Law: West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordinance (VI of 1968)

Section: 10-C

(a) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordi nance (VI of 1968) S. O. 10-C-Bonus-Workers, since before enforcement of S. O. 10-C, receiving contractual bonus entirely free from considera tion of company making profit or incurring loss-Such bonus, held, becomes part of workers wages and recoverable as a matter of contrac tual right-Bonus payable under S. O. 10-C---Payable to workers in addition to contractual bonus provided employer makes profit in relevant year. Messrs M. Tilak & Co. v. Third Industrial Tribunal and others A I R 1959 Cal. 797 and Messrs The Attock Oil Co. Ltd. v. The Supreme Body of Oilfields League and Refinery Union, Rawalpindi P L D 1970 Lah. 122 fol. M. M. Ispahani Ltd. v. Ispahani Company Office Employees' Association, Chittagong and another P L D 1960 S C 151; Pakistan Tobacco Co. Ltd. Chittagong v. The Chairman Second Labour Court of East Pakistan and 18 others 1972 P L C 190; Messrs Paris Mills Sabina Ltd., Karachi v. Paris Mills Workers' Union and another 1970 P L C 166; Nairang Cinema Employees' Union v. Messrs Nairang Cinema, Karachi and another 1970 P L C 587; General Tyre and Rubber Employees Welfare Union v. General Tyre and Rubber Co. of Pakistan Ltd. 1975 P L J Tr. C (Lah.) 25 and International General Insurance Company of Pakistan Ltd. Karachi yr Staff Union 1975 F L C 564 distinguished, (b) West Pakistan Industrial and Commercial Employment (Standing Orders) Ordi nance (VI of 1968) S. O. 10-C-Bonus-Provisions of agreement containing terms less beneficial to workers than those available under S. O. 10-C-Agree ment being in conflict with S. O. 10-C, held, void. (c) Practice and procedure Impugned order even though passed without jurisdiction yet doing complete justice--Order not liable to be set aside. Nawab Syed Raunaq Ali v. Chief Settlement Commissioner and others P L D 1973 S C 236 rel. Dates of hearing: 27th and 28th November 1975.                                                                      …