Labour Law Reform Proposals
Labour reforms, focus on informal workers, other policies on cards in 2025
Speedy implementation of labour codes, providing social security to informal workers, especially gig and platform, and bringing transformative policies would be the government's priority in 2025 to empower all and boost the economy. All 36 states and UTs are expected to complete harmonization and pre-publication of draft rules under the four labour codes by 31st March 2025, according to the labour ministry. The ministry has identified four reforms in labour laws to be carried out viz. Single Registration, Single Return, Firm-based common licence with five years validity. Talking to PTI, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports Dr Mansukh Mandaviya stated: "As we stand at the dawn of a New Year, our commitment remains resolute -- building a resilient, inclusive, and future-ready workforce for India." In 2024, "we achieved significant milestones in enhancing the IT systems of EPFO (Employees' Provident Fund Organisation) and ESIC (Employees' State ...
 "Labour reforms, focus on informal workers, other policies on cards in 2025")
Centre seeks legal path for labour codes amid state opposition: Report
The move comes amid West Bengal's hesitation to adopt the new labour codes which were introduced to improve the ease of doing business by the Centre
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Need permanent changes, policy predictability and flexibility: Mukesh Aghi
President, CEO at US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Mukesh Aghi says that India needs a transparent policy environment
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Covid-19: Why labour law relaxations will need to undergo judicial scrutiny
Geetika Srivastava checks out whether the recent labour law relaxations announced by several states pass the legal smell test
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Govt to frame job policy afresh; labour ministry begins talks with industry
The government had in 2018 formed an inter-ministerial committee to formulate a policy document on jobs and the VV Giri National Labour Institute was supposed to submit a draft to the labour ministry
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Govt plans to implement all four labour codes in one go, likely in 2020
The government is yet to issue a separate order notifying the date of its implementation
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Centre in a fix over amending British-era industrial labour law reform
Pressure from the labour unions had forced the Centre to dilute several proposals in the draft Industrial Relations Bill 2015
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Stir to intensify if Budget has proposals against workers: K Hemalata
Last month, trade unions held massive protests in the national capital against the government's labour law reform proposals
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