SC upholds Majithia wage board recommendations

• Justice G.R Majithia Wage Board’s recommendation on new pay structure for journalist and non-journalist
• Newspaper employees have been categorized broadly into 3 categories as working journalist, non-journalist newspaper employees- administrative staff and non-journalist newspaper employees-factor staff.
• Peons and drivers come under non-journalist newspaper employees-administrative staff and non-journalist newspaper employees-factory staff.
• The report made by board made some suggestion for consideration of the government on issues like post retirement benefits, promotion policy and improve enforcement of award etc.
• The report classified newspaper establishment into 8 categories and news agencies into 4 categories based on gross revenues.
• Recommended pay scales classified into 6 categories for jobs in each class of establishment. The revised pay has component of ‘variable pay’ at rate of 35% for employees working in top 4 classes and 20% for other four class establishment.
• Wage board recommended many allowances like night shift, transport etc.