Curious About Kerala's Minimum Wage Schedule? Let's Discuss What You Need to Know

I need information about the minimum wage schedule in Kerala.

Thank you.

The minimum wages applicable to different industries and under shops and establishments differ from industry to industry and shops. The minimum wages of each industry are revised by the minimum wages committee from time to time. It is not necessary that the minimum wages of all industries should be revised at a time. Therefore, it is not possible to get a fair understanding of the wages of a particular industry offhand. The rates of wages applicable will be available in the Labour Office. Therefore, please be in touch with the Labour Department of the respective area.

Regards, Madhu.T.K

Please find the attached file for the gazette notification on minimum wages.

Is this the minimum wage applicable now as of February 2018?

Yes, the minimum wages of the rubber products industry revised in 2010 are still in force. For the latest rates of minimum wages, please visit the official website of the Labour Commissioner, i.e., [Minimum Wages Notifications](http://lc.kerala.gov.in/index.php/minimum-wages-notifications).

Dear Sir,

When the rubber industry is not included in the schedule of employment for respective states, how would one determine the minimum wage for a rubber products manufacturing company?

In Kerala, every January and June, the minimum wages notification will be released. This year, the Kerala government has also released the minimum wages notification in January 2018. Additionally, a new revised minimum wages notification will be released in July 2018.

[Minimum Wages In Kerala 2018 || Kerala Minimum Wages 2018](http://www.hrcabin.com/kerala-minimum-wages/)

In Kerala, unlike other states, the minimum wages notification is not issued every 6 months but only when revised minimum wages are fixed for the industry. Once a notification is issued for a particular industry, it will be in force for at least 5 years.

However, in Kerala, the Dearness Allowance (DA), which is linked to Consumer Price Indices, is decided every month. For this, no separate notification is issued, but the employer is expected to calculate the month's VDA based on the CPI published by the Department of Economics and Statistics. The rate of DA is obviously available in the minimum wages notification itself.