https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184422 Industrial gratuity disputes are to be assessed by prevailing industrial conditions, the employer's financial position, the nature of employment and the need to preserve industrial peace, rather than by rigid precedent. The tribunal's fixation of five years as the qualifying period was upheld because the statutory policy reflected in the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 supported that benchmark and current labour conditions made a stricter assumption unrealistic. Gratuity computation on basic wages plus dearness allowance was also sustained, as that wage base was treated as consistent with fair industrial results and the Act's inclusive wage policy. The award was substantially affirmed, with only minor clarifications on wages and continuous service. en-us Tue, 01 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 08 Jul 2016 12:07:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184422 Industrial gratuity disputes are to be assessed by prevailing industrial conditions, the employer's financial position, the nature of employment and the need to preserve industrial peace, rather than by rigid precedent. The tribunal's fixation of five years as the qualifying period was upheld because the statutory policy reflected in the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 supported that benchmark and current labour conditions made a stricter assumption unrealistic. Gratuity computation on basic wages plus dearness allowance was also sustained, as that wage base was treated as consistent with fair industrial results and the Act's inclusive wage policy. The award was substantially affirmed, with only minor clarifications on wages and continuous service. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 01 Mar 1977 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=184422