In this period of the dreadful pandemic arising out of the highly infectious Novel Corona virus - 19, the whole world is witnessing a lock-down of unprecedented proportions. Governments have asked employers to be considerate and pay their employees full wages despite them being at home due to the lock-down restrictions.
Isn't it ironical then, that we, the resigning ex-employees of the reputed Life Insurance Corporation of India are still awaiting the payment of our arbitrarily and illegally repudiated Wage revision Arrears and difference in payments of Statutory Retirement Benefits like Provident Fund and Gratuity; since 1997? We who have actually worked for long hours during the period for which the payments have been repudiated, have been swindled of our hard-earned money despite being on the wage-rolls of the Corporation; despite a Supreme Court's verdict ordering the payments to be made!
Wages are the fundamental rights of employees. They can neither be waived away or bartered away. They are Constitutional Rights. We have just celebrated the Birth Anniversary of the great leader and drafter of our Constitution, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar on the 14th of April. While remembering him and honoring his memory, LIC of India must recollect and rectify its great injustice towards all of us resigning ex-employees, whose dues have been repudiated cruelly, arbitrarily and illegally by it.
Likewise, the Government must also do its duty of directing the Corporation to make amends to rectify its blunder!
Now that everyone is at home, and has enough time to introspect and reflect on their wrongdoings, let the Chairman and Managing Board of Directors of LIC of India and the Finance Ministry Officials see new light and decide to pay us all our dues!
All of us will pray for the same.
This is one positive result that we all await with bated breaths and will surely welcome with open arms!
Isn't it ironical then, that we, the resigning ex-employees of the reputed Life Insurance Corporation of India are still awaiting the payment of our arbitrarily and illegally repudiated Wage revision Arrears and difference in payments of Statutory Retirement Benefits like Provident Fund and Gratuity; since 1997? We who have actually worked for long hours during the period for which the payments have been repudiated, have been swindled of our hard-earned money despite being on the wage-rolls of the Corporation; despite a Supreme Court's verdict ordering the payments to be made!
Wages are the fundamental rights of employees. They can neither be waived away or bartered away. They are Constitutional Rights. We have just celebrated the Birth Anniversary of the great leader and drafter of our Constitution, Dr. B.R.Ambedkar on the 14th of April. While remembering him and honoring his memory, LIC of India must recollect and rectify its great injustice towards all of us resigning ex-employees, whose dues have been repudiated cruelly, arbitrarily and illegally by it.
Likewise, the Government must also do its duty of directing the Corporation to make amends to rectify its blunder!
Now that everyone is at home, and has enough time to introspect and reflect on their wrongdoings, let the Chairman and Managing Board of Directors of LIC of India and the Finance Ministry Officials see new light and decide to pay us all our dues!
All of us will pray for the same.
This is one positive result that we all await with bated breaths and will surely welcome with open arms!
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