Page 7 - Labour Laws

Easier labour laws will help expansion of BPOs in smaller towns: WNS chief

In a Q&A, Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO of the NYSE-listed firm, says his company will continue to hire, but at a slower pace

States cannot increase working hours beyond 8: Govt to parliament panel

About nine states proposed to increase the working hours from eight to twelve by diluting the labour laws, but later rolled back the decision after facing flak from various stakeholders

The June recovery and beyond

There will be a limit to the immediate recovery that we witnessed in June

Parliamentary panel favours extending ESI, EPF benefits to migrant workers

Under the insurance scheme, employees earning up to Rs 21,000 a month can contribute 1.75 per cent towards ESI while the employer contributes 4.75 per cent

Centre asks Gujarat and UP govts to specify labour laws they want repealed

In early May, both states had proposed suspending key labour laws for three years in a bid to attract investments flowing out of China due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Labour laws are not the reason hindering India's rapid industrialisation

Even in India, labour problem is low down on an entrepreneur's wish list. Corruption of labour inspector is quoted as a reason.

Tried and tested

Legacy schemes are working in the time of Covid crisis

India's contract labour laws are riddled with incentives for corruption

The migrant workers' crisis is also the tra­gedy of contract workers, who have been growing in numbers over the years

After long stint, retrenched Raymond staff stare at tough legal battle

Company denies retrenching 'workers', says cost rationalisation has impacted some managerial positions

Minimum economic security is not unaffordable

In the concluding part, the author lays down the fiscal arithmetic for an illustrative UBI supplement in India

India Inc woos labourers with healthcare, hostels to get them back at work

Companies to offer better hostel, health, insurance facilities for migrant workers

Unemployment rate falls to 5.8% in 2018-19 from over a four-decade high

The unemployment rate in 2017-18 had risen to 6.1%, compared to 2.2% in 2011-12, according to the results of the Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the National Statistical Office.

The indignity of labour laws

Suspending the entire labour law as some states have tried is not sustainable

Dismantling of labour laws will take away workers' protection, says Ex-CEA

India's January-March GDP growth sank to 3.1 per cent, a low not seen in at least 17 years

Going back to basics: Make labour laws simple, protect workers' rights

It's not just the inability to downsize that constrains it but opaque hiring practices and the illogic of size-based legal thresholds that encourage companies to stay small

How chronic labour health could undermine India's war on Covid-19

Reverse migration is one side of the story. Workers with chronic ailments residing within States can also pose a risk

Migrants: Future of work and production

It is also important to note that their pain has not gone unnoticed - trains have been started to bring migrants back home

Fourth tweak in social security Bill likely to cover more workers

The current social security laws in India exclude about 90 per cent of the workforce - mainly in the unorganised sector.

Many unhappy returns

For states that account for the bulk of the migrants, this unprecedented reverse migration imposes extraordinary challenges of absorbing them without causing social disruptions

Labour pains: Thane's MSMEs operating at 10-15% capacity amid lockdown

The third of a five-part series looks at how lack of manpower and cash flow issues have put small units in dire straits despite govt announcing a Rs 3-trn package