CMA Intermediate · Business Laws and Ethics · The Code on Wages, 2019
Under the Code on Wages, 2019, which of the following falls within the meaning of 'employer'?
A contractor is within the meaning of employer under the Code on Wages, 2019, because the definition expressly includes contractors and the legal representative of a deceased employer. Trade unions, customers and inspectors do not employ workers and so are not employers.
- AA contractorCorrect
- BA trade union of the employees
- CA customer buying goods from the establishment
- DA labour inspector visiting the establishment
Explanation
The definition of employer includes a contractor, along with the legal representative of a deceased employer and persons who employ one or more employees. A trade union, a customer and an inspector do not employ workers and are not covered.
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