Navigating Minimum Wage Conflicts: How Should We Pay Employees at a Hospital?

We are a Facility Management company registered under the Shop & Establishment Act. The issue we are facing is that some of our employees are deployed at a hospital, and our client is demanding that we pay minimum wages to our employees as applicable to the hospital industry and not as per the Shop & Establishment Act. Can anyone guide me on the exact rule under labor law?

Awaiting suggestions.

We are a Facility Management company registered under the Shop & Establishment Act. The issue we are facing is that some of our employees are deployed at a hospital, and our client is demanding that we pay minimum wages to our employees as applicable to the hospital industry and not as per the Shop & Establishment Act. Can anyone guide me on the exact rule under labor law? Awaiting suggestions.

Your client has suggested the right approach. To determine the minimum wages payable, you need to refer to the industry, schedule of employment, and state of deployment. Please proceed accordingly.

Thank you.

Regards

Dear Vivek, Please refer to the "Minimum Wages Act" and the notification copy of the current minimum wage applicable. You may collect the second document from the labor office.

Regards,

Hospitals are enumerated at entry no: 26 in the Schedule appended to the Minimum Wages Act, and the State of Maharashtra notifies minimum wages skill-wise for the hospital industry. You can obtain the wages from the Government website.

Regards,
B. Saikumar
HR & Labour Law Advisor
Mumbai - [Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons]

Minimum Wages for Hospital Employment

Hospital is scheduled employment, and minimum wages are applicable.

Regards,
Chandra Mohan
Advocate & Labour Law Consultant
Lucknow, U.P.
[Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons].

First, you should pay the minimum wages to the employees that have been updated by the government. They are classified into three types:

- Unskilled - $3400
- Semiskilled - $3450
- Skilled - $3500

Most companies are providing $3500 as the minimum wage.

Thank you.
Regards.