Hi,

I am Thileepan, working as an HR professional in a heavy equipment sales and service company. Our company comprises engineers, managers, executives, accounts, and HR admin departments where all employees work. I have a question regarding the minimum wages that I should adhere to. If anyone has information on this, please suggest where I can find the relevant details.

Thank you.

From India, New Delhi
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Dear Colleague,

As per the Minimum Wages Act of 1948, the provisions are applicable only to the listed scheduled establishments. To my knowledge, there is no listing of "Heavy Equipment" type of industry in the schedule. Hence, for all your offices, you may follow the minimum wages applicable for shops and establishments.

For your service outlets, if it is a factory type, then it is better to follow the minimum wages for "Automobile Engineering," which might be closer to the type of organization you have. If these service outlets do not fall under the category of "factory" as per the Factories Act, then you may adopt the minimum wages applicable for shops and establishments.

I recommend cross-checking this information with the Labour Enforcement Officer in your area for a better understanding and to align the inspecting authority accordingly.

SCHEDULE OF EMPLOYMENT OF DELHI AS PER 2018

All Shops and other Establishments (covered by Delhi Shops and Establishments Act, 1954).

2 Agriculture.

3 Automobile Engineering.

4 Brick Kiln Industry.

5 Cement working Establishments.

6 Chemicals.

7 Clubs.

8 Confectionery and Dairy products, Food Preservation, etc.

9 Construction or maintenance of Roads or Building Operation.

10 Dal and Flour Mills.

11 Delhi Transport Corporation.

12 Foundries.

13 Ice Factories and Cold Storage.

14 Laundry, Laundry Services, Cleaning, and Dyeing Plants i.e. Factories/Shops.

15 Local Authorities.

16 Metal Working Establishments.

17 Oil Mills.

18 Plastic, rubber, PVC including Cable Industries.

19 Pottery Industries.

20 Printing Press.

21 Public Motor Transport.

22 Radio including assembling of Radio parts.

23 Readymade Garments.

24 Stone breaking/Stone Crushing.

25 Textile including Hosiery, Niwar, Handloom, Lace, Thread-balls, Name Label, Dyeing, and Printing of Textiles.

26 Woodworking establishment including sawmills.

27 Employment in all Registered factories not covered by the employment at item No.1 to 26.

28 Private-unrecognized teaching institutions.

29 Hospitals & nursing homes not carried on by the Government or local authorities.

From India, Chennai
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Dear Sir, Thanks for your kind response. Regards R Thileepan HR
From India, New Delhi
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