The government is mulling introduction of the labour codes in phases, starting with the least controversial and pro-labour codes, reports Economic Times. The Parliament had paased the Code on Wages in 2019 while the Code on Industrial relations, the Code on Social Security and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions were passed in 2020. […]
While pulling apart the curtains, the Calcutta High Court in a learned, laudable, landmark and latest judgment titled Pawan Kumar Niroula Vs Union of India and others in WP.CT86 of 2021 and 2022 LiveLaw Cal (15) that was delivered finally on January 24, 2022 spelled out explicitly that the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of
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Retirement fund body EPFO is mulling a new pension product for organised sector workers who are getting basic wages of more than ₹15,000 per month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95). At present, all those employees in the organised sector whose basic wage (basic pay plus dearness allowance) is up to ₹15,000 per month at the
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Today, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) have become ubiquitous, and every employee wants to know its features and benefits. In this piece, we take a look at ESOPs, how they work, and what benefits they hold for employees working in big firms or companies. Milan Ganatra, founder and CEO, 1SilverBullet, said, “ESOPs are a type
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The Industrial Relations Code (2020), the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code (2020), and the Code on Social Security (2020), along with the previously passed Code on Wages (2019), not only recognizes the recent experiences of the workers but also promises to safeguard their rights. Although it is impossible to highlight all the benefits of the three codes
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In view of the rising inflation, the government is preparing to give a big blow to the taxpayers. The old tax system can be abolished, in which 70 types of exemption are available. Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj says that there is a need to reduce the attraction of taxpayers towards the old system of income
The labour ministry is holding discussions with HR heads across sectors to address concerns over the Wage Code. Issues will be addressed through Rules without altering the current structure of Codes, labour and employment minister Bhupender Yadav told ET’s Yogima Seth Sharma and Deepshikha Sikarwar in an interview. Edited excerpts: There is a lot of speculation on the
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An unregistered agreement between an employer and employee cannot be enforced to seek more compensation than what is already prescribed for cases of disability under the Employees Compensation Act 1923 (ECA), the Bombay High Court held. “Section 29 thus reinforces the principle that compensation is required to be paid in accordance with provisions of the
The mandatory process for updating nominee details for subscribers of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is facing issues with users reporting glitches in the registration process on the portal. Many have reported issues ranging from the portal showing error, inability to complete the e-sign process and server issues over the last month. The e-nomination registration
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