![]() The APEX COURT has laid the parameters wherein the principle of “equal pay for equal work” does work as follow – The end outcome can be STACKING of Bags but process can be MANUAL OR MACHINE DRIVEN, so different wages to permanent and temporary. One of the best example is Labors doing LOADING and UNLOADING of BAGS. The bottom line of this law suggests the OUTCOME CAN BE SAME BUT PROCESS IS DIFFERENT so equal pay for equal work can’t be given. Law is tricky and LAW is all about INTERPRETATION by all of us. BUT certainly, it is a constitutional GOAL. Years after, when I entered the field of Human Resources and thought to start a new vertical of OUTSOURCING / 3rd Party Payroll for CLIENTS, I got the exact answer as per CONSTITUTION of INDIA.Įqual Pay for Equal Work has been mentioned in our Articles of Fundamental Rights (Article 14 & Article 16 ) and Directive Principal of State Policy ( Article 39d ) as follow –Īrticle 16 – Equality of opportunity in matters of public employmentĪrticle 39d - The state shall, in particular, directs its policy towards securing – that there is equal pay for equal work for both men and women.Įqual pay for equal work is not directory declared by Constitution as a fundamental right. ![]() The next stage was my peers and colleagues started complaining about my higher pay and why equal pay for equal work can’t be given? Years and Years passed on…………….Based on my work and due to good supervisors, I got almost 70% increment on an average for 7 years in continuation and my CTC was much above my peers who started together in the new STARTUP. I wondered year after year – Will I ever get Equal Pay for Equal Work EVER. ![]() We always feel GRASS IS ALWAYS GREEN ON OTHER SIDE. Much more than a DECADE ago, when I got a CAMPUS PLACEMENT ( renowned Agriculture Management Institute of Government of India ) and 1st COMPANY was a Startup Company ( Institutional Shareholding of 300 MILLIONS ), I use to wonder WHY MY PEERS HAVING SAME ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ARE PAID HIGHER.
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