Government of Haryana publishes fresh draft Code on Wages (Haryana) Rules, 2026

The Labour Department, Government of Haryana has published fresh draft of Code on Wages (Haryana) Rules, 2026 (“Draft Rules”). These Draft Rules extend to the whole State of Haryana and will come into force on the date of their final publication in the e-Gazette. It proposes to supersede the Punjab Payment of Wages Rules, 1937, as applicable to the State of Haryana, Punjab Payment of Wages (Procedure) Rules, 1965, as applicable to the State of Haryana and Punjab Minimum Wages Rules ,1950, as applicable to the State of Haryana.

Stakeholders may submit objections or suggestions, if any, within 4th June 2026 through the following modes:

1. By Post – To the Deputy Labour Commissioner-2, Head Quarter O/o Labour Commissioner Haryana, First Floor , 30 Bays Building, Sector-17B, Chandigarh;

2. By email- deputylabourcommissionerhq2@gmail.com.

The Draft Rules propose to:

1. Fix minimum wages using a standard working class family of 3 adult consumption units, 2700 calories per day per consumption unit, 66 meters cloth per year per standard working class family, housing rent expenditure to constitute at 10% of food/clothing, fuel and miscellaneous items at 20%, and education, medical, and recreation at 25% of minimum wage.
2. Set normal working day as per general or special order, issued from time to time.
3. Arrange working day of an employee in a manner that it is inclusive of the intervals of rest, if any, and it must not spread over to exceed the number of hours as per general or special order, issued from time to time.
4. Provide an employee a day of rest every week which must ordinarily be Sunday, but the employer may fix any other day of the week as the rest day for any employee or class of employees.
5. Prescribe conditions for allowing night shift work.
6. Regulate payment of wages, claims and bonus by limiting total deductions to 50% of monthly wages (with carry forward of any excess), and prescribing procedures for fines, deductions for damage or loss, and recovery of advances.
7. Impose wage related record keeping and procedural requirements on employers by mandating maintenance of:
   • Employee Register (Form VI);
   • Wages/Overtime/Fines/Deductions (Form I);
   • Attendance-cum-Muster Roll (Form VII);

Source: Haryana Gazette