Karnataka authorities on Friday issued a draft notification regarding the minimal wages for expert and unskilled employees in numerous classes.
The minimal day by day wages for the unskilled employees shall be ₹989 in zone-1, ₹899 in zone-2 and ₹817.35 in zone-3.(Amit Dave/Reuters)
In keeping with the draft notification, these in sanitation work shall be entitled to get a minimal of ₹989 per day and ₹21,251.30 per 30 days.
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Highly skilled electricians will be entitled for a daily wage of ₹1,316.36 per day and ₹34,225.42 per month. Skilled electricians will be entitled for a daily wage of ₹1,196.69 and ₹31,114.02 per month.
Semi-skilled electricians will get ₹1,087.90 per day and ₹28,285.47 per month, while unskilled electricians will get ₹989 a day and ₹25,714.07 per month.
In the foundries, the highly skilled workers in zone-1 will be entitled for ₹1,316.36 wages per day and ₹34,225.42 a month, in zone-2 they will get ₹1,196.69 a day and ₹31,114.02 per month and in zone 3, they will get ₹1087.90 a day and ₹28285.47 per month.
The minimum daily wages for the unskilled workers will be ₹989 in zone-1, ₹899 in zone-2 and ₹817.35 in zone-3.
In other sectors, the minimum daily wage for highly skilled workers will range from ₹1,196.69 a day to ₹989 whereas the unskilled workers will be entitled for a daily wage ranging from ₹743 to ₹899.09 a day.
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The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) has welcomed the government’s decision.
The government notification on separate wage rates were fixed or revised for 81 Scheduled Industries across the State of Karnataka under Section 5(1) (a) and 5(1) (b) of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.
In 2022-23, notifications were issued revising the rates for a total of 34 Scheduled Industries related to various Scheduled Industries, in addition to the minimum wage prevailing during the said period, the notification said.
The said notifications were challenged by the AITUC Trade Union in a writ petition filed before a Karnataka High Court. The Court had quashed it and directed that the minimum wage be calculated and fresh notifications be issued following the guidelines given by the Supreme Court.
“Within the wake of the variations within the wage charges of varied scheduled industries primarily based on sector and talent and with the nice intention of guaranteeing an equal minimal wage for all classes of employees, a uniform notification has been issued as an alternative of the apply of issuing separate notifications for every scheduled trade,” the notification learn.