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Minimum wages for petrol pump employees stayed; oil firms suffer setback

The government also notified that salaries of employees should be credited to their bank accounts

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Shine Jacob New Delhi
The tussle between auto fuel dealers and the government over minimum wages for over one million petrol pump staff has intensified with the dealers getting stay orders from Ernakulam and Jammu high courts among others.
 
On August 4, the government made it mandatory for retail outlets to pay Central minimum wages to retail outlet attendants. Following this, dealers in 12 states appealed to their respective high courts. Stay orders have been issued by several courts including Ernakulam and Jammu. According to a source, though oil marketing companies like Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum

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