Syndicate Bank v K. Umesh Nayak (1994)

Labour Law I · Strikes & Lock-outs

Facts.

Workers claimed wages for days spent on strike.

Issue.

Are workers entitled to wages for a strike period?

Held.

A Constitution Bench held that wages for the strike period depend on whether the strike was legal and justified; an illegal or unjustified strike does not carry automatic wages.

Why it matters.

It is the leading authority linking a strike’s legality to the pay consequence — the core of every strike problem.

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