Contemporary challenges and issues related to Minimum Wage Laws, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to Social Justice in the context of Pakistan
Abstract/Description
Purpose – This study aims to assess the key challenges and issues related to minimum wage laws and their relationship with organizational Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policies concerning social justice.
Design/methodology/approach – The research employed with Nvivo-12 qualitative data analysis of Honorable Court Judgments reflects challenges related to labour court and minimum wages to extract thematic issues of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and inequity of social justice.
Findings – The research found significant discrepancies between minimum wages and living wages in the labour force of Pakistan, struggling with justice from the labour population and a severe need to reframe diversity, equity and inclusion policy, especially gender discrimination, ageing and disabilities of the labour force for sleek of social justice.
Research limitations/implications – A relatively small sample size of judgment employees was used, which may suggest the need for diverse and more representative samples of the actual labour force and industries. The paper is based on secondary data from honourable courts judgment from Pakistan about minimum wages and labour force – other economic sectors and Asian countries may offer different results.
Practical implications – The paper identifies the need for incorporating labour policy practices and culture at the workplace to encourage positive implementation and acceptable behaviour in employers, which will increase industrial relations and positively grow the firm.
Originality/value – This paper reported the initial empirical findings of the Honorable Court judgment of challenges and issues of minimum wages and labour force challenges in Pakistan and its related industrial practices.
Keywords
Minimum Wages Laws, Labour Laws, DEI Policies, Social Justice
Track
Management
Session Number/Theme
Session 1C: Management
Session Chair
Mr. Haroon Tabraze ; Mr. Mohsin Patel
Start Date/Time
26-5-2023 2:45 PM
End Date/Time
26-5-2023 4:45 PM
Location
G-13, Aman-CED, Ground Floor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Recommended Citation
Channa, M. A., & Zia, S. (2023). Contemporary challenges and issues related to Minimum Wage Laws, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to Social Justice in the context of Pakistan. 3rd IBA SBS International Conference 2024. Retrieved from https://ir.iba.edu.pk/sbsic/2023/program/14
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Contemporary challenges and issues related to Minimum Wage Laws, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to Social Justice in the context of Pakistan
G-13, Aman-CED, Ground Floor, Institute of Business Administration, Karachi
Purpose – This study aims to assess the key challenges and issues related to minimum wage laws and their relationship with organizational Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Policies concerning social justice.
Design/methodology/approach – The research employed with Nvivo-12 qualitative data analysis of Honorable Court Judgments reflects challenges related to labour court and minimum wages to extract thematic issues of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and inequity of social justice.
Findings – The research found significant discrepancies between minimum wages and living wages in the labour force of Pakistan, struggling with justice from the labour population and a severe need to reframe diversity, equity and inclusion policy, especially gender discrimination, ageing and disabilities of the labour force for sleek of social justice.
Research limitations/implications – A relatively small sample size of judgment employees was used, which may suggest the need for diverse and more representative samples of the actual labour force and industries. The paper is based on secondary data from honourable courts judgment from Pakistan about minimum wages and labour force – other economic sectors and Asian countries may offer different results.
Practical implications – The paper identifies the need for incorporating labour policy practices and culture at the workplace to encourage positive implementation and acceptable behaviour in employers, which will increase industrial relations and positively grow the firm.
Originality/value – This paper reported the initial empirical findings of the Honorable Court judgment of challenges and issues of minimum wages and labour force challenges in Pakistan and its related industrial practices.
