Modi government is working on new labour law protecting dignity of workers
The government has drafted a new labour law, with the overriding objective of…
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Payment of Minimum Wages to Contract/Casual Employees
The basic rate of minimum wages for the scheduled employments in the Central sphere…
Payment of wages below prescribed minimum wages attracts criminal liability in court
A much-known case of Geetam Singh (Central Secretariat Club vs Geetam Singh) exemplifies “Payment of…
EPF Account Withdrawal: EPFO Announces New Rules For Filing Claims
EPF or employee provident fund withdrawal claims above Rs. 10 lakh don’t have to be filed online.…
EPFO users may get an option to increase or decrease investments in ETFs
The subscribers to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) may soon get an option to increase or…
No disagreement with Finance Ministry on 8.55% interest on EPF
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar has said that there is no disagreement with the finance ministry on…
Reversing stand, EPFO to accept offline PF claims of over Rs 10 lakh now
Reversing its earlier decision, the EPFO has decided to accept provident fund withdrawal claims of…
Supreme Court Bats for Construction Labourers, Issues Slew of Directions
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur and Deepak Gupta on Monday deplored…
The Life of Labour: Kerala HC Stalls Minimum Wage Notification
Kerala high court stalls minimum wage notification for nurses and hospital staff The Kerala…
Errant employers have not deposited PF contributions worth ₹4,112 cr in FY17
Social security contributions worth ₹4,111.82 crore have not been deposited with the Employees Provident Fund Organisation…