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The Madras High Court on Thursday paved approach for celebration of Deepavali by over 3,500 contract employees of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) by ordering quick fee of ₹40,000 to every of them.
Justice R. Suresh Kumar took critical be aware of the truth that the employees had not been paid salaries by the contractors since January 2019 and determined to make an interim association in order that they may a minimum of rejoice Deepavali.
The decide identified that the Tamil Nadu Telecom Contract Workers Union and Tamil Manila Tholaithodarpu Contract Labour Union had approached the courtroom complaining about tons of of contract employees not having been paid their salaries.
Pursuant to that, the courtroom directed the Regional Labour Commissioner (central) to conduct an inquiry. Accordingly, the Commissioner verified the pay particulars of 3,528 contract employees and submitted an interim report earlier than the courtroom.
The report said that the employees had been paid ₹23.29 crore and that gross wages to the tune of ₹24.60 crore was but to be paid to them. Hence, the decide determined to make association for quick disbursal of some cash throughout Deepavali.
He directed the principal employer BSNL to deposit ₹60 crore, which had to be paid to the contractors, in a particular account in order that the cash might be disbursed immediately to the employees after due verification by the Labour Commissioner and the commerce unions.
Accordingly from the primary instalment of ₹15 crore, out of the entire quantity of ₹60 crore, he ordered that ₹40,000 every must be disbursed to the three,528 employees on or earlier than November 9 and a compliance report must be filed within the courtroom on November 25.
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