Legality of order for payment of wages of lockdown period

• April 11, 2020
• CA Chandan Agarwal's Office

Legality of Order For Wage Payments, Whether Govt Can Enforce It With Best Possible Solutions

Current Scenario

In view of this pandemic situation Covid 19, the Government issued an advisory that the wages to be paid by the employers during the lockdown. Ministry of Home Affairs, North Block issued Order No. 40-3/2020-DM-I(A) dated 29^th March 2020; wherein it was stated in Clause iii that

All the employers, be it in the industry or in the shops and commercial establishments, shall make payment of wages of their workers, at their work places, on the due date, without any deduction, for the period their establishments are under closure during the lockdown;

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