Ministry of Labour and Employment Clarifies Applicability of Section 139 on Wage Threshold
11 May 2026Vanshika verma
Ministry of Labour and Employment Clarifies Applicability of Section 139 on Wage Threshold
The Ministry of Labour and Employment recently issued a notification (No. S.O. 2343(E)) on May 8, 2026, regarding the applicability of Section 139 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) on job vacancies with monthly remuneration below Rs 11,000.
Section 139 of the Code on Social Security deals with Reporting of vacancies to career centres.
The Central Government stated that the provisions of Section 139 of the Code will not apply to job vacancies where the total monthly remuneration (as defined under the Code) is less than Rs 11,000.