JAMMU- Commissioner Secretary, Labour & Employment Department, | Code on Wages

JAMMU- Commissioner Secretary, Labour & Employment Department, Saurabh Bhagat today chaired a meeting to finalize the Jammu & Kashmir Rules for Labour Codes at Civil Secretariat here.

Speaking during the meeting, the Commissioner Secretary said that the codes have been drafted in a manner which will help in overall upliftment of the workforce in entire Jammu and Kashmir.

Saurabh Bhagat further maintained that with the implementation of these codes, labour sector in the region would come at par with the rest of the country and will increase the wages among workforce. He added that this will also improve ease of doing business in J & K.

The Commissioner Secretary said that the codes would devolve more powers to implementing agencies to penalise private institutions and others job providers who underpay their workers and employees. The new codes also mandate gratuity even if a worker has been employed for one day only.