According to Labour & Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar, The central government is planning to introduce ‘One Nation, One Pay Day’ system.
Gangwar said there should be a pan-India single wage day every month across various sectors to ensure that workers get timely payment of salaries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is keen on this legislation to get passed soon. He further added that the government is also looking at uniform minimum wages across sectors which will safeguard the better livelihood of workers.
According to Business Standard, the central government is in the process of implementing Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, and Code on Wages. Parliament has already passed the Code on Wages and rules are being framed for its implementation.
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha on July 23, 2019. The Code will streamline the private sector by enhancing the coverage of workers manifold by merging 13 central labour laws relating to safety, health and working conditions into a single code. The OSH Code has many new initiatives like mandatory issues of appointment letter by employers, annual free medical check-up of workers and broadening coverage of all type of workers in the country under it.
Gangwar mentioned since 2014, Our Government has consistently worked on reforming labour laws. We have taken up 44 complex labour laws to reform them. We are talking to all stakeholders to make these laws more effective and useful.
“Similarly, we are preparing a Single Page‘ mechanism for various sectors to complete various compliances to ensure ease of doing business. We are also preparing an online system of all grievance redressal to ensure that all problems are resolved with 48 hours without any physical interface, said Gangwar.
