opinion/comments submitted as requested.

Regards,
R.N. Khola

Minimum Wage Calculation in Karnataka

For example, in Karnataka, the minimum wage is Rs. 5566 per month. Therefore, the daily wage would be Rs. 5566.20/26, which is Rs. 214.10. If the employee has worked for the entire month, i.e., all 26 days, the total wage would be Rs. 214.10 * 30, amounting to Rs. 6422.

Steps to Calculate Daily Wage

To calculate the daily wage, you can use either of the following formulas:
- Rs. 5566/30 = Rs. 185.5 * number of working days (including Sunday)
- Rs. 5566/26 = Rs. 214 * number of working days (excluding Sunday)

Kindly confirm if this calculation is correct.

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Rajendran
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As per the Minimum Wage Act, the salary should be calculated as Salary / 26 * Actual working days. However, in June, there are only 25 working days. How should I calculate it?