Unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, in this Chapter, "wages" means the wages as defined in section 2 (45), and also includes the following dues, namely:

(a) any bonus or other additional remuneration payable under the terms of employment;

(b) any remuneration payable for leave, holiday or overtime work;

(c) any remuneration payable under order of any Court or any award or settlement between the parties;

(d) any sum payable under any agreement or this Act for the reason of termination of employment, whether by way of retrenchment, discharge, removal, resignation, retirement, dismissal or by whatever means; and

(e) any sum payable due to lay-off or suspension

Every employer shall be liable to pay to workers employed by him all wages required to be paid under this Act:

Provided that in the case of all other workers, except any worker employed by a contractor, the Chief Executive Officer, the manager or any other person responsible to the employer for the supervision and control of an establishment shall also be liable for such payment:

Provided further that if the wages of a worker employed by the contractor is not paid by the contractor, the wages of such worker shall be paid by the employer of the establishment, and the same shall be adjusted from the contractor

(1) Every person liable for the payment of wages under section 121 shall fix wage periods in respect of such payment.

(2) No wage period shall exceed 1 (one) month.