Under Section 17(1)(iv) of the Code on Wages, 2019, where an employee is engaged on a monthly basis, the wages shall be paid by the employer:

Section 17(1)(iv) of the Code on Wages, 2019 establishes the statutory deadline for the payment of monthly wages across all covered establishments. Under the repealed Section 5(1) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, the payment deadline was split based on a headcount threshold: the 7th day for establishments with fewer than 1,000 workers, and the 10th day for establishments employing 1,000 or more workers. The Code on Wages, 2019 eliminates this employee-count distinction entirely, standardizing the compliance obligation across all employers. Regardless of employee strength, wages for monthly-rated workers must now be disbursed before the expiry of the seventh day of the succeeding month. In addition, Section 17(2) mandates that where a worker is dismissed, retrenched, or resigns, their full wages must be settled within two working days.