Benefits Of Equal Pay For Equal Work

Equal pay for men and women for the equal work is a vital subject of great concern to society in general and employees in particular, a disproportion in wage payment leads to unrest and discontent. Though labour welfare enactments have provided various protections, safeguards and benefits to working women in our country. There was an growing need to give more protection to female workers who are discriminated as regards employment and wages. The wages of women have traditionally had a tendency to lag behind those of men except in few cases. Moreover, the net earnings of the women have traditionally tended to lag behind those of men except in few cases.
Moreover, the net earnings of the women always happen to be lower than those of men. Women

Secondly, technological changes, fixation of minimum work load and standardization of wages, rationalization and automation of schemes and certain occupations being found hazardous, they have necessitated reduction of expenditure of women workers. The economic reasons involving additional cost is an obstruction to women employment. Some employers recruit unmarried women only, on condition to resign their post on getting married. This has been discriminatory, unfair and

The directive principle under Article 39(d) of the constitution proclaim "equal pay for equal work" for both men and women means equal pay for equal work for every one and as between the sexes. Directive Principles have to be read into the fundamental rights as a matter of interpretation. Article 14 enjoins the state not to deny to any person equality before the law or the equal protection of laws and Article 16 declares that there shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the