MTC directed to pay ₹21.3 lakh to sacked employee
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:06.06.2019
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation will have to pay ₹21.34 lakh to a driver it sacked in 2012 for poor attendance.
A city labour court has held the driver is eligible for back wages with revised pay structure as the Madras high court in 2016 set aside the termination and ordered his reinstatement.
N Thirupathi joined MTC in 1989 and due to irregular attendance was issued termination order on January 17, 2012.
The state labour commissioner, however, refused to approve of the order and the Madras high court in a February 2, 2016, order directed it to award lesser punishment.
In the intervening period, there were two wage revisions. The management insisted that Thirupathi forego back wages to reinstate him.
The driver moved the labour court, saying the management neither awarded minor punishment nor reinstated him in service despite the high court directions.
While Thirupathi contended he was eligible to ₹21.34 lakh in salary arrears, the corporation objected saying he was not a regular employee.
After perusing both submissions, labour court presiding officer N Venkatavaradan held that the driver was entitled to back wages of ₹21.34 lakh but rejected his claim for ₹1.5 lakh in allowances and incentive, accepting MTC’s contention that he cannot claim allowances without working.
The court directed MTC to pay the sum within six months and said it was free to withhold any portion of the pending wages after passing a suitable order of punishment.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Chennai:06.06.2019
The Metropolitan Transport Corporation will have to pay ₹21.34 lakh to a driver it sacked in 2012 for poor attendance.
A city labour court has held the driver is eligible for back wages with revised pay structure as the Madras high court in 2016 set aside the termination and ordered his reinstatement.
N Thirupathi joined MTC in 1989 and due to irregular attendance was issued termination order on January 17, 2012.
The state labour commissioner, however, refused to approve of the order and the Madras high court in a February 2, 2016, order directed it to award lesser punishment.
In the intervening period, there were two wage revisions. The management insisted that Thirupathi forego back wages to reinstate him.
The driver moved the labour court, saying the management neither awarded minor punishment nor reinstated him in service despite the high court directions.
While Thirupathi contended he was eligible to ₹21.34 lakh in salary arrears, the corporation objected saying he was not a regular employee.
After perusing both submissions, labour court presiding officer N Venkatavaradan held that the driver was entitled to back wages of ₹21.34 lakh but rejected his claim for ₹1.5 lakh in allowances and incentive, accepting MTC’s contention that he cannot claim allowances without working.
The court directed MTC to pay the sum within six months and said it was free to withhold any portion of the pending wages after passing a suitable order of punishment.
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