‘Model Employer’ insinuates just treatment to employees: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that the watchword “Model Employer” in administrative and service laws insinuates that the State and public authorities should act fairly and justly without exploiting technicalities. The judgment authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said: “No prejudice or harm should be caused to an employee on account of administrative delays or administrative inefficiency or disorder without any rhyme or reason.” “Sincere efforts should have been made within the auspicious administrative domain and patronage to ensure that all recruitments must be made transparently and deserving persons are provided opportunities for jobs; the meetings of departmental promotional committees/ selection boards are convened without inordinate delays; pension or retirement benefits are processed expeditiously without causing miseries and distresses to the retired employee; issues of seniority including inter-se seniority must be decided promptly and seniority lists are corrected accordingly; the ad-hoc or contractual employment should not continue for an unlimited period of time and if the employee is worthy of confirmation, then the departmental efforts ought to have been made