Labour Day: Increased maternity benefits for women employees may be 'counterproductive', suggests survey
As India celebrates the achievements of its working class on May 1, a critical question…
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Government to push for labour bills that pay ahead of polls
The labour ministry has been asked to speed up the passage of worker-friendly legislation and…
Govt to contribute to EPF only for new employees registered till Mar 31, 2019
If you are working and have been out of the ambit of the Employees’ Provident…
Private players likely to help run EPFO and ESIC schemes
Labour ministry is planning to move to a public-private-partnership mode to run and administer its…
India can create 1 cr sales jobs in 3 yrs on reforms: Report
India has the potential to create one crore sales jobs in the next three years…
India is revamping its minimum wage laws for the first time in 60 years
In a move that will benefit millions of unskilled workers across the country, the current…
EPFO numbers: Jobs jumped. Or did they?
The country’s pioneering payroll count — based on the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation’s (EPFO) subscription…
India has to create more formal jobs: World Bank
Making a case for creating more formal jobs, the World Bank in its draft World…
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…
Labour unions demand setting up of wage revision panel in Maharashtra; 10 lakh people to benefit if implemented
The labour unions have asked the Maharashtra government to set up an advisory committee to…