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EPFO clarifies on EDLI pension scheme, says member on LWP is eligible for death benefit

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it clear that a Provident Fund (PF) or an Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) account holder is eligible for assured benefit under Employees Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme, even when he is on leave without pay and its monthly EPF or PF contribution is not coming to its […]

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Why Is EPFO Hiring Law Firms?

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The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is looking to empanel law companies to provide legal opinion and associated services as defined in scope of the work of EPFO. The proposal to elicit response from the interested law firms was issued last month and the process is slated to commence by November 14. The statutory body

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Delhi HC: Person Facing Sexual Harassment Enquiry Before ICC Cannot Be Allowed Representation By A Lawyer Or Next Friend

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The Delhi High Court has stated that a person facing an enquiry by the Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) on allegations of sexual harassment, can’t be allowed to be represented by a person with a legal background or next friend. As per the Bench of Justice Sanjeev Narula, if the same is allowed, it would create

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Professionals moonlighting should leave Karnataka: IT minister

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G iving support to IT heavyweights such as Infosys and Wipro that are opposing the concept of moonlighting, C N Ashwath Narayan – Karnataka’s minister for IT, electronics & skills development – has said that paid freelancing beyond office work hours is “literally cheating” and professionals wanting to do that should shift out of the

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What Is Moonlighting? Why Wipro Fired 300 Employees For Doing It ?

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Wipro has sacked around 300 employees for ‘moonlighting’ as the IT services firm toughens its stand against staffers taking a second job after work hours. Its chairman Rishad Premji said the company has no place for any employee who chooses to work directly with rivals while being on Wipro payrolls. Wipro is not the only

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EPFO moving towards automation; set to rationalise workforce for efficiency

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The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is going to undertake an organisational restructuring through comprehensive rationalisation of its manpower and field offices. This is in keeping pace with the technological changes and evolving nature of social security in India. The statutory body — under the ministry of labour & employment — has issued a request for proposal

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Supreme Court: False Information Furnished By Employee Can Lead To Termination Of Job

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The Supreme Court Monday said that an employee can be terminated from the service for suppressing or giving false information concerning matters having a bearing on his fitness or suitability for the post. The top court laid down broad principles of law to be taken into account especially in the case of recruitment in police

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Meetings On Labour Codes Fail To Evolve Consensus

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In an apparent indication that the implementation of the four labour codes will be delayed further, majority of the Central Trade Unions, during their recent discussions with Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, have urged the Centre to withdraw the four codes. Though Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) supported the Code on Social Security

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