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Can I claim equal pay for equal work for temporary & contractual work


28-Oct-2023 (In Labour & Service Law)
Can i get regular employment or equal pay for equal work as per recent SC judgement ? Am currently working under contractor at Paradip Port trust since 20yrs & PPT management is my principal employer. We are 81 workers under one contractor & more than 800 workers unders various contractors at PPT.
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The Supreme Court, in State of Punjab vs. Jagjit Singh has held that temporary employees would be entitled to draw wages at the minimum of the pay-scale (- at the lowest grade, in the regular pay-scale), extended to regular employees, holding the same post.

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