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Updated on: May 2021

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Labour Ministry notified draft rules, seeks feedback on trade unions under IR Code

May 5, 2021

ESIC rolls out medical care and relief to its beneficiaries in pandemic

ESIC reaches out to its Beneficiaries to provide medical care and relief during the Covid- pandemi...

ESIC

Apr 30, 2021

EPFO adds . lakh net subscribers in the month of Feb

. lakh net subscribers added till February during the current financial year The provisional pay...

EPFO

Apr 20, 2021

Labour Bureau opened an additional office at Salt Lake City, Kolkata

Labour Bureau opened an additional office at Salt Lake City, Kolkata for conducting All India Survey...

Labour Law

Apr 17, 2021

Latest news: Labour Bureau opened an additional office at Salt Lake City, Kolkata - SightsIn Plus

Labour Law

Govt constituted Expert Committees to review standards under OSH&WC Code

Govt constituted Expert Committees to review standards under OSH&WC Code The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code, 2020 has been enacted after amalgamating thirteen different labour legislations and simplifying the laws regulating the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions in establishments. The Labour Ministry has constituted Expert Committees comprising of industry and subject […]

Apr 2, 2021

Labour Law

Government defers labour codes implementation

Employees’ take home pay, companies’ PF liability to remain the same for now The four labour codes will not come into effect from April 1 as states are yet to finalise the relevant rules, which means that there will be no change in take-home pay of employees and provident fund liability of companies for now. […]

Apr 1, 2021

Labour Law

Financial crisis can’t be reason for non -payment of gratuity- Court

Financial crisis can’t be reason for non -payment of gratuity- Court According to a TOI report, Labour Court of Mumbai has said that financial crisis cannot be grounds for non-payment of gratuity. The Court has come to the rescue of a dozen BEST (Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport Undertaking) employees and issued the order to […]

Mar 30, 2021

Labour Law

Labour Bureau conducts training of Master Trainers for the five all-India surveys

Labour Bureau conducts training of Master Trainers for the five all-India surveys In the series of Trainings programmes being conducted by Labour Bureau across country for the launch of five All India Surveys, the Bureau conducted a training programme for the Supervisors/ Investigators of the All-India Survey on migrant workers and All India Quarterly Establishment […]

Mar 29, 2021

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Gratuity has to be paid immediately after an employee quits: High Court

Gratuity has to be paid immediately after an employee quits: High Court The High Court of Karnataka has held that the payment of gratuity would not depend upon the employee filing an application before the employer demanding gratuity but it will have to be paid immediately on cessation of the employment. The gratuity will have […]

Mar 27, 2021

EPFO

CBI arrests EPFO officer, two others in an alleged bribery case

CBI arrests EPFO officer, two others in an alleged bribery case The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested an Enforcement Officer of Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) and two private persons in an alleged bribery case of Rs.4 lakh. A case was registered against an Enforcement Officer, EPFO, and two private persons […]

Mar 27, 2021

Labour Law

Implementation of new labour codes delayed, likely after Assembly polls

Implementation of new labour codes delayed, likely after Assembly polls The implementation of the four new labour codes, replacing 29 Central labour laws, is likely to take place after the ongoing State Assembly elections, according to officials in the Labour and Employment Ministry. An official said the rules framed under the four codes on wages, […]

Mar 14, 2021

Labour Law

An employee is entitled to earned leave only if he works: Karnataka High Court

An employee is entitled to earned leave only if he works: Karnataka High Court Earned leave is a privilege a workman would be entitled to only if he actually works & can’t be earned as a matter of right if he hasn’t worked. The Karnataka HC made this observation while upholding the contention put forward […]

Mar 5, 2021

EPFO

EPFO keeps 8.50% interest rate for the FY 2020-21

Central Board recommends 8.50 % rate of interest to its subscribers for the year 2020-21 The 228th meeting of Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held today in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir under the chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment(Independent Charge), Vice-Chairmanship of Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary(L&E) […]

Mar 4, 2021

EPFO

EPFO extended social security benefits to the subscribers of J&K and Ladakh

EPFO extended social security benefits to the subscribers of J&K and Ladakh The 228th meeting of Central Board of Trustees, EPF was held today in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir under the chairmanship of Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment (Independent Charge), Vice-Chairmanship of Shri Apurva Chandra, Secretary(L&E) and the Member […]

Mar 4, 2021

Labour Law

ESIC scheme adds 12.06 lakh new members in December 2020

ESIC scheme adds 12.06 lakh new members in December 2020 Around 12.06 lakh new members joined the ESIC-run social security scheme in December 2020 against 9.48 lakh in the previous month, official data showed on Thursday, giving perspective on formal sector employment in the country. The latest data is part of a report released by the National Statistical […]

Feb 26, 2021

Jobs

ESIC eases conditions for insured women to avail sickness and health benefits

ESIC eases conditions for women to avail sickness benefit, decides to set up more health facilities The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) on Monday took steps such as relaxation in conditions for insured women to avail sickness benefit and decision to establish more hospitals to improve its service delivery mechanism. The decisions were taken during […]

Feb 24, 2021