The notification dated 30 January 2026, issued under the Code on Wages, 2019, revises the wage ceiling for persons employed in a supervisory capacity. The Central Government has notified ₹18,000 per month as the applicable wage limit for determining coverage under the definition of “worker.” Consequently, individuals employed in a supervisory role whose monthly wages exceed ₹18,000 are expressly excluded from the statutory definition of “worker” for the purposes of the Code. This clarification standardises the threshold for supervisory employees and directly impacts eligibility for wage-related protections and compliance obligations under the Code on Wages.
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th January, 2026
S.O. 454(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (d) of clause (z) of section 2 of the Code on Wages 2019 (29 of 2019), the Central Government hereby notifies that, for the purposes of sub-clause (d), the wage ceiling or limit for a person employed in a supervisory capacity referred to in said sub-clause shall be eighteen thousand rupees per month; and accordingly, a person employed in a supervisory capacity and drawing the wages exceeding eighteen thousand rupees per month shall be excluded from the definition of “worker” under the said clause.
[F. No. P-11011/01/2025-WC]
DEEPIKA KACHHAL, Jt. Secy.
