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Updated on: Jan 2021

EPFO

EPFO net new enrolments dip to . lakh in November

Jan 21, 2021

Labour Codes The Pros and Cons

The year will be remembered as a year for devastation, Job loss and exodus of Migrant labourers...

Labour Law

Jan 21, 2021

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EPFO settles . lakh COVID- advance claims, releases over Rs , cr till Dec

EPFO settles . lakh COVID- advance claims, releases over Rs , cr till Dec Retirement...

EPFO

Jan 18, 2021

Uniform definition of Wages under new Labour Codes and its Impact KPMG

Uniform definition of Wages under new Labour Codes and its Impact Parizad Sirwalla, Partner KPM...

Labour Law

Jan 17, 2021

Latest news: Uniform definition of Wages under new Labour Codes and its Impact KPMG - SightsIn Plus

EPFO

Supreme Court to consider review plea in EPF pension case tomorrow

The three-judge Bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit will consider the petitions on January 18, Monday After an interval of 21 months, the Supreme Court will be considering the review petition filed by the EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) against the apex court verdict on the pension and the appeal filed by the Ministry of […]

Jan 17, 2021

Labour Law

Budget 2021: Labour Ministry recommends reducing PF Contribution

Budget 2021: Labour Ministry recommends reducing PF Contribution The Ministry of Labour and Employment has suggested bringing down the rate of contribution by companies towards the pension and provident fund scheme administered by the EPFO in the upcoming union budget 2021. It may increase the take-home salary of the employees but may cause loss to […]

Jan 11, 2021

Labour Law

Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020 gets presidential nod

Gujarat amendment to Industrial Disputes Act gets presidential nod As per Industrial Disputes Act 1947, establishments having 100 or more workers are required to seek prior permission of the state government before effecting layoff, retrenchment, or closure, while the amendment has raised the employee limit to 300. Gujarat’s amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act that […]

Jan 10, 2021

Labour Law

Labour Ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy

Labour Ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to give a shape to the National Employment Policy (NEP) by December this year following the implementation of four labour codes and completion of four major surveys, including one one migrant workers. The NEP will draw a […]

Jan 10, 2021

Labour Law

ESIC: Major Initiatives Taken in 2020

ESI Corporation: Major Initiatives Taken in 2020 Employee’s State Insurance Corporation (ESI Corporation) has entered into a partnership with National Health Authority (NHA) running Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan ArogyaYojana (AB PM-JAY) which will create an ecosystem wherein beneficiaries of ESI Scheme of selected districts in newly implemented area shall be able to access […]

Jan 9, 2021

EPFO

EPFO: Major Initiatives Taken in 2020

EPFO: Major Initiatives Taken in 2020 Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated major reforms in labour laws to ensure safety, security and health for every worker with transparency and accountability. During the tough time of Covid-19, many e-governance measures were introduced to simplify the entire EPFO claim process and by the same time, Pradhan Mantri […]

Jan 8, 2021

Labour Law

Government issues draft standing orders on WFH under new Industrial Relations Code

Government issues the Draft Model Standing Orders for the Manufacturing Sector, Mining Sector, and Service Sector; invites suggestions/objections from the stakeholders within a period of thirty days. The Government / Labour Ministry on January 1 has published the draft Model Standing Orders for the Manufacturing Sector, Mining Sector and Service Sector in the official gazette, […]

Jan 2, 2021

Jobs

Labour codes will usher a new wave of reforms in 2021, job creation will be a key challenge

Labour codes will usher a new wave of reforms in 2021, job creation will be a key challenge The implementation of four labour codes in one go from April 1 next year will usher in a new wave of reforms in industrial relations and also help in attracting more investments but employment generation will remain a key […]

Dec 30, 2020

Labour Law

PM says, keeping with the spirit of the mantra of “Shramev Jayate”, we’re committed to the welfare of Labour

Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar releases a Special Stamp on Labour Bureau at its Centenary Year celebrations Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar released a special stamp on Labour Bureau on the occasion of centenary year celebrations of the Labour Bureau in an event held here today. Director General Posts, Shri […]

Dec 30, 2020

EPFO

EPFO: Finance Ministry indicates, 8.5% EPF Interest to be credited soon

EPFO: Finance Ministry indicates, 8.5% EPF Interest to be credited soon According to Indian Express report, EPFO is learned to have got clearance from the Finance Ministry for an interest rate recommendation of 8.5 per cent for FY20 and is expected to credit it to epf subscribers in the next few days. EPFO is looking […]

Dec 30, 2020

Labour Law

Major Labour Law Challenges & Reforms in 2020

Major Labour Law Challenges & Reforms in 2020 Various legislative, administrative, and e-governance initiatives have been taken by the Central Government and State Governments to generate employment and to facilitate ease of doing business. The various initiatives taken by the Central Government and State Governments have been compiled and are as follows: The central government […]

Dec 29, 2020

Jobs

Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court

Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court PTI | The gratuity money of an employee can be withheld and forfeited for recovery of dues such as overstaying in official accommodation, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench headed by justice Sanjay K Kaul held that there is no prohibition against recovering dues including […]

Dec 27, 2020