Tamil Nadu Govt sensational move

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Aug 03, 2018, 12:08 PM

Tamil Nadu Govt sensational move

Chennai, Aug 03: The Tamil Nadu government has issued a notification fixing Rs. 6,836 as the minimum monthly wage for 'unskilled' domestic workers including domestic help.

For skilled workers like qualified home nurses, the minimum wage has been fixed at Rs.8,051. The punishment for such violations by employers goes up to seven years of imprisonment.

Coming to details, Paying your domestic help even a rupee less than Rs 37 per hour for doing daily chores like sweeping, washing, utensils and mopping can land you behind bars.

Enforcing labour reforms in the unorganized sector, the Tamil Nadu Govt in a recent notification has fixed Rs 37 per hour as the minimum hourly wage of unskilled domestic workers, while the remuneration for skilled workers like the home nurse and semi-skilled helps like cooks and gardens have been set a Rs 39 and 38 per hour respectively.