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May Day: Nitin Gadkari demands better facilities for unorganised workers

Transport minister calls for fast-tracking justice delivery in labour courts, wants healthcare for workers to be privatised

May Day: Can industry-union forum pave way for better industrial relations?

The proposed framework became a starting point for the govt to bring back a law on 'fixed-term employment'

Are wages growing at faster rate than job creation? ESIC data unclear

Data potentially suggest that wages of existing employees grew faster than the rate of addition of new jobs or formalisation of informal ones

Govt starts monthly job data, may junk labour bureau's quarterly survey

With the 2019 general elections, the government is under pressure to substantiate job creation in the economy

EPFO interest rate for 2017-18 at 5-yr-low of 8.55%; FinMin clears proposal

With rates of all small savings schemes, including the Public Provident Fund, going down in the past year, EPFO's return of 8.55 per cent is still the best rate

3.11 million jobs added in 6 months, first EPFO payroll count shows

The payroll count is essentially the difference between the number of workers who joined and exited from the EPFO's fold and as such is the net addition to jobs

Centre drops proposal to bar outsiders from leading trade unions

Experts cite 2012 violence at Maruti's Manesar plant as fallout of inexperienced union leadership

Cash crunch: One in five ATMs calibrated for dispensing Rs 200 notes

Slow progress in recalibrating of ATMs to receive Rs 200 notes was one of the factors responsible for the recent cash crunch

From 2016 to 2018, life of a Rs 2,000 note; all you need to know

The supply of Rs 2,000 notes has also been reduced substantially since April 2017

All you need to know about the fresh CBI probe into Mehul Choksi loan fraud

Loan fraud by a group of companies belonging to Mehul Choksi came to light when the CBI registered an FIR on February 15 in the PNB fraud case

FinMin raises questions on interest rate of 8.55% proposed by EPFO

Asks why the retirement fund body has not kept a higher surplus

Fixed-term contract staff to get gratuity benefits like permanent employees

Under the Gratuity Act of 1972, employees completing five years of continuous service are eligible to get a gratuity payment when they leave the organisation

Honoured all Letters of Undertaking during 2011-16: PNB to Finance Ministry

The bank also issued 234 LoUs worth Rs 18.8 bn to another group of companies promoted by Mehul Choksi in 2015 and 2016

PNB blames concurrent auditor for not flagging off SWIFT transactions

Reconciliation of SWIFT messages with trade module of the core banking system was not followed and the concurrent auditor did not point out this irregularity, the lender said

Govt sources refute Vinod Rai's claim, say FM met him on several occasions

On Monday, Rai had alleged communication breakdown between FinMin and BBB; FM likely to respond soon

PNB hits back at Nirav Modi: Filed complaint as your LoUs were illegal

The bank said at no stage were such facilities extended by Punjab National Bank to the three partner firms

PNB scam: DGFT to examine violations by Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi firms

The DGFT grants an advanced licence to companies for availing of benefits under duty exemption schemes

Budget proposal to cut women's PF contribution to 8% faces opposition

While trade unions argued that the move will hit the social security savings of workers, employers said it would not incentivise them to hire more women employees

I-T dept questions PNB chief again; bank board to meet on February 26

The board meeting comes at a time when Arun Jaitley has come down heavily on PNB's management for its failure to check the fraud

Even after 10 bps cut, EPF is still the best small savings option

At 8.55 per cent interest rate, the EPFO will retain a surplus of Rs 8.5 billion