Category: Wages
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CONCEPT OF ‘FLOOR WAGE’ UNDER THE CODE ON WAGES, 2019: RINGING THE BELL OF CONSTITUTIONALITY
Introduction The Second Labour Commissionwhich was set up in 2003 decided that, the various labour laws that were existent at that time should be amalgamated under separate labour codes. This was done with the intent to streamline the laws and avoid friction between various Acts. One such Code, which is due to come into force…
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PAYMENT OF WAGES: THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE TUSSLE IN THE COVID-19 CONTEXT
Pritesh Raj & Tamanna Gupta “Lockdown had an equally adverse effect on employers as well as employees…” Ashok Bhushan, J. The COVID – 19 pandemic has led to complete shutdown of commercial entities, as a result of which a considerable proportion of the labour class has gone unemployed. This has led to a surge of…
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THE PARADOX OF CLARITY IN THE CODE ON MINIMUM WAGES, 2019: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY
Disha Mohanty & Satvik Mishra What is Minimum Wage? Minimum wage can be defined as the least remuneration that is paid by the employer to the people employed by him, which cannot be altered by any form of contract. The various means of fixing minimum wages include statutes, decisions of a competent authority, industrial /…