Lockdown Period Wages: SC asks states to facilitate negotiation between employer & employees

Payment to labour during lockdown: SC on June 12 asks states to facilitate negotiations between employers & employees – no coercive action till end of July A number of writs were filed in the apex court questioning the orders issued under Disaster Management Act, 2005 and  consequential orders issued by different States  that all industries or commercial establishments shall make payment of wages of their workers on the due date, without any deduction, for the period their establishments were under closure during the lockdown. The Orders of MHA in exercise of powers under Section 1...