Punjab Labour Department notifies terms for grant of exemption to shops and establishments in the State from ‘conditions for employment of women’ under the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act
The Department of Labour in Punjab has formulated a Scheme which allows exemption to shops and establishments in the State from the […]
Now, women availing maternity benefit of 26 weeks also entitled to claim sickness benefit (cash benefit) under ESI Rules; Govt. inserts new proviso to ESI Rules with retrospective effect
A new proviso has been added to the Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 (“Principal Rules”) which now entitles insured women to […]
Trainees engaged by establishments under National Employability Enhancement Mission (NEEM) Regulations are not exempted from the definition of ’employee’ under the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act – EPFO
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (“EPFO”) has clarified that trainees engaged by establishments under the ‘All India Council for Technical Education [National […]
Labour Department issues Draft Puducherry Industrial Relations Recognition of Negotiating Union or Negotiating Council and Adjudication of Disputes of Trade Unions Rules, 2021; invites comments within 19th March
Department of Labour, Puducherry, vide a notification dated 2nd February 2022, has issued a draft of Puducherry Industrial Relations Recognition of Negotiating […]
Govt. of Kerala notifies Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Industrial Workers for December 2021
The Government of Kerala has issued the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Industrial Workers for the month of December […]
Gujarat Labour Department issues clarification on recovery of gratuity amount under the Payment of Gratuity Act
Pursuant to interpretational queries raised, the Labour Department of Gujarat has issued a clarification on Section 8 of the Payment of Gratuity […]
Labour Department of West Bengal directs shops, commercial and industrial establishments (located in Municipalities to which elections are notified) to grant paid holiday on 27th February, 2022 on account of Municipality General Election
The Labour Department of West Bengal has directed all shops, commercial and industrial establishments in the areas pertaining to the 108 Municipalities […]
Himachal Pradesh Govt. increases threshold limit for applicability of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act to ‘thirty or more workmen’ (as opposed to twenty workmen); repeals Ordinance
The Government of Himachal Pradesh has issued the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Himachal Pradesh Amendment Act, 2020 (“Amendment”) which repeals the […]
SC sets aside Order of Punjab and Haryana HC which stayed the reservation of 75% of new jobs for local candidates in private sector; gives 4 week deadline for HC to decide validity of the Act
This is to apprise you on the Supreme Court Order which is out in the public domain today on the Haryana Government’s […]
Tamil Nadu Labour Dept. directs employers of industrial establishments, shops and factories to provide holiday with wages on 19th February, 2022 (election day) on account of Urban Local Bodies elections
The Labour Welfare Department of Tamil Nadu has directed the employers of all Industrial establishments, shops and factories and other public sector […]
Labour Department of Gujarat dispenses with requirement to obtain No-objection certificate (NOC) from fire department before making an application for new factory licence or renewal thereof
With a view to speed up the process of obtaining/ renewal of Factory Licence, Labour Department of Gujarat has notified that factories […]
Haryana Labour Department releases clarifications/ FAQs on the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020
The Labour Department of Haryana has published Frequently Asked Questions on the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (“Act”): Key […]