Draft Kerala Code on Wages Rules, 2021

The rules lays down revised procedure to calculate minimum wages, floor wages and manner in which records have to be maintained and forms have to be filed.

Kerala Social Security (Draft) Rules,2021.

The Rules also provides the procedure for providing maternity benefit and gratuity and collecting cess in respect of building and other construction workers. It also provide remedy for denial of gratuity and maternity benefit. Gratuity shall now be paid in demand draft or directly deposited to bank account.

GSTN notifies the new Functionality on Interest Calculator in GSTR-3B.

The new functionality has a user-friendly interface, which informs the taxpayers regarding the manner of system computation of interest values for each tax-head. This functionality also assists the taxpayers in doing correct computation of interest for the liability of any past period declared in the GSTR-3B for the current tax period, based on the details furnished by them on the portal.

DPIIT help desk ensure supplies of delivery of goods and essential commodities continue without any restrictions during Covid times.

Department of Commerce and Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) have also undertaken to monitor the status of export and imports and difficulties being faced by trade stakeholders in view of the surge of COVID-19 cases. DGFT has operationalized a ‘COVID-19 Helpdesk’ to support and seek suitable resolutions to issues arising in respect of International Trade.

The Kerala Industrial Relations Rules, 2021.

The employer of an industrial establishment where more than one Trade Union operating shall apply for the verification of support of workers for the recognition of Trade Unions in the Industrial Establishment in Form XIV to the Verification Officer of the area in whose jurisdiction the industrial establishment is situated.