<p>Bengaluru: The meeting of the minimum wages advisory board remained inconclusive on Tuesday as trade unions and managements failed to reach a consensus on minimum wages despite extensive, day-long debates.</p>.<p>The next meeting is scheduled on August 28. The labour department had convened the meeting to discuss the new minimum wages proposed in April. </p>.<p>The draft has proposed a minimum wage of Rs 23,276 for unskilled workers in zone 1 (Bengaluru limits), while it is currently around Rs 15,000-16,000. While industries reportedly slammed the revision as "too steep," labour unions sought higher wages, even as they welcomed the government’s decision to follow Supreme Court norms while revising minimum wages.</p>.Union demands Rs 42K as minimum wages for garment workers.<p>Representing the industries, John Roberts reportedly agreed that wages had to be increased, but emphasised that it must be "staggered".</p>.<p>Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industries president M G Balakrishna reportedly said: “In Telangana, Andhra and Tamil Nadu, the minimum wage is around 11,000-15,000 per month. That being the case, if they increase like this, can we do business?”</p>.<p>This argument was countered by All India Trade Union Congress state secretary Satyanand Mukund, who told <span class="italic">DH</span> that it was a "settled legal issue" that minimum wages in other states cannot be basis for fixing them here.</p>.<p>Nagaraj from Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association said that the SC guidelines weren't binding on the government. </p>
<p>Bengaluru: The meeting of the minimum wages advisory board remained inconclusive on Tuesday as trade unions and managements failed to reach a consensus on minimum wages despite extensive, day-long debates.</p>.<p>The next meeting is scheduled on August 28. The labour department had convened the meeting to discuss the new minimum wages proposed in April. </p>.<p>The draft has proposed a minimum wage of Rs 23,276 for unskilled workers in zone 1 (Bengaluru limits), while it is currently around Rs 15,000-16,000. While industries reportedly slammed the revision as "too steep," labour unions sought higher wages, even as they welcomed the government’s decision to follow Supreme Court norms while revising minimum wages.</p>.Union demands Rs 42K as minimum wages for garment workers.<p>Representing the industries, John Roberts reportedly agreed that wages had to be increased, but emphasised that it must be "staggered".</p>.<p>Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industries president M G Balakrishna reportedly said: “In Telangana, Andhra and Tamil Nadu, the minimum wage is around 11,000-15,000 per month. That being the case, if they increase like this, can we do business?”</p>.<p>This argument was countered by All India Trade Union Congress state secretary Satyanand Mukund, who told <span class="italic">DH</span> that it was a "settled legal issue" that minimum wages in other states cannot be basis for fixing them here.</p>.<p>Nagaraj from Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association said that the SC guidelines weren't binding on the government. </p>
