1. Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026

The Haryana Government’s Labour Department has issued a gazette notification revising the basic minimum rates of wages for all employments in the state, effective 1st April, 2026.

Revised Wage Rates:

Key Points:

• Wages apply to all establishments, factories, employees, workers, and contract labour under the Code on Wages, 2019.
• Wages cannot be split into allowances — they must be paid as a whole.
• No gender pay difference — equal wages for men and women.
• Trainees are paid 75% of the applicable category wage, but never less than the unskilled rate; training period capped at one year.
• Per-day wages are calculated by dividing monthly wages by 26 days; deductions use 30 days.
• Principal employers are responsible for ensuring contractors also pay minimum wages

https://storage.hrylabour.gov.in/uploads/labour_laws/Y2026/April/W3/D18/1776485257.pdf