Articles for Equal Work

'Courts Can't Interfere In Executive Function Of Pay Commission, Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition Claiming Pay Parity
1 month, 1 week ago

'Courts Can't Interfere In Executive Function Of Pay Commission, Delhi High Court Dismisses Petition Claiming Pay Parity

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court comprising Justices C Hari Shankar and Ajay Digpaul held that the Petitioner who was an Advisor could not be granted the same salary as that of the Advisor and Advisor. Findings of the Court The Court observed that the 5th Central Pay Commission had recommended that the Post of Advisor be placed …

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Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Annual Digest [Part I]
3 months ago

Jammu & Kashmir And Ladakh High Court Annual Digest [Part I]

Live Law  

Judgments/Orders: Labour Commissioner Competent To Review Ex-Parte Awards Passed Under Workmen's Compensation Act: J&K High Court Case Title: Sahil Gupta Vs UT of J&K Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that a Labour Commissioner is competent to review his ex-parte orders, while hearing an application to set aside such ex-parte award. Clarifying the …

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The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XVIII]
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The Complete Supreme Court Annual Digest- 2023 [Part-XVIII]

Live Law  

Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 - Fees paid by director does not attract exemption under Clause 4 of schedule III of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Regulations, 1992. Ltd. v. Prudent ARC Ltd; 2023 LiveLaw 11 : AIR 2023 SC 368 : 1 SCR 553 Securitisation and …

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Anti- Discrimination In Labour Laws
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Anti- Discrimination In Labour Laws

Live Law  

Anti-discrimination laws in the realm of labour encompass legal provisions designed to prevent and proscribe discriminatory practises targeting employees or individuals specifically on the grounds of certain protected attributes. Conundrum Related To Equal Pay Equal Work In India, the issue of persistence of gender discrimination in India can be attributed to deeply ingrained social perceptions about women and the pervasive …

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Monthly Digest: March 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Neelam Sharma Vs Ashok Kumar 2024 LiveLaw 31 Principal Commissioner of Income Tax Versus Dr. Karan Singh 2024 LiveLaw 32 Choudhary Piara Singh Vs Kuldeep Singh 2024 LiveLaw 33 UT of J&K Vs Ram Rattan 2024 LiveLaw 34 Simranjeet Singh Vs Union Of India 2024 LiveLaw 35 Gulab Singh Vs Kuldeep Singh 2024 LiveLaw 36 Jehangir Ahmad Mir …

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Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 18 - March 24, 2024
1 year ago

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court Weekly Roundup March 18 - March 24, 2024

Live Law  

Nominal Index: Anil Kumar Aggarwal V/s Enforcement Directorate th. Tomi Principal Christ School 2024 LiveLaw 48 Shabir Ahmad Wani Vs UT Of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 49 Jagdish Kumar Vs State of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 50 UT of Jammu and Kashmir Vs Rahul Kumar 2024 LiveLaw 51 Qadeer Hussain Vs UT of J&K 2024 LiveLaw 52 Khursheed Ahmad Lone vs Director …

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When Raising Plea Of "Equal Pay For Equal Work" Onus Falls Upon Employee To Prove Substantial Similarity In Nature Of Work: J&K High Court
1 year ago

When Raising Plea Of "Equal Pay For Equal Work" Onus Falls Upon Employee To Prove Substantial Similarity In Nature Of Work: J&K High Court

Live Law  

While reaffirming the fundamental principle of "equal pay for equal work" enshrined under Article 16 read with Article 14 and 39 of the Constitution of India the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has ruled that the onus falls upon the employee seeking parity under the "equal pay for equal work" principle to prove substantial similarity in the nature …

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Mississippi candidate for attorney general says the state isn’t doing enough to protect workers
1 year, 6 months ago

Mississippi candidate for attorney general says the state isn’t doing enough to protect workers

Associated Press  

— In Mississippi — one of the poorest states in the U.S. and where a 16-year-old worker recently died after becoming entangled in a factory conveyor belt — a candidate for attorney general said Thursday that elected officials must play a more aggressive role in protecting labor rights. In 2022, Mississippi became the final state with a law, one that …

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Allopathy Doctors And Ayurved Doctors Do Not Perform Equal Work And Are Not Entitled To Equal Pay: Supreme Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Allopathy Doctors And Ayurved Doctors Do Not Perform Equal Work And Are Not Entitled To Equal Pay: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, held that Allopathy doctors and doctors of indigenous medicine cannot be said to be performing equal work so as to be entitled to equal pay. A Bench comprising Justice V. Ramasubramanian and Justice Pankaj Mithal set aside the Gujarat High Court order holding that practitioners possessing a degree of Bachelor of Ayurved in Medicine and …

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Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-11
2 years, 1 month ago

Complete Supreme Court Yearly Digest Part-11

Live Law  

Service Law Acquittal in Criminal Case Disciplinary Proceedings - Acquittal in Criminal Case - The acquittal of the accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in the exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction - In a prosecution for an offence punishable under the criminal law, the burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of the …

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Different Pay Scale For Seemingly Similar Posts Justifiable If There Is A Reasonable Classification : Supreme Court
2 years, 1 month ago

Different Pay Scale For Seemingly Similar Posts Justifiable If There Is A Reasonable Classification : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has observed that Pay Commissions may be justified in recommending different pay scales for seemingly similar posts and if the State accepts such differentiation based on a reasonable classification, then the Courts will not interfere.The doctrine of "equal pay for equal work" will not strictly apply in such cases. "It may be true that the nature of …

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[Assam Rifles] No Parity Between Combatised & Non-Combatised Personnel, Denial Of Ration Money Allowance To Latter Not Arbitrary: Meghalaya HC
2 years, 1 month ago

[Assam Rifles] No Parity Between Combatised & Non-Combatised Personnel, Denial Of Ration Money Allowance To Latter Not Arbitrary: Meghalaya HC

Live Law  

Observing that there was no parity between non-combatised and combatised personnel in paramilitary force Assam Rifles on account of their nature of service, the Meghalaya High Court on Monday held that the principle of ‘Equal Pay for Equal Work’ had no application for the grant of ration money allowance to non-combatants posted in operational areas and the denial of the …

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Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Service Law
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court Annual Digest 2022- Service Law

Live Law  

Acquittal in Criminal Case Disciplinary Proceedings - Acquittal in Criminal Case - The acquittal of the accused in a criminal case does not debar the employer from proceeding in the exercise of disciplinary jurisdiction - In a prosecution for an offence punishable under the criminal law, the burden lies on the prosecution to establish the ingredients of the offence beyond …

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2022 Retrospective | How Soccer’s Best Women Finally Got Paid
2 years, 3 months ago

2022 Retrospective | How Soccer’s Best Women Finally Got Paid

Slate  

This week we look back on some of our favorite stories from a year that had us asking—sometimes with excitement and sometimes with exasperation—”What Next”? If you want to understand the way inequality is baked into the systems and structures all around us, examining the pay equity issue in U.S. soccer is a pretty good place to start. But after …

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This Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Comes More Than A Month Later Than Last Year. Here’s Why.
2 years, 6 months ago

This Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Comes More Than A Month Later Than Last Year. Here’s Why.

Huff Post  

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day is Sept. 21 this year. In 2021, reports stated that the unemployment rate reached a high of 16.6%, and though that number eventually fell, it was still 1.7 times higher than Black women’s unemployment rate before the pandemic. Delia Coleman, deputy director of Equal Rights Advocates Tucker notes that even if the wage gap all …

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[Disparity In Pay Scale] Classification Based On Mode Of Recruitment, Qualification & Merit Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court
2 years, 8 months ago

[Disparity In Pay Scale] Classification Based On Mode Of Recruitment, Qualification & Merit Not Unreasonable: Delhi High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has held that whereas the "Equal Pay for Equal Work" is a constitutional goal, however, there is no absolute application of the principle by default, within or across organisations/ departments. The court further observed that while similar nature of work, responsibilities, duties and reliabilities are relevant considerations while evaluating parity and consequent question of equality of …

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Google to Pay $118 Million to over 15,000 American Women for Settling Gender Discrimination Lawsuit
2 years, 9 months ago

Google to Pay $118 Million to over 15,000 American Women for Settling Gender Discrimination Lawsuit

News 18  

Google has agreed to pay $118 million to settle a class-action gender discrimination lawsuit involving approximately 15,500 women. The lawsuit first surfaced in 2017 when three women filed a complaint accusing the company of underpaying female employees in violation of California’s Equal Pay Act, citing a wage disparity of approximately $17,000. According to the California Government’s Department of Industrial Relations …

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Shiksha Karmis In Chhattisgarh Cannot Claim Parity In Pay-Scale With That of Municipal Teachers: Supreme Court
2 years, 10 months ago

Shiksha Karmis In Chhattisgarh Cannot Claim Parity In Pay-Scale With That of Municipal Teachers: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court held that Shiksha Karmis in Chhattisgarh cannot claim parity in pay-scale with that of Municipal teachers on the principle of equal pay for equal work.In this case the writ petitioners before the High Court of Chhattisgarh were appointed as Shikha Karmis under the Chhattisgarh Municipalities Shiksha Karmis Rules, 1998. The Supreme Court held that Shiksha Karmis in …

Supreme Court Court Teachers Rules Chhattisgarh Appointed Equal
"Equal Pay For Equal Work" Not A Fundamental Right Vested In Any Employee, Though A Constitutional Goal To Be Achieved By Govt: Supreme Court
3 years, 2 months ago

"Equal Pay For Equal Work" Not A Fundamental Right Vested In Any Employee, Though A Constitutional Goal To Be Achieved By Govt: Supreme Court

Live Law  

"Equal pay for equal work" is not a fundamental right vested in any employee, though it is a constitutional goal to be achieved by the Government, the Supreme Court remarked in a judgment delivered on Thursday The bench comprising Justices DY Chandrachud and Bela M. Trivedi observed that the equation of post and determination of pay scales is the primary …

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Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]
3 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Monthly Digest: September 2021 [Citation LL 2021 SC 409 To LL 2021 SC 524]

Live Law  

Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of DesignationThe Supreme Court has observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation. "We find that reinstatement cannot be automatic, and the transgression of Section 25F being established, suitable compensation would be the appropriate remedy", the bench …

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USC outlasts San Jose State with a formula equal parts unfamiliar and unsustainable
3 years, 6 months ago

USC outlasts San Jose State with a formula equal parts unfamiliar and unsustainable

New York Times  

LOS ANGELES — USC doesn’t have to apologize for its 30-7 triumph over defending Mountain West champion San Jose State in the 2021 season opener on Saturday. “There are a lot of people out there, and a lot of moving parts and a lot of new guys,” offensive coordinator Graham Harrell said of Slovis’ chemistry with his new wideouts. San …

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Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of Designation: Supreme Court
3 years, 6 months ago

Principle Of Equal Pay For Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Merely On Basis Of Designation: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be applied merely on basis of designation.In this case, the court had to examine the claims made by Private Secretaries employed in the Eastern Central Railways,for parity in pay with their counterparts working in the Central Secretariat Stenographers. The Supreme Court observed that the principle of …

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'Equal pay for equal work not fundamental right': Bombay HC, dismisses plea
3 years, 7 months ago

'Equal pay for equal work not fundamental right': Bombay HC, dismisses plea

India Today  

A Nagpur bench of Bombay high court Justice Sunil B Sukhre and Justice Rohit B Deo said "'Equal Pay For Equal Work' is not a fundamental right but a constitutional goal" while deliberating on a seminal issue of whether the Minimum Competency Vocational Course instructors are justified in claiming pay scale at par with the full-time teachers in MCVC. The …

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"Equal Pay For Equal Work" Has Assumed Status Of Fundamental Right In Service Jurisprudence: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]
4 years, 5 months ago

"Equal Pay For Equal Work" Has Assumed Status Of Fundamental Right In Service Jurisprudence: Jharkhand HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law  

"Equal pay for equal work" has assumed the status of fundamental right in service jurisprudence, the Jharkhand High Court has observed.The Court was considering a petition filed by a management for quashing the Award passed by Central Government Industrial Tribunal directing it for regularization in service of a workman. "Equal pay for equal work" has assumed the status of fundamental …

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