Category: Labour and Industrial News

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

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 Circular enhancing the wages of part-time workers was issued on 9th September 2020 and the enhanced wages will be deemed to come into effect from 22nd October 2019. The Circular stipulates the wages of …

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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 Governments of Origin and destination States have been advised to enrol migrant workers in social security/ welfare schemes of the State Government/Central Government. The State Governments are also urged to ensure screening and testing …

Read More "The Central Government issues an Advisory on the welfare of Returning Migrant Workers"

The process requires pensioners/ family pensioners availing pension from ESIC to submit their life certificate to the head of any office of ESIC/ authorised officer with the request to forward it to the concerned Pension …

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This Amendment Act provides that a premise or its precincts, that uses power to carry on a manufacturing process, will qualify as a factory if it has at least 50 workers working on any day …

Read More "The Governor of Madhya Pradesh promulgates the Labour Laws (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Ordinance, 2020"

The deferment is in relation to the period beginning on 1st April 2020 till 31st March 2021. Employers must pay this deferred VDA to their employees after 31st March 2021. This will be in addition …

Read More "The Government of Karnataka defers payment of VDA by one year under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948"