Page 5 - Labour Laws

Haryana IT firms fear state's local hire law, predict severe impact: Study

80 per cent companies said that the law will hurt their business and investments plans, according to Nasscom survey

India Inc figures out new salary structures to meet labour codes

The new definition under the Code of Wages, 2019, includes three components: Basic pay, dearness allowance and retention payment.

New tack on economic policy: Why's Modi govt going against its natural instinct?

The promise of a less suspicious govt is surprising. What about the disconnect between the new business stance and earlier push to dictate the narrative in politics and public life, wonders T N Ninan

Four-day week likely for some firms as final rules of labour codes are set

Working hours cannot go beyond 48. Those who give a four-day week will have to provide three consecutive holidays after that

Google unions form global alliance representing 20 million employees

Alpha Global will fight for the rights of full-time Alphabet employees as well as temporary, vendor and contract workers, UNI Global said

Carlsberg India probes find 'potential improper payments', child labour

The findings cast a fresh shadow on operations and compliance practices at the Indian joint venture of Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S

Need worker protection, migrant data: Will labour laws drive job creation?

We take a look at what transpired on the jobs and labour fronts in 2020 and what experts have to say as we step into 2021

The irony of microeconomics: Excess supply and a study of scarcities

How has economics built the excess supply of land, labour, capital and product into its formal analytical structure which, even now, is predicated on the study of scarcities? The answer is, it hasn't

Industry lobby seeks clarity on draft rules under four new labour codes

New rules silent on treating benefits like medical allowance and rent free accommodation as part of wages

Wistron controversy unlikely to impact Apple's expansion plans in India

From a small exports market that played second fiddle to the markets in North America, Europe and China, India now features at the top of Apple's priority list

Best of BS Opinion: Wistron violence, India's two looming challenges & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Amazon faces charges of illegally firing warehouse worker in US

Amazon is facing charges of violating labour laws in the US for firing warehouse worker Courtney Bowden of Pennsylvania.

Not your grandfather's manufacturing

While announcing its policies, the government needs to keep in mind that global manufacturing is also changing

Best of BS Opinion: Labour productivity, dependence on China, and more

Here are the Best of BS Opnions for today

Trade unions to go on nationwide strike on Nov 26 against farm, labour laws

A joint platform of ten central unions said tremendous preparations have been done as more than 25 crore workers are expected to participate in the strike across the country

Odisha Assembly passes Bill to jail govt employees for going on strike

Amid strong opposition from the BJP and the Congress, the Odisha Essential Services (Maintenance) Act Amendment Bill was passed in the Assembly on Monday

Draft labour rules: No licence for contractors with criminal history

Norms also include past insolvency; move not enough to weed out fly-by-night contractors, say industry experts

Govt proposes to up daily factory work limit to 12 hours, draws protests

Work-life balance of employees will be hurt if they work for so long and then commute, say labour economists

New labour rules propose free annual health check-ups for staff above 40

The proposal, applicable to all factories, mines, and construction firms, is part of the draft Occupational Safety, Health (OSH) and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2020

Govt to frame sector-specific model employment contracts for industries

Move aimed at easing compliance burden for companies; experts see it as micromanagement