Daily wagers not entitled to regularisation but can claim monetary compensation for illegal retrenchment – SC

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. Vs. Man Singh (Supreme Court) –  The Supreme Court has stated that though the employer might have violated the retrenchment rules under the Industrial Disputes Act, daily wage employees who have worked for a long time in an establishment are not entitled to regularisation. They can only claim monetary compensation. In this case, the workers were on daily wages since 1984 and their services were terminated in 1991 due to non-availability of work. They requested the government to refer the matter to the labour court. It ordered BSNL to reinstate the employees. Th...