No further action of minimum wage revision till discussions held with industries, government assures Karnataka High Court
An undertaking in this regard was given by the government advocate before a Bench of Justice Anant Ramanath Hegde on June 30, during the hearing on a petition filed by Nanjappa Hospitals, Shivamogga-Davangere. The petitioner-hospitals have questioned the April 11 and 19 notifications issued by the Labour Department proposing revision of minimum wages.
However, the court said that the petitioners are at liberty to move the court to seek appropriate relief if the notifications are sought to be implemented during the pendency of the petition.
It was argued on behalf of the petitioners that the proposal to fix uniform wages irrespective of the industry and irrespective of the region is contrary to the object of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 while pointing out that the government is yet to convene a meeting with the industries to discuss the proposal even though the petitioners have already filed their objections to the proposed revision.
Meanwhile, the Karnataka Employers' Association has claimed that the steep increase proposed in the minimum wages would deal a crippling blow to the business as a whole and to the employers as rates proposed in the draft notifications are 40% to 60% higher than the previous hike and thereby making these rates highest in the country.
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