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New portal for pensioners launched
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) on Wednesday launched a new portal through which EPFO pensioners will get the details of pension-related information.The portal will assist users with details like pension payment order number, payment order details, passbook information and other related information.Further, it will provide help to pensioners to know the status of their life certificate.It will also provide the details and the reason of stoppage of pension.The enhanced "Track eKYC" facility for the convenience of members has also been launched to check the status of Aadhaar seeded against their Universal Account Number (UAN).
Pensioner's Portal at EPFO website
It is helpful to know the status of their life certificate, in case of non-submission/rejection of life certificate of the pensioners. It also provides the details and the reason of stoppage of pension.
UK employers become slightly more confident about hiring: survey
LONDON (Reuters) - British employers turned slightly more confident about hiring staff between December and February, according to a survey conducted before Britain struck a Brexit transition deal between the European Union.
Unions at Volkswagen's Skoda Auto say latest wage proposal by carmaker not satisfactory
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Unions at Volkswagen's Skoda Auto said on Tuesday the latest wage proposal made by the carmaker was not satisfactory and that they were ready to cancel some previously reached job agreements.
Thomson Reuters reports UK gender pay gap of 16.95 percent
LONDON (Reuters) - Thomson Reuters , one of the world's biggest news and information companies, on Tuesday reported a mean gender pay gap for its British legal entities of 16.95 percent and a mean bonus gap of 50.52 percent.
Jet Airways defers March salaries of section of its staff to April 10
Naresh Goyal-owned private carrier Jet Airways has deferred the March salaries of a section of its staff to April 10, citing "circumstances beyond its control." The city-headquartered full service airline in a communication to its employees today said that the salaries will be disbursed in a staggered manner with non-technical staff and other staff getting the pay on April 3 and the rest of the employees, including pilots and engineers, on April 10. "We regret to inform you that due to circumstances beyond our control, the disbursal of March salary is postponed and the payroll will be run as per the schedule...," the airline said in the communication. As per the schedule, pilots, engineers and all manager and above level staff would be paid March salary on April 10. Jet Airways spokesperson was not available for comments.
Partnership for skill development of minorities in Odisha signed
AISECT, a top organisation in skill development and employment-linked training, has joined hands with the Maulana Azad National Academy for Skills (MANAS) to implement an entrepreneurship and skills development programme to train unemployed youth from the minority community in Odisha, s statement said on Tuesday.
GM says S.Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if no union concessions by April 20
SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors said its loss-making South Korean operations would file for bankruptcy if its union did not agree to cut labour costs by April 20, heaping pressure on workers and the South Korean government to swiftly agree a rescue plan.
GM says South Korean unit will file for bankruptcy if no union concessions by April 20: union
SEOUL (Reuters) - General Motors said its loss-making South Korean operations would file for bankruptcy if its union did not make concessions by April 20, the union said on Tuesday.
Manipur employees strike on, contractual employees to be brought in
With the striking government employees ignoring the appeal to resume work by Monday, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh announced that the government will go ahead with engaging a few thousand contractual employees to dispose of financial files ahead of the financial year's end.
Kerala sanctions Rs 20 cr for rehabilitating beedi workers
The Kerala government on Monday set aside a sum of Rs 20 crore to help rehabilitate the state's beedi workers, who are going through tough times, by helping them to start their own small ventures.
Trump says American economy looking 'really good'
American economy is looking "really good", President Donald Trump said today, noting that the underlying strength of companies in the world's largest economy has perhaps never been better. Strengthening the economy and creation of new jobs have been the major focus areas of Trump as the 45th President of the United States. As a result of his new tax laws, passed by the Congress last year, several American companies have announced to bring in their money stacked overseas and invest in the country. "The (American) economy is looking really good. It has been many years that we have seen these kind of numbers," Trump said in a tweet. "The underlying strength of companies has perhaps never been better," said the US President in an early morning tweet, a social media platform which he uses often to communicate with his supporters. Unemployment rate continues to be low, hovering around four per cent, and last several months have been creating a sizeable number of new jobs; a trend which has .
Interview: Hyundai union head fears GM-like crisis; says electric cars destroy jobs
ULSAN, South Korea (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor's union chief warned its workers may face a similar crisis to the one hitting General Motors' South Korean unit as sales in key markets slide, adding that electric cars were 'evil' and will destroy jobs.
Manipur government toughens stand against striking employees
The Manipur government on Sunday signalled a tough stand against the striking employees, with Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar saying the "no work, no pay" rule will be used against the employees do not report for duty by Monday.
NAC proposes to offer one-month services for free
The National Agitation Committee (NAC) today said it has proposed to the government that around 45 lakh pensioners would offer their one-month services for free as the Centre has so far not accepted their demands for increasing pension. This proposal was given by the NAC national president Ashok Raut in his meeting with Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on March 22. The committee has demanded Rs 7,500 per month minimum pension under Employee Pension Scheme 1995 and pension based on higher salary. "As per the proposal, around 45 lakh pensioners, falling under the age group of 58 to 65 years, would offer their one month services for free," he said in a statement. Based on their experiences and skills they would contribute towards the cause of nation-building and in "this way, the government will receive a total workforce of 13.50 crore man days per year and the money saved from this would roughly amount to Rs 20,250 crore," he said. The money generated in this form, he said, could easily .
Sarveswaran takes charge as addnl Central PF Commissioner
K V Sarveswaran has taken charge as Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (HQ), EPFO, Chennai and Puducherry zone. He took charge with effect from March 21, an official release here said. Sarveswaran had earlier served in other zones like Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha, besides at the Employees Provident Fund Organisation headquarters in Delhi, it said.
Rajasthan announces 2% hike in DA, 8 lakh employees to benefit
The Rajasthan government on Friday announced a 2 per cent increase in dearness allowance for the state's employees, which will benefit around 8 lakh employees and 3.5 lakh pensioners, an official said.
International efforts needed to curb child trafficking: Satyarthi
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi here today said that more active cooperation is needed among international organisations such as UNICEF, International Labour Organisation (ILO) and United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) for arresting child trafficking. He also said that countries associated with the Organization for Identity & Cultural Development (OICD) should provide more resources to attain the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) regarding the education sector till 2030, that will help in curbing the child labour. "More active and deep cooperation needed among ILO, UNICEF, UNHRC, IMO (International Maritime Organisation) and other such international bodies to fight against child trafficking . We will lay stress on it in the summit meeting," Satyarthi told PTI-Bhasha here before the beginning of the second Laureates and Leaders for Children Summit 2018 on March 26-27 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre at the Dead Sea. Satyarthi has established the Laureates
Australia junks work visa programme used largely by Indians
Australia has abolished its popular employer-sponsored 457 visa programme, widely used by Indians, replacing it with new stringent programme that requires higher English-language proficiency and job skills. The 457 visa programme, used by over 95,000 foreign workers, majority of them Indians, was replaced on March 18 by a new Temporary Skills Shortage visa programme. The 457 visa programme allowed businesses to employ foreign workers for a period up to four years in skilled jobs where there was a shortage of Australian workers. The majority of the visa holders under the category were from India, accounting almost a quarter of the intake, followed by the UK and China at 19.5 per cent and 5.8 per cent respectively. The visa allowed people to live in Australia with their immediate family. It was designed to fill gaps in skilled labour but it had been criticised as being too accessible. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in April last year had announced that his government will abolish ..
Big ticket labour reforms at last? (Comment)
A recent amendment to the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules, 1946, has sparked excited debates by its proponents and critics alike.