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 […]
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
Telangana to oppose draconian power amendment Bill Read More »
The Uttar Pradesh government has approved an Ordinance exempting businesses from the purview of almost all the labour laws for the next three years, to give a fillip to investment in the state, affected by Covid-19. “Horticultural and economic activities have been severely affected and slowed down in the state due to the outbreak of COVID-19. This is because
Covid-19 crisis: uttar pradesh exempts biz from all but 3 labour laws for 3 years Read More »
Retirement fund body EPFO on Wednesday allowed employers to register their digital signatures online through e-mail, in view of the lockdown to combat COVID-19, according to a labour ministry statement. Currently, authorised persons of employers have to go to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) offices to get their digital signatures registered. In the current scenario
EPFO allows employers to register digital signatures via e-mail Read More »
The Kerala State Small Industries Association (KSSIA), representing over a lakh micro, small and medium-sized (MSME) industrial units in the State, has called for big changes in the labour environment and laws governing employment. This is to enable, among other things, students to work part time, to create an environment of competition among labourers, and
MSMEs for changes in labour laws (Kerala) Read More »
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
WFH could find permanent home in IT contracts Read More »
NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will start giving out full pensions from May to those who opted for commutation at the time of retirement. Commutation is an option given to pensioners to convert a part of their monthly pension into an upfront lumpsum payment at the time of retirement. The full pension is restored after some time,
EPFO to disburse restored pension from This month Read More »
The Bombay High Court on Thursday held that the Management would be at liberty to deduct the wages of workers voluntarily remain absent even after the lockdown is lifted. The petitioner herein has challenged the notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 29th March, 2020 by which powers conferred u/s 10(2)(1) of the Disaster
Bombay HC: Employer Can Deduct The Wages Of Workers Voluntarily Remaining Absent Read More »
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
Eight core industries’ output contracts 6.5% in March Read More »
