Daily-Wage And Temporary Employees Should Be Included In Assessing Applicability Of Gratuity Act: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court, in a recent judgment delivered by Justice Shampa Dutt (Paul), upheld the entitlement of Rejaul Hoque, a retired employee of Midnapur District Service-cum-Marketing & Industrial Cooperative Union Ltd., to receive gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Court held that the Union falls within the ambit of Section 1(3)(c) of the Act, and denial of gratuity after over three decades of continuous service amounts…
