UPSC PRELIMS · ECONOMICS · LABOUR LAWS AND CASUAL WORKERS

With reference to casual workers employed in India, consider the following statements: 1. All casual workers are entitled for Employees Provident Fund coverage. 2. All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment. 3. The government can by a notification specify that an establishment or industry shall pay wages only through its bank account. Which of the above statements are correct?

Take a breath. Choose one. Press A–D on your keyboard if you like.

EXPLANATION

The wage-payment provision can be extended by government notification, but casual workers do not automatically receive all the universal entitlements described in statements 1 and 2.

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