New Delhi Minimum Wages Update: How Will the Changes Affect Your Business?

Dear All,

Please see the attached most recent minimum wages notification, which states that revised minimum wages are to be implemented w.e.f. 03.03.2017.

Please take a moment to review it and share your views.

Thank you.

There is a stay from the Delhi High Court on the MW increase. Please check.

The stay from Delhi High Court on the MW increase has been removed.

Please let me know if you need any further information or assistance.

Kindly provide an update on the stay from the Delhi High Court regarding the increase in minimum wage.

This notification is new. While the stay is old.

As per my sources, the stay is only for those companies who have filed the petition. Other companies are to follow the Revised Minimum Wages.

Minimum wage notification for May 31, 2017.

Please let me know if you need further information.

A writ has been filed against the MW hike in Delhi. Delhi HC had only stayed imposing fines on non-implementation of the order on entities who had/have become party to the writ. There is no stay on per se. The hearing of the case is almost over, and the decision is likely to be reserved within a week. The writ is based on technical as well as other issues. My organization is also a party to the writ.

Regards,
Col. Suresh Rathi

Delhi High Court's Stance on Minimum Wage Notification

Delhi Labour Minister Gopal Rai today claimed that the Delhi High Court has not stayed the notification of the Kejriwal government hiking the minimum wages, which came into effect on April 1.

The Delhi government received complaints from some quarters about employers being denied benefits, citing the notification has been stayed by the Delhi High Court. Rai clarified that the high court is currently hearing a bunch of petitions against the notification.

"However, the court has not put any stay on the notification. It has only directed the government that no coercive action should be taken against violators until the hearing in the case is over," said Rai. He added that the government will start a month-long awareness campaign over the issue starting June 11.

Revised Minimum Wages

As per the cabinet's decision approved in March, the minimum wages for unskilled laborers have been revised to Rs 13,350 per month, while for semi-skilled and skilled persons, it will be Rs 14,698 and Rs 16,182, respectively.