Legal Question in Employment Law in India

Dear Sir,

We are working in a Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) in India. Our PSU management has fixed different bed entitlement in many hospitals depending upon the post (salary grade) of employees for medical treatment of employees. Many hospitals fixed different treatment cost (including surgery and others) for different bed costs. When employees get admitted in a hospital in higher bed rent (as bed is not available according to his entitlement in that hospital at that time) our PSU management has been deducting money from the employees depending on the difference on cost of medical treatment in higher bed and his normal bed entitlement.

My query is that as the employee is bound to be admitted in higher bed (as bed is not available according to his entitlement in that hospital at that time) can our PSU management deduct the additional cost of medical treatment due admission in higher bed? If yes/no, then why?

regards,

TAPAN


Asked on 5/23/15, 10:48 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Fca Prashant Chavan Expert Edge LLP

23.05.2015

Dear Tapan,

If the service rules relating to medical reimbursement of the PSU so provide for recovery of difference of higher bed cost and normal bed cost non-availability in the event of hospitalization of the employee, the PSU is totally justified to do so.

Regards,

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Answered on 5/23/15, 11:05 am


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