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 enhanced minimum wages. The state government had fixed the minimum wages based on the average prices of food items and clothing, and other basic life necessities like housing, electricity etc. The minimum wages for unskilled workers have been fixed at Rs 14,842 per month, for semi-skilled workers at Rs 16,341 per month and for skilled workers at Rs 17,991 per month.

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Construction workers say not paid in full in Grap period in Delhi
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Construction workers say not paid in full in Grap period in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Labour unions in the Capital on Thursday stated that there are around 1.21 million workers that the Delhi government has not considered for compensation during periods when construction activities are halted due to high pollution levels. Earlier in the day, the Delhi government in an affidavit submitted in the top court said it has decided to release ₹8,000 each as …

Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1
6 months ago

Delhi govt hikes minimum wage for labourers, new rates from October 1

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The city government has increased the minimum wages for unskilled workers/labourers. The new rates for unskilled labourers will be Rs 18,066 from the previous Rs 17,494, semi-skilled workers will be Rs 19,929 from Rs 19,279 and skilled workers will be Rs 21,917 from Rs 21,215 earlier. With the new rates applicable from October 1, the minimum wage for …

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

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 govt raises minimum daily wages of workers
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi govt raises minimum daily wages of workers

India TV News  

The Delhi government on Wednesday increased the dearness allowance for daily wage workers, with the revision taking up monthly wages for unskilled labourers from Rs 16,506 to Rs 16,792 per month. Likewise, wages for semi-skilled labourers have been increased from Rs 18,187 to Rs 18,499 per month, and for skilled workers from Rs 20,019 to Rs 20,357 per month. Sisodia …

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 …

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi government shows insensitivity towards trade unions, working class: CITU

Firstpost  

After the Delhi government announced the raise, the CITU alleged the AAP dispensation has “shown insensitivity towards the trade unions and the working class” New Delhi: The increase in minimum monthly wages for labourers announced by the Delhi government is “too little”, said the Centre of Indian Trade Unions on Friday, while rejecting the move as an “act of shameless …

4-day work-week, change in salary: India's new labour codes likely in FY 2022-23
3 years, 3 months ago

4-day work-week, change in salary: India's new labour codes likely in FY 2022-23

Hindustan Times  

India is likely to implement four new labour codes on wages, social security, industrial relations, and occupational safety by the next fiscal year beginning 2022, according to a senior government official cited by the PTI news agency. If the new labour codes are implemented, there's a likelihood that employees in India may be able to enjoy a four-day workweek from …

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 …

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 …

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees may get 5% DA hike by July end
5 years, 8 months ago

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees may get 5% DA hike by July end

India TV News  

7th Pay Commission: Central govt employees may get 5% DA hike by July end No new announcement was made regarding their impending demands on the 7th Pay Commission recommendations in the Modi government's Union Budget 2019. 7th Pay Commission, 7th CPC Latest News Today 2019, 7th Pay Commission Latest Hindi News: The central government employees were left disheartened with Union …

Govt expert committee bats for fixing need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day
6 years, 1 month ago

Govt expert committee bats for fixing need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day

Firstpost  

Apart from proposing the level of a single national minimum wage at an all-India level, the report also estimated and recommended different national minimum wages for different geographical region. New Delhi: An expert committee has recommended fixing the need-based national minimum wage at Rs 375 per day or Rs 9,750 per month as of July 2018, irrespective of sectors, skills, …

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 …

Sanitation workers' strike: Will release Rs 500 cr within 2 days to civic bodies, AAP govt tells SC
6 years, 5 months ago

Sanitation workers' strike: Will release Rs 500 cr within 2 days to civic bodies, AAP govt tells SC

India TV News  

In a bid to resolve the crisis due to ongoing strike by sanitation workers of East Delhi Municipal Corporation over regular payment of salaries and regularisation of workers, the Delhi government on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it would release Rs 500 crore within two days to civic bodies A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur, S Abdul Nazeer …

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 …

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 …

Govt to set up advisory board to fix national minimum wages
7 years, 5 months ago

Govt to set up advisory board to fix national minimum wages

Firstpost  

Centre has not fixed a National Minimum Wage for all employees as yet and reports appearing on Rs 18,000 per month minimum wage for employees are “incorrect” New Delhi: The government will set an advisory board to fix minimum wages for various sectors applicable across the country, a senior official of the labour ministry said. “The government would constitute an …

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 …

Transport services could be hit as trade unions set for nationwide strike tomorrow
8 years, 6 months ago

Transport services could be hit as trade unions set for nationwide strike tomorrow

India TV News  

Transport services in many cities could take a hit as more than a million workers in banking, telecom and other sectors will go on strike to press for their demand for better pay and in protest against new labour and investment policies. The strike, which will also be joined by PSUs, follows what unions have termed as the government's apathy …

Govt notifies revised pay grades for employees
8 years, 7 months ago

Govt notifies revised pay grades for employees

Firstpost  

Government has notified revised pay grades for the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, giving nearly 10 lakh government employees 2.57 times hike in basic pay New Delhi: Government has notified revised pay grades for the implementation of the 7th Pay Commission recommendations, giving nearly 10 lakh government employees 2.57 times hike in basic pay. The minimum pay in …

Central government employees demand minimum salary of Rs 26,000
9 years, 1 month ago

Central government employees demand minimum salary of Rs 26,000

India TV News  

New Delhi: Government employees have demanded a minimum salary of Rs 26,000 as against Rs 18,000 recommended by the 7th Central Pay Commission while threatening to go on strike if demands not met. "Minimum Pay needs to be revised to Rs 26,000 per month and the minimum pay of Rs 18,000 as recommended by 7th CPC is not acceptable," said …

Kejriwal announces comprehensive increase in minimum wages
9 years, 5 months ago

Kejriwal announces comprehensive increase in minimum wages

India TV News  

New Delhi: To ensure women's safety, the Delhi government has asked the PWD to expedite the installation of CCTV cameras and light up the "dark spots" across the capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said today. Earlier, Kejriwal took to twitter to announce the Cabinet decisions and said that "HODs must ensure workers get min wages." Cabinet took 2 imp decisions …

Haryana increases minimum monthly wages for industrial labourers - IndiaTV News
10 years, 1 month ago

Haryana increases minimum monthly wages for industrial labourers - IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has increased the minimum monthly wage for industrial labourers and those engaged in brick-kilns by Rs 173.25. With this enhancement, an unskilled labourer would get a minimum wage of Rs 5,812.75 per month, a spokesman of Labour Department said here today. He added that in case of unskilled labourers, the monthly wage would be Rs 5,812.75 …

Minimum monthly salary could go up to Rs 15,000
10 years, 2 months ago

Minimum monthly salary could go up to Rs 15,000

India TV News  

New Delhi: Centre government is considering raising the minimum wages to Rs 15,000 across all the industry sectors in the country. The BJP led government's act will effectively double the income of workers across 45 industry verticals covered under the National Minimum Wages Act 1948. “The amendment to the Minimum Wages Act will include a provision that would make the …

Delhi Congress gives 2 months' salary as Diwali bonus to employees
10 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Congress gives 2 months' salary as Diwali bonus to employees

India TV News  

New Delhi: In an effort to boost their moral ahead of possible Assembly polls, Delhi Congress on Wednesday offered its employees a bonus of two months salary as a “Diwali gift,” in first such financial assistance in the last 15 years. The bonus was distributed to 26 employees of Delhi Congress office by DPCC president Arvinder Singh at a function …

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