Landmark case · Labour Law – II · Semester 4
Markandeya v. State of A.P.
AIR 1989 SC 1308 · Supreme Court of India
Equal pay is not automatic; the claimant must show the work is same or similar in degree of skill, effort and responsibility.
From topic
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 and the wage-code non-discrimination rule — Unit V, Labour Law – II.
Related sections:
- Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, 4 — Duty to pay equal remuneration to men and women for same work or work of a similar nature
- Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, 5 — No discrimination in recruitment
- Code on Wages, 2019, 3 — Prohibition of gender discrimination in wages