It announced an ad hoc interim relief of 30 per cent of basic pay with effect from january 2008. Before the recommendation of the majithia wage board, wage salaries of working and non working journalist was governed by the recommendations of the monisana wage board. Recommendations of the majithia wage boards for working journalists and non. In the supreme court of india human rights law network. Uttar pradesh dookanl anur vanijya adhisthan sanshodhan adhiniyam 2017 u p act no. Sonia to pm in a letter sent to the pm on tuesday, gandhi suggested that the large unspent part of the. Its report is accepted and impugned in these proceedings on various asserted grounds.
The supreme court today fixed september 21 for hearing the issue of implementation of the recommendations of majithia wage board for journalists and nonjournalists. Indias highest court rules on the wage board 23 jun, 2017. The policies, rules and orders formulated by the government are executed by heads of the departments under the administrative control of the department. On 31 december 2010 the board submitted its final recommendations, which were notified by the union government on 11 november 2011. The management named above is a newspaper establishment, the employees of the. Feb 19, 2014 the majithia wage board was formed in may 2007 and given three years to submit its recommendations. The said 167 is the 12month average of july 1, 2009 to june 30, 2010.
Implementation of the recommendations of the majithia wage boards for journalists and nonjournalists of newspapers and. Supreme court upholds constitutional validity of the working journalists and newspaper employees act and majithia wage boards constituted under the law. Whereas, for the purpose of enabling the central government to fix or revise rates of wages for working journalists. Sc verdict on nonimplementation of majithia wage board award. Da calculation as per majithia wage boards for journalist. Labour welfare board labour commissioner organisation. Apex court upholds majithia wage board recommendations.
The supreme court of india on june 19, 2017, delivered a verdict in a longpending case concerning journalists and nonjournalist employees of newspapers on the implementation of the majithia wage board. Majithia wage board and suggested that the newspaper units may be directed to disclose the relevant data. Wage boards recommendations of majithia wage boards for working. All the arrears up to march 2014 would be paid to the eligible persons in four equal instalments within a period of one year. Delhi government on friday decided to appoint a special officer to supervise the implementation of justice gr majithia wage board for journalists and other employees of print news organizations. The recommendations of the majithia wage boards were accepted by the government of india on 25th october, 2011 and notified vide s. The national alliance of journalists unions at a meeting in delhi has called for setting up of a permanent wage fixation machinery for periodic revision of wages. Recommendations of the majithia wage boards for working journalists and non journalist newspaper employees in newspaper establishments other than the news agencies section i preliminary short title and commencement.
Wage board for working journalists ministry of labour. The recommendations of the majithia wage boards were accepted. Notification regarding majithia wage board, 7114 kb honble supreme court judgement regarding implementation of the recommendations of the majithia wage boards, 390 kb online factory registration under factories act,1948, 1730 kb annual area employment market report 20, 157 kb himachal pradesh shops and commercial establishment act. Labour commissioner organization was established in 1936. Government notifies recommendations of majithia wage boards. Action taken report on the implementation of majithia wage. These recommendations were about salaries of newspaper employees.
Earlier in may, it had issued notice to the centre on the petition challenging the recommendations of majithia wage board, without granting any injunction. Sc verdict on nonimplementation of majithia wage board. Journalists and nonjournalist newspaper employees in the news. The supreme court said the cabinet can take a decision on impementing the recommendations of the majithia wage board for journalists and nonjournalists. If you want to continue this discussion or have a follow up question, please post it on the network. The court on monday had decided to hear the matter from today but it did not find mention in the list of business which was to be taken by a bench comprising justices. The award has led to additional financial burden for the. The government of india constituted two wage boards majithia wage. Government of india ministry of labour and employment new delhi, dated the 11th november, 2011.
A bench led by cji p sathasivam said the revised pay should be given to the employees with effect from november 11, 2011 when the centre notified the recommendations of the board. Supreme court to hear majithia wageboard issue from sept 21. The 6th majithia wage board was constituted by the labour ministry in 2007. Implementation of the recommendations of the majithia wage boards for journalists and. Majithia wage board recommendations notified pdf download. Wages for new sheduled employments from 66 to 80 under minimum wages act 1948. Definitionsin this award, unless the context otherwise requires. Government of india, gazette dated 11112011 hindi version. Chapter xx recommendations of the majithia wage boards for.
In february 2014, the sc had upheld the validity of a body popularly called the majithia wage board, and ordered the implementation of its recommendations. Status of majithia wage board commissionerate of labour. Annexure ib chapter xx recommendations of the majithia wage. The majithia wage boards for newspaper employees submitted their report on 31st december, 2010. Supreme court has ordered to implement recommendations of majithia wage board for journalists and nonjournalists in newspapers and agencies. The 6th majithia wage board was constituted in 2007 by the labour ministry, which announced an adhoc interim relief of 30 percent of basic pay with effect from january 2008. The wage boards headed by justice majithia hereinafter referred to as the majithia wage board submitted its recommendations to the central government on 31122010. Regarding national career counseling he informed that the jharkhand govt has also developed similar website named huner and a link can be provided to the main website developed by mole. The government of india constituted two wage boards majithia wage boards, one for working journalists and other for nonjournalists newspaper employees in 2007 as sixth wage. Minutes of the 4th meeting of interdivisional committee. Structural concerns in preserving an effective freedom of the press.
The wage boards have to study various factors before making its recommendation. The recommendations of the wage board are first referred to the government for its acceptance. Up scribes demand implementation of wage board recommendations 28 dec. Kejriwal government to supervise majithia wage board. Government is sage favour of implementing the majithia wage board report for journalists and nonjournalists. It ordered the owners to pay their employees the wages as reviseddetermined by the wage board payable from november 11, 2011, when the government of india notified the recommendations of the majithia wage board. The court on monday had decided to hear the matter from today but it did not find mention in the list of business which was to be taken by a bench comprising justices dalveer. The 6th majithia wage board was constituted by the labour ministry in 2007 despite strong reservations from the newspaper industry. Cabinet can decide on majithia wage board award pending case.
However, due to a variety of reasons including the death of one of the board members the board overshot its deadline and submitted its recommendations a good six months after it was supposed to. Supreme court upholds majithia wage board notification. On the implementation of majithia wage board award. Nov 11, 2011 majithia wage board recommendations notified 11. Cabinet can decide on majithia wage board award pending. Supreme court to hear majithia wageboard issue from sept. Prior to the majithia wage board, six wage boards had been constituted for working journalists and. Recommendations of majithia wage board for working and other newspaper.
Recommendations of the majithia wage boards for working journalists and nonjournalist newspaper employees in the news agencies section i preliminary short title and commencement. Mar 31, 2015 prior to the majithia wage board, six wage boards had been constituted for working journalists and. Before the recommendation of the majithia wage board. Annexure ib chapter xx recommendations of the majithia. Government notifies recommendations of majithia wage. The majithia wage board had suggested formulae for calculations of salaries that would result in most cases in higher. Government of india, gazette dated 11112011 original notification 3. Implementation of the majithia wage board posts facebook. Cabinet to consider wage boards recommendations tomorrow 24 oct, this is a great logic, ravi shankar prasad said. Apr 18, 2015 delhi government on friday decided to appoint a special officer to supervise the implementation of justice gr majithia wage board for journalists and other employees of print news organizations. May 02, 2017 the current case before the supreme court in the majithia wage board case is a contempt petition that was filed in february 2015. Paper staff to get majithia wage board pay business. The government of india constituted two wage boards majithia wage boards, one for working journalists and other for nonjournalists newspaper employees in 2007 as sixth wage board under the chairmanship of justice majithia as per the provisions of the working.
The supreme court of india on june 19, 2017, delivered a verdict in a longpending case concerning journalists and nonjournalist employees of newspapers on the. Along with executive functions through its administrative set up, following wings are also established in the organisation to enforce various labour laws and timely intervention in industrial disputes. Before the recommendation of the majithia wage board, wagesalaries of working and non working journalist was governed by the recommendations of the monisana wage board. Government notifies recommendations of majithia wage boards for. Sep 21, 2011 the apex court had on july 18 asked the government to refrain from taking any decision on the implementation of the recommendations of the wage board for two weeks. The award has led to additional financial burden for the industry, according to newspaper establishments. Apr 19, 2020 majithia wage board recommendations pdf the supreme court said the cabinet can take a decision on impementing the recommendations of the majithia wage board for journalists and nonjournalists. Recommendations of the majithia wage boards for working. Each wage board consists of one neutral chairman, two independent members and two or three representatives of workers and management each. The majithia wage board was formed in may 2007 and given three years to submit its recommendations.
A look at the majithia wage board award would indicate that the wage board had classified newspaper establishments in different categories based on the average gross revenue of the establishments for the preceding three accounting years, i. Jun 19, 2017 the 6th majithia wage board was constituted by the labour ministry in 2007 despite strong reservations from the newspaper industry. Recommendations of majithia wage board for newspaper. The apex court had on july 18 asked the government to refrain from taking any decision on the implementation of the recommendations of the wage board for two weeks. It has further called upon the central and state governments to make nonimplementation of the current majithia wage board award a cognizable offence taking in view large scale non. The supreme court friday ratified the constitution and recommendations of the majithia wage board for journalists and nonjournalists on their pay structure. It directed the newspapers to pay wages to their employees as per recommendations of the majithia wage boards from april 1, 2014. Term of wage boards extended up to december 31, 2010.
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