A garment manufacturing unit in Noida had been running its April 2026 payroll on the October 2025 rates when its compliance team noticed something during a routine internal audit. The revised Uttar Pradesh minimum wages, notified by the UP Labour Department on 18 February 2026, were effective from 1 April 2026. The unskilled workers at […]
A retail chain operating outlets in Hyderabad and in smaller towns across Telangana processed April 2026 salaries without updating for the revised Telangana minimum wages. The HR team had applied October 2025 VDA figures because nobody had set a reminder for the bi-annual April revision. When a labour inspector visited the Hyderabad outlet in May […]
The Office of the Commissioner of Labour, Chennai, has officially revised Tamil Nadu minimum wages through notification No. Z3/3459/2026, dated 18 February 2026. The revised Dearness Allowance (DA) and minimum wage rates are applicable to employees in Shops and Commercial Establishments as well as workers across 70 plus scheduled employments notified under the Minimum Wages […]
A manufacturing company in Pune with a registered office in Nashik processed January 2026 salaries without updating for the revised Maharashtra minimum wages. The HR team assumed the July 2025 rates were still current. However, the Labour Commissioner issued a fresh notification on 4 February 2026 revising the VDA component with effect from 1 January […]