Payment of Wages Act regulates and governs payment of wages. The Act provides for responsibility of payment of wages, disbursement of wages, period of wages, fixation of wage period, time and mode of payment of wages, wage cycle etc. The Act applies
To every establishment covered by the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act, 1948 To Factories, Railways etc. Industrial establishment mentioned in Section The Act does not apply to employees drawing wages more than Rs 18000 per month [Section 1(6)].