CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · The Code on Wages, 2019
Before notifying a first-time fixation of minimum wages through the route of publishing proposals, the appropriate Government must specify a date for considering representations that is at least:
The date specified for considering the proposals must be not less than two months from the date of the notification. Three months is a different period: it is when the final fixation notification ordinarily comes into force unless it provides otherwise.
- AOne month from the date of the notification
- BTwo months from the date of the notificationCorrect
- CThree months from the date of the notification
- DSix months from the date of the notification
Explanation
Where the Government publishes proposals by notification instead of appointing committees, it must specify a date not less than two months from the notification on which the proposals will be considered. Three months is the period after which the final notification ordinarily comes into force, so it is a different timeline.
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