Which of the following is expressly included in the definition of ‘wages’ under the Occupational…

Section 2(1)(zzj) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, which now governs contract labour, defines ‘wages’ in the Code itself instead of borrowing the meaning from another law (formerly s.2(1)(h), Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, which adopted the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 definition). The definition expressly includes basic pay, dearness allowance and retaining allowance, if any. Gratuity payable on termination of employment (clause (j)), and retrenchment compensation, other retirement benefits and ex gratia payments on termination (clause (k)), are expressly excluded. The same definition appears in Section 2(y) of the Code on Wages, 2019.