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Updated on: Aug 2020

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ESIC to raise wage threshold to Rs. ,

Aug 25, 2020

Social security soon for Gig Workers Freelancers Govt

Social security soon for Gig Workers Freelancers Government of India Union Ministry of Labour and ...

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Aug 25, 2020

Latest news: Social security soon for Gig Workers Freelancers Govt - SightsIn Plus

EPFO links KYC with UAN, subscribers to get benefits online

EPFO Makes Significant Progress in Updating KYC of its Subscribers During July- Despite COVID P...

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Aug 24, 2020

Latest news: EPFO links KYC with UAN, subscribers to get benefits online - SightsIn Plus

Santosh Gangwar launches official Logo of Labour Bureau

Shri Santosh Gangwar launches Logo of Labour Bureau, says database is very important in policymaking...

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Aug 22, 2020

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ESIC Unemployment Benefit: 50% of 3 months’ wages

ESIC has relaxed Unemployment Benefit Norms: 50% of 3 months’ wages On Thursday, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has relaxed norms to pay 50% of average wages of three months as unemployment benefits to cope with job loss between March 24 and December 31 this year in view of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ESIC […]

Aug 21, 2020

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Govt to relax eligibility rules of unemployment allowance

Govt to relax soon eligibility rules for availing unemployment allowance under ESIC scheme The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to propose significant relaxation in the eligibility criteria for seeking unemployment benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) scheme. Also, the government is actively considering hiking the amount of benefits to 50 per […]

Aug 14, 2020

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EPFO ensures hassle-free service delivery through UMANG

EPFO ensures hassle-free service delivery through UMANG during COVID-19 pandemic The Unified Mobile Application for New-age Governance (UMANG) has been a big hit among Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers enabling them to utilize services during COVID-19 pandemic from the comfort of their homes in a hassle-free manner. Presently a PF member can access 16 […]

Aug 14, 2020

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Central government is likely to cut threshold for gratuity

Good news for salaried employees! Central government is likely to cut threshold for gratuity The government is considering to reduce existing 5 year-limit for employees and easing the minimum eligibility condition for gratuity payments as shorter tenures are increasingly becoming the norm in India, government officials said. The plan is to lower the threshold from five years […]

Aug 10, 2020

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ESIC to hike monetary grant of pregnant women to Rs 7500

Government of India to hike confinement expenses payable under ESIC scheme to Rs 7,500 The Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has decided to boost the monetary grant paid to a pregnant insured woman or an insured person for his wife under ESIC’s health insurance scheme by Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 just in case they can not avail maternity services […]

Jul 31, 2020

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EPF contributions will be deducted at old rates from Aug 1

EPF contributions will be deducted at old rates, at 12% from Aug 1, 2020 The government had cut EPF contribution, as a part of the relief measures that were announced by the FM to help both employees and employers to sail through the COVID crisis. Now from next month, the deductions will revert to old […]

Jul 30, 2020

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EPFO: 3.18 lakh new subscribers registered in May 2020

EPFO enrolment rates increase; 3.18 lakh net new subscribers registered in May 2020 against about 1 lakh in April The provisional payroll data published by EPFO on 20th July, 2020 reveals that net new enrolments has started to make headway for most industry classifications in May 2020. The subscriber base has grown by 3.18 lakh new […]

Jul 25, 2020

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Code on Wages may be implemented by September 2020

Code on wages likely to be implemented by September, labour ministry circulates draft rules The Code on Wages, 2019, the first law under labour reforms, is likely to be implemented by September as the ministry of labour and employment has put draft rules of the law in the public domain for feedback. Parliament in August […]

Jul 10, 2020

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Govt to pay EPF employees and employers share till Aug 20

Government to pay EPF contributions (entire 24%) of employees and employers till Aug 2020 PTI | The Union Cabinet on 8 July, Wednesday approved a proposal to extend the scheme for the payment of employers and employees’ PF contributions for three months until August 2020. Earlier, in May this year finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had […]

Jul 9, 2020

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Karnataka govt notifies ‘fixed-term workman’ and allows flexible hiring

Karnataka govt notifies ‘fixed-term workman’ and allows flexible hiring across industry Karnataka govt notifies ‘fixed-term workman’ on June 30, it has made changes to the Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules 1961 to introduce fixed-term workmen (FTW) in the model standing orders. Earlier, only the apparel manufacturing sector was allowed to hire employees on fixed-term […]

Jul 7, 2020

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EPFO launches multi-location claims settlement facility

On Monday, 15 June 2020, Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has launched a multi-location claim settlement facility by allowing EPFO offices to settle online claims from any of its regional offices, across the country. All types of online claims –provident fund, pension, partial withdrawal, and claims and transfer claims can be processed under this initiative. […]

Jun 16, 2020

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Supreme Court: Employers and Employees to Negotiate

The Supreme Court of India today asked employers and employees to negotiate and settle between themselves issues relating to the payment of wages amid the COVID-19 lockdown. In the meanwhile, the Court’s earlier order directing that no coercive action be taken against employers with respect to the March 29 notification of the Ministry of Home […]

Jun 12, 2020