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Updated on: Mar 2020
EPFO extends the minimum assurance benefit under the EDLI scheme
Labour Law

EPFO extends the minimum assurance benefit under the EDLI scheme

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to extend the minimum assurance benefit under the Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme. According to financial express, the decision in this regard was taken in the 226th meeting of the Central Board of Trustees (CBT). Now, the benefit will be provided to the family members of […]

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Tata Steel Europe to cut 1,250 jobs in turnaround push
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Tata Steel Europe to cut 1,250 jobs in turnaround push

Tata Steel Europe is planning to cut 1,250 jobs as it faces “challenging circumstances” and “needs to urgently improve profitability”, Chief Executive Officer Henrik Adam said. “Our financial situation is serious and there’s an urgent priority to improve the performance of the business and our cash position,” Adams said in the memo. Besides the job […]

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Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends visas
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Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends visas

The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 outbreak a pandemic, India suspends Visas till 15th April 20 The coronavirus sweeping across the world is a pandemic, the World Health Organization declared yesterday, March 11. There are now over 118,000 cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, in 114 countries around the world. “We […]

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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages launched 3 Key initiatives
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Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages launched 3 Key initiatives

Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages has launched unique policy initiatives on Women’s Day Maternity Support Programme Back to Work Programme for Women Women’s Network’ for its employees HCCB has also launched the #MenAsAllies campaign to spark conversations on Gender Equality on this Women’s Day, 8th March 2020. “Christina Ruggiero, CEO, HCCB, launched 3 major initiatives – ‘Maternity […]

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Bengaluru techies test positive for COVID-19
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Bengaluru techies test positive for COVID-19

One Mindtree employee, on return from an overseas trip to Bengaluru, has tested positive for Covid-19 on Tuesday. A 47 years old software engineer from Dell tests positive for Covid-19. Karnataka has now four confirmed cases of Coronavirus. Karnataka has confirmed a few new positive cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) and the government declared a holiday […]

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Icertis appoints Pranali Save as CHRO
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Icertis appoints Pranali Save as CHRO

Enterprise contract management firm Icertis announced the appointment of Pranali Save as Chief Human Resources Officer. Currently, Icertis has a workforce of over 1,000 employees based in 17 countries. In her new role, Pranali will drive the implementation of innovative global strategies to accelerate hiring of top talent, nurture the company’s strong and enduring award-winning corporate […]

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New EPFO, ESIC registration to be done on MCA portal
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New EPFO, ESIC registration to be done on MCA portal

New registration for EPFO, ESIC stopped on Shram Suvidha Portal, now it is to be done on the ministry of corporate affairs portal. The Ministry of Labour & Employment has stopped registration for Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for new companies on its Shram Suvidha Portal with effect from 15 […]

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Abhimanyu Sen takes over as Head- HR, Ford-Mahindra JV
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Abhimanyu Sen takes over as Head- HR, Ford-Mahindra JV

Abhimanyu Sen, Senior General Manager and HR Head at Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, is set to take over as the Head- Human Resources of their joint venture on 1st April 2020. Abhimanyu Sen is a senior HR Professional with over 17 years of experience across industry verticals and geographies with specialization in Business Partnering, Performance […]

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ShareChat announces ‘Refer A Sakhi program’
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ShareChat announces ‘Refer A Sakhi program’

ShareChat announces ‘Refer A Sakhi program’ an initiative to offer second career opportunity for women ShareChat launched this campaign as a part of their Women’s day celebration ShareChat employees will get a chance to Refer A Sakhi across 7 job openings ShareChat, India’s own social media platform, announces the launch of the “Refer A Sakhi” […]

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EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.5% for 2019-20
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EPFO cuts interest rate to 8.5% for 2019-20

EPFO cuts interest rate on deposits to 8.50% for FY20; move to affect 6 crore salaried employees The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Thursday lowered the interest rate on provident fund deposits to 8.50% for FY20 (2019-20) from 8.65% in FY19 (2018-19), Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said on Thursday. The new rate is 15 basis points below the figure for […]

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Delhi Govt suspends biometric attendance in offices
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Delhi Govt suspends biometric attendance in offices

On Thursday, 5th March, The Delhi govt has advised offices to suspend biometric attendance in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “A letter has been written to principal secretaries, secretaries, autonomous bodies and municipal corporations for the suspension of biometric attendance in view of coronavirus threat,” the official told PTI. Several government institutions and organizations started registering attendance manually. […]

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Tech Mahindra bans travel amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak
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Tech Mahindra bans travel amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak

Tech Mahindra, an Indian multinational subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, providing information technology services and business process outsourcing to companies in various vertical and horizontal markets, bans all Domestic & International Travel with immediate effect amidst the Coronavirus Outbreak. Talking to SightsIn Plus, Harshvendra Soin, Chief People Officer, Tech Mahindra, said, “At Tech Mahindra, we […]

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