Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai has convened a meeting of all departments on November 8 to discuss implementation of 'equal-pay-equal-work'.
Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai has convened a meeting of all departments on November 8 to discuss implementation of 'equal-pay-equal-work'.
New Delhi:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the AAP government will implement 'equal-pay-for-equal-work' principle for its contractual employees vis-a-vis regular ones.
The Chief Minister's announcement on Twitter comes a day after the Supreme Court held contractual employees are entitled to wages on par with permanent staff under the 'equal-pay-for-equal-work' principle.
-"Landmark judgement by SC. Will immediately implement it in Del and simultaneously expedite the process of their regularisation (sic),-" Mr Kejriwal tweeted.
Meanwhile, Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai has convened a meeting of all departments on November 8 to discuss implementation of 'equal-pay-equal-work'.
Mr Rai has directed his department to furnish suggestions on measures for implementation.
Earlier in the day, the Labour Minister convened a meeting of department officials at Delhi secretariat.
-"Government has decided to hold a meeting of all departments on November 8 to implement the Supreme Court order on equal pay for equal work,-" Mr Rai tweeted after the meeting.
The AAP government has sought proposals from its various departments by November 15 regarding regularisation of contractual employees.
