HR Guide to Code on Wages

Author

CA Venugopal Gella

Year

2026

Why Choose This Book?

This is a practical implementation handbook for the Code on Wages, 2019, designed for professionals who actually have to run payroll and demonstrate compliance. Rather than treating the subject as a conventional statutory commentary, Venugopal Gella focuses on salary structures, minimum wages, deductions, overtime, bonus, payroll controls, contractor compliance, audit trails and HR documentation. The book includes worked numerical examples, documented payroll errors, ready-to-use formats, model clauses, checklists and management controls.

About the Book

HR Guide to Code on Wages translates the Code on Wages into day-to-day HR and payroll processes. The 2026 Edition is updated till August 2026 and contains more than 150 worked examples, including 85 numerical computations, along with ready formats, model clauses, registers, control tables, checklists and management dashboards. It covers core legal provisions, HR and payroll implementation, industry-specific applications, practical case studies and compliance controls. The book is particularly useful for HR heads, payroll teams, CFOs, compliance professionals, Chartered Accountants, internal auditors, labour-law consultants and employers preparing for labour-code implementation.

Key Features

• More than 150 worked examples
• 85 detailed numerical computations
• Salary restructuring and minimum-wage compliance examples
• Overtime, deductions and bonus computations
• 34 documented payroll errors with corrective measures
• Ready-to-use HR and payroll formats
• Model clauses for policies and agreements
• Contractor compliance controls
• Payroll software configuration guidance
• Internal audit programme and management controls
• Industry-wise applications for manufacturing, IT & services, shops/MSMEs and startups
• Day 0 to Day 90 implementation programme
• Checklists, dashboards and compliance tools

Related Subjects

• Code on Wages, 2019
• Labour Laws
• Payroll Compliance
• Human Resource Management
• Industrial & Employment Law

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Caveat Legalis

This book is a professional implementation guide and should be read alongside the applicable legislation, rules, notifications and official clarifications in force at the relevant time.

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