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Industrial dispute-----Termination of serviceReinstatementEmployees had contended that they were working as mechanics and helpers in establishment for period ranging between 1976 and 1985To begin with, they were called dailyrated workers and later on employers employed them on contract basis and they had agreed to this arrangement under coercion and fear of losing their jobs, but despite fact that they were working for years together in establishment they were denied proper pay, allowances and other benefits as permanent employees of establishment were gettingEmployees had further contended that on their filing grievance notice to employers to repair long standing wrong by meeting their just claims, their services were verbally terminated without a word in writing and juniors to them were retained in serviceWitness examined on behalf of employers admitted stand of employees with respect to period 6f service which certainly was over 9 months and which was requirement of law for being treated as permanent workersEvidently employees were on those jobs for years together without any breakWork of establishment which was Telephone Industry was of a permanent nature­Termination of employees, verbally, was illegal and in clear violation of labour laws and thus could not sustain. 1992 SCMR 19; PLD 1975 SC 304; Pakistan International Airlines v Bashir Ahmed 1982 PLC 436 and Allah Ditta v. Punjab Labour Appellate Tribunal and another PLD 1985 Lah. 407 ref. DECISION These 24 appeals call in question the common order of the Labour Court allowing the petitions filed by the twelve petitioners under section 25A of the IRO, .1969. These arose in the following circumstances: It was alleged by the petitioners who are twelve in number that they were working as mechanics and helpers in the respondent's establishment for a period ranging between 1976 and 1985. To begin with, they were called daily rated workers and later on the respondent employed them on contract basis. The petitioners had agreed to this unconscionable arrangement under coercion, and fear of losing their jobs. As the petitioners were for years together being denied the proper pay, allowances, and other fringe…

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