Govt Wants Ministries, Depts To Ensure ‘Equal Pay For Equal Work’ For All Temporary Staff

The central government has asked its ministries and departments to implement a 2017 Supreme Court order guaranteeing ‘equal pay for equal work’ for all casual workers.

The move could affect hundreds of casual workers employed with the government as daily wage employees, ad hoc or temporary appointees, etc.

In an office memorandum dated 7 October, the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) directed all ministries and public sector units (PSUs) to submit the action taken by them to implement the Supreme Court order.

While there is no official data on exactly how many such workers are employed, for a large number of tasks that are temporary or project-based, the government prefers to employ temporary workers instead of permanent staff who are entitled to lifetime benefits such as promotions, pensions, etc.

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In another Office Memorandum issued by the DoPT in September, all ministries and departments were asked to implement the Supreme Court order “in letter and spirit”.

Source: The Print

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