Pros And Cons Of The Equal Remuneration Act
III. JUDICIAL ACTIVISM
The Equal Remuneration Act was passed about thirty two years ago but number of violations detected, prosecution launched, and convictions obtained have been extremely small. In fact, almost all the cases have been in the central sector, though most of the employments covered area in the state sectors.
The Equal Remuneration Act is insufficient and ineffective. Firstly, it seeks to provide for payment of equal remuneration to male and female workers, but it does not guarantee equal pay for equal work among men. The absence of this specification led to judicial controversy. Secondly, it provides for equal wages for men and women for same or similar work. Similar work is defined as one in which the skill, effort and responsibility
The Equal Remuneration Act was passed about thirty two years ago but number of violations detected, prosecution launched, and convictions obtained have been extremely small. In fact, almost all the cases have been in the central sector, though most of the employments covered area in the state sectors.
The Equal Remuneration Act is insufficient and ineffective. Firstly, it seeks to provide for payment of equal remuneration to male and female workers, but it does not guarantee equal pay for equal work among men. The absence of this specification led to judicial controversy. Secondly, it provides for equal wages for men and women for same or similar work. Similar work is defined as one in which the skill, effort and responsibility