6.2 Payments for the Contractor’s personnel
The Contractor shall pay its employees not be less than the minimum wages established by Laws and Regulations applicable to the Operation and Maintenance Services. This obligation of the Contractor shall not be contingent on the Contractor’s receipt of funds from the Employer.
If any dispute arises between the Contractor and its employees concerning payment issues, the Employer shall, where such dispute materially and adversely affects the operation and development of the Power Project, have the right to instruct the Contractor and/or the Contractor’s employees to submit the dispute to the relevant Authorities as prescribed by Laws and Regulations within fifteen (15) days after the instruction of the Employer. If the Authority issues any final instruction to the Contractor to make the relevant payment for such employee and if the Contractor fails to do so, the Employer has the right to pay such payment to the relevant employees and shall treat such payment as part of the Service Fee made to the Contractor. This payment by the Employer does not relieve the Contractor from any liabilities.
If the Contractor fails to pay any undisputed amounts without reasonable cause due to its Subcontractors in connection with the Operation and Maintenance Services, the Employer has the right to deduct any undisputed amounts from the amounts due to the Contractor. The amount of money paid to the Contractor’s Subcontractors shall be considered as a part of Service Fee paid to the Contractor.