Wages of daily wagers, casual workers, temporary workers, ad-hoc appointees, contractual employees etc Wages of contractual employees The Central and the State Government departments and agencies, on the basis of manpower requirement therein, engage various sets of workmen other than permanent employees viz. daily wagers, casual workers, temporary workers, ad-hoc appointees, contractual employees etc which are engaged by an establishment directly or through contractors. The wages, terms & conditions of service and the period of engagement of such workers in an establishment varies from establishment to establishment. Data in this regard is not centrally maintained. The principle of “equal pay for equal work” was examined by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in the civil appeal number 213 of 2013. The issue before the Hon’ble Supreme Court was that: “…..whether temporarily engaged employees (daily-wage employees, ad- appointees, employees appointed on casual basis, contractual empl...