Section 21, The Industrial Relations and Trade Union Act, 2024

A proprietor, shopkeeper, dealer or trader, who by way oftrade makes an agreement, express or implied, with a person, in pursuance of which that person performs work for which a minimum rate of wages has been fixed under this Act, shall be deemed, for the purpose of this Act, to be the employer of that person, and the net remuneration obtainable by that person in respect of the work, after allowing for his necessary expenditure in connection with the work, shall be deemed to be wages.