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What is the time limit for payment of wages, in case of termination of employment of an employee, as…

Under Section 17(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019 (formerly section 5(2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936), where an employee has been removed or dismissed from service, or…

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What is the time limit for payment of wages, in case of termination of employment of an employee, as per the provisions of the Code on Wages, 2019?

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Under Section 17(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019 (formerly section 5(2) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936), where an employee has been removed or dismissed from service, or has been retrenched or has resigned from service, or has become unemployed due to closure of the establishment, the wages payable to him shall be paid within two working days of such removal, dismissal, retrenchment or, as the case may be, resignation.

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