Employers told to ensure minimun wage for labourers in K-P

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights, Shaukat Yousafzai on Monday asked all employers to ensure implementation of the minimum monthly wages for labourers and workers.

He directed them to register employees with Employees Social Security Institute (ESSI), otherwise legal action would be taken against them.

Yousafzai expressed these views while presiding over a meeting of the Labour Department.

He said eight working hours for employees were in accordance with the International Labour Organization (ILO) and warned of action against the violators.

No company would be allowed to make employees work more than eight hours or else they should be paid overtime. “Few institutions did not pay their employees on time which was against the law.”

The minister added that the provincial government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, was taking special measures for the welfare and protection of workers and professionals.

Yousafzai also said directives had been issued to all inspectors of the labour department to take action against non-compliant proprietors of hotels, factories, plazas, shops and markets.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 4^th, 2022.