Osmania General Hospital contractor held for not paying allowances of staff
11 Aug 2016 9:20 PM GMT
Each of the worker was to be to be paid Rs 15,000. The contractor had not paid up despite a series of meetings between the workers.
Osmania General Hospital
Hyderabad: Osmania General Hospital contractor Supriya Laxmi was arrested by the Afzalgunj police station for not paying the 270 sanitation contract workers for six months.
Each of the worker was to be to be paid Rs 15,000. The contractor had not paid up despite a series of meetings between the workers.
A senior health official from the OGH administration aid the workers had struck work as their salaries were not paid in July.
“Now a part of the salary was paid but the allowances are still pending. Following this, complaint was lodged at the Afzalgunj police station,” he said.
As the situation was getting very volatile at the hospital, the police arrested the contractor on Thursday morning and stated that they would investigate the default.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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