Minimum Wages act:
This act aims at securing minimum rates of wages in these categories of employment where wages are low, in order to prevent exploitation of unorganized labour. It also lays down the procedure for regulating the hours of work and payment of wages, including overtime, so as to ensure prompt payment and specifies the deductions that can be made from the wages of the workers. So far Railway Administrations are concerned the Minimum Wages Act applies to casual workmen in employment.
