Wage Payments During Lockdown: No Action On Employers Till July, Rules SC

No action will be taken till the end of July against private employers who didn't pay their workers in the weeks-long to contain the coronavirus, said the on Friday.

States should facilitate settlement between and employees over wages and then submit reports before labour commissioners, said the court, according to agency PTI.

Industries and labourers need each other, said the court about petitions filed by private challenging a home ministry notification on March 29 to pay full salaries to employees during the 54 days India was locked down. The ministry later withdrew the notification.

A bench comprising Justices Ashok Bhushan, Sanjay Kishan Kaul and M R Shah posted till the last week of July petitions filed by against the ministry’s circular.

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