| Employment in jewellery sector rises 3.80% in Jan-March 2009 | 05-JUN-09 |
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| The gems and jewellery sector, hit hard by the global financial meltdown, has begun showing signs of improvement with employment reporting a 3.80 per cent increase during January-March 2009.
Having reported a massive 10.28 per cent dip in employment during October-December 2008, the sector increased its workforce during the last quarter of the previous fiscal, according to a survey commissioned by the Labour and Employment |
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| EPFO to maintain 8.5% interest rate in 2009-10 | 28-MAY-09 |
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| The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will continue to provide 8.5 per cent interest rate on provident fund to its 4.41 crore depositors during 2009-10, a senior government official said. |
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| New bill to widen definition of employee | 25-FEB-09 |
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| The government has introduced a new bill in Lok Sabha to widen the definition of "employee" and bring in more people under the ambit of the Payment of Gratuity Act. |
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| Govt may widen EPF ambit | 08-NOV-08 |
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| Amid reports of retrenchment and job losses, the Union labour ministry is considering reviving a Cabinet proposal it had made two weeks ago to provide social security cover to small units. |
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| Labour ministry wants better returns on PF | 18-SEP-08 |
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| Over 40 million Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) subscribers can look forward to a higher rate of interest on their provident fund (PF) deposits for the fiscal 2008-09 with the labour |
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| Labour ministry denies it wrote letter to Huawei | 27-AUG-08 |
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| The Ministry of Labour and Employment in an official statement today denied that it ever sent a letter to Huawei on alleged violations of labour and employment regulations of the country. |
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| Labour ministry seeks help for child labour ban | 27-FEB-07 |
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| The ministry of labour is taking the help of various Central ministries to implement the ban, imposed last year, on child labour in hotels under the Child Labour (prohibition and regulation) Act, 1986 |
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| CPI opposes move to cut tax rate | 09-NOV-06 |
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| The CPI today opposed any move by the UPA regime to lower income tax rate. CPI MP Gurudas Dasgupta said today that his party would oppose any move that would mean less revenue.
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| Ban on child labour comes into force | 11-OCT-06 |
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| The labour ministry notification banning employment of children aged below 14 as domestic helps or at eateries came into force today even as the children have little to cheer about in the absence of a |
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| Most states say yes to labour reforms | 09-JAN-06 |
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| Most states have given the thumbs up to labour reforms proposed by the government. The government has recently invited comments from all stakeholders, including state governments, central ministries |
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