The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

This 2025 edition of The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (Act 25 of 1976) reproduces the statute verbatim along with the Equal Remuneration Rules, 1976. Concise short comments spotlight recent Supreme-Court parity rulings (Air India, Randhir Singh), the 2022 Wage-slip & HR-Analytics circulars, and the impending subsumption under the Code on Wages—while preserving full Bare-Act integrity.

Core statutory coverage

• Equal pay for equal work — prohibition of sex-based wage discrimination for same or similar work.

• Recruitment parity — bar on gender bias in hiring, promotion, training or transfer.

• Advisory committees — constitution, quorum and sector-wage-gap review.

• Inspectors & registers — Form D wage register, surprise inspection, directive powers.

• Complaints & penalties — on-site redress, cognisable offence, up to ₹ 20 000 fine / 1-year imprisonment.

This edition is particularly suited for

• HR & payroll managers conducting gender wage audits.

• Diversity-equity consultants crafting pay-parity policies.

• Labour inspectors & industrial-relations practitioners.

• AIBE candidates and law students in labour-equality courses.