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The Kerala High Court today stayed an order of the Labour Commissioner, Thiruvananthapuram, directing that wages of estate workers be paid through bank accounts. Considering a petition filed by Devikulam Estate Workers' Union (AITUC) leader M V Ouseph, Justice A Muhammed Mustaq directed that payment of wages be continued as was being done post demonetization. Ouseph had submitted that the state  government  had issued a  Government  Order on November 17 as per which estate owners were to hand over the requisite cheque for payment of wages to workers to the district collector.  They in turn would encash the cheque through the district treasury and return the  cash  to estate owners for payment of wages to the workers.  Citing the G.O., Ouseph said the Labour Commissioner's circular directing the Chief Inspector of Plantations to ensure that all employees have  bank  accounts for disbursement...

Here we have expedient gen to The Payment of Bonus and amendment. Pursuant to The Payment of Bonus Amendment dated 31 December, 2015 of increase in wages ceiling i.e. Rs. 21000/- and bonus payable at Rs. 7000/- or The Minimum wages fixed by appropriate Gov for schedule employment, which ever is higher, now The Honourable High Court of Kerala at Ernakulam interim stayed with retrospective of payment of Bonus also along with the payment to determined on the basis of the salary taken based on minimum wages . The other prescription would apply. The Petitioner company would maintain a separate account and deposit the difference in the said account, without distributing the same to the employees. Writ Petition (c) No. 28351/2016(T)  M/s. United Breweries Limited                        V/S  Union Of India  Premier Breweries Employees Association  Premier Breweries Employees Union ...