{"id":2942,"date":"2026-02-02T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/?p=2942"},"modified":"2026-02-02T13:47:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T08:17:05","slug":"wage-ceiling-for-supervisors-under-the-code-on-wages-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wage-ceiling-for-supervisors-under-the-code-on-wages-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Wage Ceiling for supervisors under the Code on Wages, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment, via S.O. 454(E) dated 30 January 2026, has notified that the wage ceiling for a person employed in a supervisory capacity under section 2(z)(d) of the Code on Wages, 2019 is\u00a0<strong>eighteen thousand rupees per month<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It further states that any person employed in a supervisory capacity and drawing wages <strong>exceeding \u20b918,000 per month<\/strong>\u00a0shall be excluded from the definition of \u201cworker\u201d under that clause.<\/p>\n<p>The Code on Wages, 2019 defines \u201cworker\u201d to include persons employed to do manual, unskilled, skilled, technical, operational, clerical or supervisory work, but allows the Central Government to prescribe a wage ceiling for those in supervisory roles beyond which they are excluded from this definition.<\/p>\n<p>Please find the notification below.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-2162\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pdf-icon-210x300.png\" alt=\"pdf icon\" width=\"33\" height=\"47\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pdf-icon-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pdf-icon-105x150.png 105w, https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/pdf-icon.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 33px) 100vw, 33px\" \/> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgcms.com\/regulatory-updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Wage_ceiling_notified_for_supervisor_under_Labour_260131_213859.pdf\">Wage_ceiling_notified_for_supervisor_under_Labour_260131_213859<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Labour &amp; Employment, via S.O. 454(E) dated 30 January 2026, has notified that the wage ceiling for a person employed in a supervisory capacity under section 2(z)(d) of the Code on Wages, 2019 is\u00a0eighteen thousand rupees per month. 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