Higher fine, prison term for minimum wage denial
6 years, 10 months ago

Higher fine, prison term for minimum wage denial

The Hindu  

Employers who fail to pay the minimum wage to their workers will now face a fine of up to ₹50,000 as well as a three-year prison term, with the Delhi government’s long-pending proposal for enhanced punishments being notified recently. The Minimum Wages Amendment Act, 2017, which was passed by the Delhi Assembly on August 10, 2017, was notified on May 4 after President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Bill on April 26, according to the gazette notification. With the amendment notified, the punishment under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for failure to pay minimum wages was increased from a fine of ₹500 to ₹50,000 and/or a prison term of six months to three years. With several Bills of the Delhi Assembly pending final approval from the Centre, the notification of the minimum wages amendment was welcomed by the AAP government.

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Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi govt revises minimum wage for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled workers

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief minister Atishi on Wednesday announced a hike in the minimum wage for various categories of workers in the national capital. The revised wages will now provide unskilled workers a minimum of ₹18,066 per month, while semi-skilled workers will earn ₹19,929 and skilled workers ₹21,917 per month. Atishi credited the AAP government, under former CM Arvind Kejriwal's leadership, for …

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Odisha govt hikes minimum wages of workers, BJD calls it rehash of notification

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha government led by chief minister Mohan Majhi in its second Cabinet meeting on Wednesday announced a hike in the daily minimum wages of workers in various categories, but the decision triggered a controversy with Opposition Biju Janata Dal alleging that the new government is merely rehashing an old notification. However, BJD leaders said the Cabinet decision is just …

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU
2 years, 3 months ago

Increase minimum wage to Rs 26,000 per month: CITU

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: All India general secretary of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions Tapan Sen demanded that the government revise the minimum wage to Rs 26,000 according to the hike in prices in the present conditions as per the Supreme Court verdict against the present minimum wage of Rs 18,000 per month which was recommended by the 6th Pay Commission. Sen …

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi government hikes minimum wage. Check revised monthly salary here

Live Mint  

India has registered a five month surge in retail inflation, recording 7.41% in September. At such a time Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia has informed that the Delhi government has decided to raise the minimum wage for unskilled workers, skilled workers and semi-skilled workers. "Increase in minimum wages will give respite to the labour class suffering from the adverse …

Paying ₹450 Per Month Is 'Forced Labour' & Violation Of Article 23: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Pay Minimum Wages To A IV Class Employee
3 years, 5 months ago

Paying ₹450 Per Month Is 'Forced Labour' & Violation Of Article 23: Allahabad HC Directs UP Govt To Pay Minimum Wages To A IV Class Employee

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court last week pulled up the Uttar Pradesh Government for paying Rs. 450/- per month as wages vide Government Order dated 01.07.1992 is clearly a "other form of forced labour" and is in violation of Article 23 of the Constitution of India." On the question as to whether a person is said to be providing Forced Labour …

Revised Wages of Prisoners Finally Implemented After A Year: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Arrears, Suspends 25% Deduction For Victim Welfare Fund [Read Order]
4 years, 7 months ago

Revised Wages of Prisoners Finally Implemented After A Year: Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pay Arrears, Suspends 25% Deduction For Victim Welfare Fund [Read Order]

Live Law  

Director General has finally approved the grant of revised wages to prisoners as per the rates mentioned in the Delhi Government's communication dated 20/06/2019. In light of this approval, the Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to pay arrears to the prisoners from the date of the Communication on revised wages, which is, June 20, 2019. The court …

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pass Order on Implementation Of Revised Wages Of Prisoners Within 3 Weeks [Read Order]
4 years, 9 months ago

Delhi HC Directs Delhi Govt To Pass Order on Implementation Of Revised Wages Of Prisoners Within 3 Weeks [Read Order]

Live Law  

Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi Government to pass an order on implementation of revised wages of prisoners within a period of 3 weeks. The Petitioner was aggrieved by the the fact that on 20.06.2019, Delhi Government issued a communication revising the standardized rates of per day wages for skilled, semi-skilled and unskilled categories and despite the passage of …

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?
5 years, 4 months ago

Why is it necessary to fix a minimum wage?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On August 8, the President gave his assent to the Code on Wages, 2019, that had earlier been approved by Parliament. Following the consultation, the Centre will notify the rules that will create the mechanisms to fix a floor wage that would then undergird the minimum wages for different categories of workers — unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled …

Delhi workers to get increased salary before Diwali
5 years, 5 months ago

Delhi workers to get increased salary before Diwali

India TV News  

Workers and employees in Delhi will get an increased salary before Diwali, Labour Minister Gopal Rai said on Friday. Rai's statement came a day after the Supreme Court upheld the Delhi government's March 2017 notification on higher minimum wages. The Delhi government had on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court decision saying it will issue a final notification soon on the …

Parliament passes Code on Wages bill to ensure minimum wage
5 years, 7 months ago

Parliament passes Code on Wages bill to ensure minimum wage

The Quint  

New Delhi, Aug 2 The Rajya Sabha on Friday passed the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 which subsumes some British-era labour laws into one code and enables the Centre to fix minimum wages that would benefit almost 500 million workers. Terming the move as historic and saying that it will ensure minimum and timely payment of wages to workers engaged …

₹375 minimum wage plan junked as govt opts for ₹2 hike
5 years, 8 months ago

₹375 minimum wage plan junked as govt opts for ₹2 hike

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The Union cabinet has approved the Wage Code Bill, which raised the national minimum wage by ₹2 to ₹178 per day, despite an internal labour ministry committee recommending a much higher amount of ₹375. The mandatory national minimum wage will not be fixed as per the labour ministry’s expert committee report on minimum wage, two government officials said, …

Aam Admi Party govt announces new minimum wages
6 years, 4 months ago

Aam Admi Party govt announces new minimum wages

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Thursday announced enhanced minimum wages to be paid to skilled, unskilled and semi-skilled workers from November 1. The announcement came a day after Supreme Court allowed the Arvind Kejriwal-led government to implement the March 2017 notification on minimum wages for three months “According to the revised pay scale, unskilled category will get Rs14,000 per month, semi-skilled …

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt
6 years, 7 months ago

Will adopt Centre’s wage slabs in Delhi, says AAP govt

Hindustan Times  

The Aam Aadmi Party government on Thursday said it will adopt the central government’s minimum wage slabs so that scheduled employees in the national capital are not impacted by the recent high court order quashing the Delhi government’s proposal for revised minimum wages. Labour minister Gopal Rai told reporters on Thursday the minimum wages offered by the central government are …

Delhi minimum wage issue: Hopes of better pay dashed, workers put dreams on hold
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi minimum wage issue: Hopes of better pay dashed, workers put dreams on hold

Hindustan Times  

In December 2017, the salary account of Prakash Yadav, who works as a helper with the administrative department of Delhi Disaster Management Authority, was credited with Rs 3,206 more than his usual pay. Though the order fixing the minimum wages in Delhi was implemented in 2017, the high court had said the government cannot take any coercive action against employers …

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi govt to move SC against HC order on minimum wages

Hindustan Times  

Delhi labour minister Gopal Rai on Monday said the Aam Aadmi Party government will approach the Supreme Court against the Delhi high court’s decision to quash its notification hiking minimum wages for workers by 37%. Rai said on Monday that Delhi HC order quashing AAP government order on hiking minimum wages will be challenged in Supreme Court. The court had …

Delhi High Court verdict on minimum wage will put workers under financial stress, says Arvind Kejriwal
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court verdict on minimum wage will put workers under financial stress, says Arvind Kejriwal

Firstpost  

A day after the Delhi High Court cancelled AAP govt’s notification on minimum wages, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the ruling will put a huge financial stress on workers. New Delhi: A day after the Delhi High Court quashed the state government’s notification on minimum wages, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the ruling will put a huge financial …

Delhi high court quashes AAP govt’s notification fixing higher minimum wages for workers
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi high court quashes AAP govt’s notification fixing higher minimum wages for workers

Hindustan Times  

In a blow to Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party government, the Delhi high court on Saturday quashed a notification fixing higher minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled and skilled workers in the city on grounds that it was unconstitutional. Reacting to the judgment, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said his government had provided relief to poor labourers from inflation by hiking …

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a huge blow to the AAP government, the Delhi High Court on Saturday quashed its much-touted March 2017 order revising the minimum wages for all classes of workmen in scheduled employment, opining that the same was ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar further opined …

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]
6 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: Delhi High Court Quashes Govt. Notification Revising Minimum Wage [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

In a huge blow to the AAP government, the Delhi High Court on Saturday quashed its much-touted March 2017 order revising the minimum wages for all classes of workmen in scheduled employment, opining that the same was ultra vires Article 14 of the Constitution of India.The Bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C. Hari Shankar further opined …

Delhi High Court sets aside AAP govt order revising minimum wages
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi High Court sets aside AAP govt order revising minimum wages

India TV News  

In a blow to the AAP government, the Delhi High Court today quashed its March 2017 notification revising minimum wages for all classes of workmen in all scheduled employment, saying the decision was ultra vires the Constitution. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar also quashed the Delhi government notification setting up a advisory …

Delhi HC Notice To Kejriwal Govt On Petition For Statutory Minimum Wages [Read Petition]
7 years, 8 months ago

Delhi HC Notice To Kejriwal Govt On Petition For Statutory Minimum Wages [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought to know the stand of Arvind Kejriwal led- AAP government on a petition seeking enforcement of statutory minimum wages.A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal issued notice to the Delhi government on a PIL filed by NGO Social Jurist through advocate and social activist Ashok Agarwal seeking enforcement of current statutory …

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