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Updated on: Nov 2025
TCS ordered to pay full gratuity in forced resign case- Labour Office
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TCS ordered to pay full gratuity in forced resign case- Labour Office

Nov 20, 2025

Labour Ministry and Swiggy Join Forces to Create Lakh Jobs in Gig Economy

Ministry of Labour amp Employment has signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU with Swiggy, Indi...

Press Release
Apr 16, 2025
Labour Ministry and Swiggy Join Forces to Create Lakh Jobs in Gig Economy

Labour Ministry Aims for Female Workforce Participation by

Secretary of Labour and Employment, Smt. Sumita Dawra, participated in a round table discussion on i...

Press Release
Mar 5, 2025
Labour Ministry Aims for Female Workforce Participation by

Labour Ministry Directs EPFO to Prepare for ELI Scheme Launch

The Labour Ministry has directed the Employees Provident Fund Organization EPFO to enhance its IT ...

EPFO
Nov 28, 2024
Labour Ministry Directs EPFO to Prepare for ELI Scheme Launch
Paytm Employees Complain to Labour Ministry Over Layoffs
Layoffs

Paytm Employees Complain to Labour Ministry Over Layoffs

According to Moneycontrol, several employees of the fintech platform Paytm have filed a complaint to the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The complaint alleges that these employees were unlawfully terminated from their positions without being provided with any compensation. The report shows the serious nature of these allegations, bringing attention to potential issues within the […]

Jun 22, 2024
Govt initiatives to eliminate discrimination in labour markets
Labour Law

Govt initiatives to eliminate discrimination in labour markets

Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav participated in a Panel Discussion at the World of Work Summit of ILO on Promoting Social Justice in Geneva on 14th June. During the discussions, Union Minister highlighted the steps the government has taken under the leadership of Prime Minister to […]

Jun 17, 2023
EPFO: Latest Guideline on Higher Pension EPS-95
EPFO

EPFO: Latest Guideline on Higher Pension EPS-95

The Hon’ble Supreme Court, in its judgment dated 04.11.2022 in Civil Appeal No. 8143-8144 of 2022 titled the (EPFO) Employees Provident Fund Organisation & Anr. etc. Vs. Sunil Kumar B. and Ors. etc., while upholding the validity of the amendments made to the Employees’ Pension Scheme,1995 (EPS,1995) vide G.S.R 609 (E) dated 22.08.2014 (effective from […]

May 16, 2023
Labour Ministry launches new features in eShram Portal
Labour Law

Labour Ministry launches new features in eShram Portal

Yesterday, on April 24, 2023, Labour Ministry launches new features in eShram Portal. Union Minister for Labour & Employment and Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Shri Bhupender Yadav, launched new features in eShram Portal in presence of Ms. Arti Ahuja, Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment and other Senior officers of the Ministry. The new […]

Apr 25, 2023
Govt strengthens rules to protect rights of contractual employees
Labour Law

Govt strengthens rules to protect rights of contractual employees

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has recently incorporated six statutory obligations on GeM (Government e-Marketing) portal in the contract of hiring manpower through outsourcing agencies in Government of India offices in order to protect the interest of the contractual employees.    Of late in a letter addressed to Chief Secretaries/Administrators of all States/UTs, the Union […]

Apr 24, 2023
NITES, IT employee union files complaint against Wipro
Industry

NITES, IT employee union files complaint against Wipro

IT employee union Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate (NITES) has filed a complaint against Wipro in the Labour Ministry. Wipro rolled out a revised offer letter for recruits awaiting onboarding at the company for over 12 months. The company has reduced the employee’s salary by 50 percent from Rs 6.5 lakh to Rs 3.5 lakh […]

Feb 22, 2023
Labour Ministry inaugurates Regional Office of EPFO in Alwar
EPFO

Labour Ministry inaugurates Regional Office of EPFO in Alwar

Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Forest, Environment and Climate Change Shri Bhupender Yadav inaugurated the Regional Office of Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) at Alwar, Rajasthan. Around 2 lakh workers, 12,000 establishments, and 8500 pensioners from Alwar and neighboring districts of Bharatpur and Dholpur benefit from the opening of the Regional Office. The major […]

Jan 17, 2023
Employees can’t take work against the company: Labour Ministry
Labour Law

Employees can’t take work against the company: Labour Ministry

The government has taken its stand on moonlighting in the Parliament and said that employees shall not take any work against the employer’s interest in addition to their job as per the legal framework. “As per the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, a workman shall not at any time (type of) work against the […]

Dec 22, 2022
Assam Government proposes 10 labour law amendment bills 
Labour Law

Assam Government proposes 10 labour law amendment bills 

According to TOI, The Assam government has proposed 10 labour law amendment bills. The amendment in the bills is related to private sector employees. The purpose of the amendment presented by the Assam government is to promote “ease of doing business” and dilute the criminal penal provisions. The law amendment bills are as follows:- Labour […]

Dec 21, 2022