Every employer shall pay all amounts required to be paid under this Code to every employee employed by him:
Provided that where such employer fails to make such payment in accordance with this Code, then, the company or firm or association or any other person who is the proprietor of the establishment, in which the employee is employed, shall be responsible for such payment.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section the expression "firm" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932).
Provided that where such employer fails to make such payment in accordance with this Code, then, the company or firm or association or any other person who is the proprietor of the establishment, in which the employee is employed, shall be responsible for such payment.
Explanation.--For the purposes of this section the expression "firm" shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Indian Partnership Act, 1932 (9 of 1932).
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender.Section 4 · Decision as to disputes with regard to same or similar nature of work.Section 5 · Payment of minimum rate of wages.Section 6 · Fixation of minimum wages.Section 7 · Components of minimum wages.Section 8 · Procedure for fixing and revising minimum wages.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 20 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2025-11-25. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.