Category: Labour and Industrial Law Updates

The Code on Industrial Relations, the Social Security Code and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition which shall bring all workers under some form of social security, provide much-needed flexibility to the …

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The Labour Laws (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020, grants exemption from various labour laws to industries that come up within 1,000 days of the implementation of the Act. These units will also get exemption from various …

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29 labour laws are being subsumed in the simplified, easy to understand, transparent form in four labour codes.

The scheme of Atal Beemit Kalyan Yojana has been extended for another one year i.e. from 1st July 2020 to 30th June 2021.

The Contract Labour Regulation and Abotion Himachal Pradesh Amendment Bill 2020 extends the scope of the act to every establishment where thirty or more workmen was employed for past twelve months as contract labourers.

Every non-official member of the Corporation, Standing Committee or the Medical Benefit Council is allowed to get travelling and daily allowance for attending the meetings of the Corporation or the Standing Committee or the Medical …

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The amendment modifies the procedure for recognition as Competent Authority, Inspecting Authority, Well-known Material Testing Laboratory, Well-known Steel Maker, Well-known Foundry/Forge, Well-known Tube/Pipe Maker and Well-known Remnant Life Assessment Organisation.

The Government has extended the period of renewal upto 31st December 2020 for whom the date of renewal falling between 1st March 2020 to 31st December 2020(or till the lockdown is over) as one-time relaxation.

The relaxed eligibility conditions will be applicable for the period 24.03.2020 to 31.12.2020 only and the other conditions as specified in the original Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana will remain the same.

The revised rate of interest for the 4th quarter of the year 2019-2020 (January 01, 2020, to March 31, 2020) shall be 7.9% and for the 1st and 2nd quarter the rate of interest shall …

Read More "The government of Jammu and Kashmir revises the rate of interest on general provident fund."