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Suspend labour laws for 2-3 years, employers’ associations urge government

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Representatives of 12 employers’ associations and industry bodies on Friday asked the government to suspend labour laws for the next two to three years “to help industry come out of the present crisis,” a statement from the Ministry of Labour and Employment said. The associations made the demand during a meeting with Labour Minister Santosh […]

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Gujarat rolls out red carpet for investors, exempts labour laws

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AHMEDABAD: Close on the heels of sweeping labour reforms in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat has become the third BJP-ruled state to exempt new establishments from all labour laws barring three as it eyes investments into the states from companies looking to relocate from China. The state government will soon bring an ordinance to roll-out labour reforms that would be applicable

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Vizag Gas Leak: NGT Slaps Interim Penalty of Rs 50 Cr on LG Polymers India, Issues Notices to Centre

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The National Green Tribunal slapped an interim penalty of Rs 50 crore on LG Polymers India and sought response from the Centre and others on Friday in the gas leak incident in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, saying “there appears to be a failure to comply with the said Rules and other statutory provisions”. A bench, headed

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Telangana to oppose draconian power amendment Bill

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Hyderabad: Telangana, one of the few States in India that provides free, round-the-clock quality power to the agriculture sector without resorting to power holidays to industries and domestic consumers, has decided to oppose the Draft Electricity Amendment Bill 2020, proposed by the Union Ministry of Power to amend the Electricity Act of 2003. The Union government

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WFH could find permanent home in IT contracts

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Software services exporters, including Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, HCL Tech and Tech Mahindra, have predominantly moved Indian engineers onsite to debug technology issues or to co-innovate. Fresh contracts with IT clients will have more work-from-home clauses going forward, analysts said. This will prompt technology services providers to cut onsite talent, they said. In

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Eight core industries’ output contracts 6.5% in March

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NEW DELHI: The output of eight core infrastructure industries shrank by 6.5 per cent in March due to fall in production of crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity amid the coronavirus lockdown. The eight core sectors had expanded by 5.8 per cent in March 2019. Production of crude oil, natural

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Bring domestic, gig economy workers under labour laws: House panel says

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New Delhi: Domestic workers should be brought under the purview of labour laws, allowing them social security and other benefits, a parliamentary panel has recommended. The standing committee on labour, headed by BJD MP Bhartruhari Mahtab, has said it is high time domestic service and domestic workers get the benefits of various labour laws. In its report

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