Social security for unorganized sector workers and related issue
There are different terminologies used to interchangeably signify the unorganized sector like informal sector, informal…
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EPFO may double minimum monthly pension to Rs 2,000 to benefit 40 lakh pensioners
In a significant move to support the pensioners, retirement fund body Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation…
Government plans to pay companies’ share of ESI for new recruits
In yet another effort to enable job creation in the formal sector, the labour ministry…
EPFO nod likely soon for minimum Rs 2,000 EPS pension
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is expected to soon give its go-ahead to the…
No more 'hire and fire' clause in Industrial Employment Act
The ‘hire and fire’ clause approved by the Union Government last year in the Industrial…
PM’s maternity scheme benefits 23.6 lakh
After initial hiccups in implementing the maternity benefit programme Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY),…
Your take-home salary may come down as govt plans higher basic income: Report
If reimbursements and allowances form a major component of your take-home salary, then be ready…
Government plans to pay companies’ share of ESI for new recruits
In yet another effort to enable job creation in the formal sector, the labour ministry…
Labour Ministry puts on hold quarterly jobs survey
Labour ministry’s quarterly employment survey (QES), which provides for the number of jobs created in…
The Invisible Majority
A recent UN report says India is on the “brink of an urban revolution”, as…