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Infosys mass layoffs: Centre orders Karnataka to take 'urgent action'

IT workers' labour body NITES filed an official complaint with the labour ministry after Infosys laid off more than 350 trainees at its Mysuru campus

Infosys mass layoffs: Centre orders Karnataka to take 'urgent action'
Updated On : 14 Feb 2025 | 12:00 PM IST

Labour ministry plans EPFO pension scheme for platform-based gig workers

In the scheme, gig workers will be allotted a single universal account number (UAN) under EPFO for all platforms, should they choose to work with multiple platforms

Labour ministry plans EPFO pension scheme for platform-based gig workers
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 11:25 PM IST

Labour ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for pension scheme for gig workers

This assumes significance in view of the Budget announcement earlier this month by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman about rolling out of a social security scheme for one crore gig workers

Labour ministry to soon seek Cabinet nod for pension scheme for gig workers
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 5:45 PM IST

Centre forms panels to design social security model for unorganised workers

The decision was taken as the two-day labour ministers' conference with all states and Union Territories (UTs) concluded in the national capital on Thursday

Centre forms panels to design social security model for unorganised workers
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 8:50 PM IST

'States/UTs expected to pre-publish draft rules under labour codes by Mar'

The ministry is organising a two-day labour ministers' conference in the national capital on January 29-30, with participation from all the states and UTs

'States/UTs expected to pre-publish draft rules under labour codes by Mar'
Updated On : 29 Jan 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

Mansukh Mandaviya tells EPFO to improve claim settlement, complaint system

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday directed retirement fund body EPFO officials to further streamline claim settlement process, ensure timely grievance redressal, and adopt a public-friendly approach during a review meeting. Mandaviya conducted a virtual review meeting to evaluate the performance of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's (EPFO) Regional Offices, a labour ministry statement said. The meeting was attended by Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra, EPFO Central Provident Commissioner Ramesh Krishnamurthi, senior officers from the ministry and from 21 Zonal and 140 Regional Offices of the EPFO. The review focused on enhancing claim settlement efficiency, reducing claim rejections, activating Universal Account Numbers (UAN), and implementing the Pension on Higher Wages (PoHW) Scheme. Dawra briefed the minister about the recent initiatives undertaken by EPFO to improve service delivery viz. simplification of the joint declaration process, eliminating the ..

Mansukh Mandaviya tells EPFO to improve claim settlement, complaint system
Updated On : 24 Jan 2025 | 10:27 PM IST

Labour ministry to set up career counselling centres in major universities

The event was organised jointly by the industry body CII and union labour ministry, focussing on exploring the future of work and how it is going to transform the employment landscape in the country

Labour ministry to set up career counselling centres in major universities
Updated On : 15 Jan 2025 | 8:41 PM IST

Labour ministry urges states to ensure 100% social security for workers

The labour ministry has asked states to extend social security benefits to ensure 100 per cent coverage like health, insurance, accidental benefits for all workers, besides leveraging technology to enhance the functioning of welfare boards. The ministry view emerged at the 16th Building & Other Construction Workers(BoCW) 'Monitoring Committee Meeting', chaired by Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra, on January 13, 2025, in hybrid mode, as per the ministry statement. The meeting was attended by DG Labour Welfare, other senior officers of the ministry, additional chief secretary/ principal secretaries/ labour commissioners, of states/UTs, secretaries of BoCW welfare boards, central welfare commissioners, besides representatives from the National Health Authority, and Department of Financial Services. More than 100 participants attended the meeting. As per the statement, Dawra said the states/UTs take required steps for utilisation of cess fund for extending coverage of social ...

Labour ministry urges states to ensure 100% social security for workers
Updated On : 14 Jan 2025 | 6:27 PM IST

Bhashini-enabled e-Shram portal now available in all 22 scheduled languages

Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday launched multilingual functionality on the e-Shram portal to provide seamless access to various government schemes for unorganised workers. In line with the vision of making eShram a 'One-Stop-Solution', this portal will now be available in all 22 Scheduled Languages, a labour ministry statement said. The event to launch multilingual functionality was attended by the Secretary, Ministry of Labour & Employment and several senior officials. It also marked the achievement of another milestone in the government's efforts to provide comprehensive social protection to unorganised workers in the country. Meity's Bhashini project has been leveraged to upgrade the eShram portal with 22 languages. The previous version was available only in English, Hindi, Kannada and Marathi. In his address, Minister of Labour & Employment Mandaviya highlighted the growing trust in the e-Shram platform, saying the portal records an average of over 30,000 ...

Bhashini-enabled e-Shram portal now available in all 22 scheduled languages
Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 8:01 PM IST

EPFO launches centralised pension system, benefitting 6.8 mn members

Retirement fund body EPFO has completed the Centralized Pension Payments System (CPPS) rollout in all its regional offices across the country that will benefit over 68 lakh pensioners, the labour ministry said on Friday. The CPPS is a paradigm shift from the existing pension disbursement system that is decentralised, with each zonal/regional office of EPFO maintaining separate agreements with only 3-4 banks, the ministry explained in a statement. Under CPPS, a beneficiary will be able to withdraw pension from any bank and there will be no need for to visit the bank for verification at the time of commencement of pension, and the amount will be immediately credited upon release, it stated. The CPPS system January 2025 onwards will also ensure disbursement of pension throughout India without any need for transfer of pension payment orders (PPO) from one office to another even when the pensioner moves from one location to another or changes his bank or branch, it said. This will be a

EPFO launches centralised pension system, benefitting 6.8 mn members
Updated On : 03 Jan 2025 | 6:14 PM IST

172 mn jobs created during 2014-24; 46 mn in FY24: Mansukh Mandaviya

He also highlighted that there has been tremendous growth in youth employment and a reduction in unemployment rates, as evidenced by the latest PLFS

172 mn jobs created during 2014-24; 46 mn in FY24: Mansukh Mandaviya
Updated On : 02 Jan 2025 | 11:36 PM IST

Labour ministry seeks to lower budget allocation for ELI schemes for FY25

The three ELI schemes announced in the Budget are yet to get approval from the Union Cabinet and have faced considerable delays

Labour ministry seeks to lower budget allocation for ELI schemes for FY25
Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 12:41 AM IST

Labour ministry plans scheme to extend benefits to gig and platform workers

The Ministry of Labour & Employment is working on a scheme to provide various benefits like social security to gig and platform workers in the country, a senior official said on Wednesday. Addressing the CII Global Economic Policy Forum, Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra said the labour code on social security has outlined social security benefits for them. "We are putting together the scheme for the gig and platform economy workers because there is no traditional employer-employee relationship defined for the gig and platform workers but we need to bring social security coverage for them so that they can be more productive and support the country's economy and the e-commerce and services sector more effectively," she said. In October, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that a policy for providing social security benefits like pension and health services to gig and platform workers is under process. He had also said that Niti Aayog has estimated 65 lakh gig and ...

Labour ministry plans scheme to extend benefits to gig and platform workers
Updated On : 11 Dec 2024 | 5:24 PM IST

Over 304.3 mn informal workers registered on e-Shram portal: Govt

Nearly 30.4 crore unorganised workers have registered on e-Shram portal as on December 1, 2024, Parliament was informed on Thursday. Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the portal on August 26, 2021 for creation of a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar. The portal is meant to register and support unorganised workers by providing them a Universal Account Number (UAN) on a self-declaration basis. As on December 1, 2024, over 30.43 crore unorganised workers have registered on e-Shram, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha. The number of registrations from rural areas is 27.22 crore. So far, 12 schemes of different central ministries/ departments have been integrated or mapped with e-Shram. These schemes include Pradhan Mantri Surakhsa Bima Yojana (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Ayushman Bharat, Prime Minister Street Vendors AtmaNirbhar Nidhi .

Over 304.3 mn informal workers registered on e-Shram portal: Govt
Updated On : 05 Dec 2024 | 9:35 PM IST

EPFO board to meet on November 23 to approve central pension payment system

The board, which is chaired by the labour minister, is also expected to approve the EPFO's account statement and Annual Report 2023-24 during the meeting

EPFO board to meet on November 23 to approve central pension payment system
Updated On : 31 Oct 2024 | 11:40 AM IST

AICCA terms Air India's new room-sharing policy illegal, seeks intervention

The All India Cabin Crew Association has termed Tata Group-owned Air India's room-sharing policy for a section of cabin crew members as "illegal, bad in law, and Void ab initio on multiple fronts." The association has requested intervention from the Labour Ministry, urging it to stall the move. The association is seeking these entitlements hotel accommodation and conditions of accommodation in line with the policy on accommodation for pilots, as per the previous agreements and tribunal awards. The association has also written to Air India Chief Campbell Wilson, urging him "not to violate" the existing status quo, and respect the sanctity of the Industrial Tribunal and the pending Industrial dispute over the issue. Under the new policy effective December 1, members will be required to share rooms during layovers except for cabin executives and those operating ultra-long-haul flights ahead of the merger of Vistara with it, scheduled for November 11. Cabin crew members on ...

AICCA terms Air India's new room-sharing policy illegal, seeks intervention
Updated On : 28 Oct 2024 | 11:20 AM IST

ESIC enrols 2.07 mn new members in Aug, net additions rise by 6.8%

Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) logged a 6.8 per cent increase in new enrollments of members to 20.74 lakh under the ESI Scheme in August 2024 compared to the year-ago period. ESIC had added 19.42 lakh new members in August 2023, a labour ministry statement said. According to the statement, the provisional payroll data of ESIC reveals that 20.74 lakh new employees have been added in the month of August 2024. As many as 28,917 new establishments have been brought under the social security ambit of the ESI Scheme in the month of August 2024 thus ensuring social security to more workers. The data showed that of the total members added during the month, 9.89 lakh employees amounting to around 47.68 per cent of the total registrations belong to the age group of up to 25 years. Also, the gender-wise analysis of the payroll data indicates that net enrolment of female members was 4.14 lakh in August 2024. Besides, a total of 60 transgender employees have also got registered u

ESIC enrols 2.07 mn new members in Aug, net additions rise by 6.8%
Updated On : 26 Oct 2024 | 7:02 PM IST

Centre, states likely to review labour code rollout at December meet

Last year, a study released by a government agency - V V Giri National Labour Institute- had said that the rules framed by various states and UTs under the new labour codes have "too much" divergence

Centre, states likely to review labour code rollout at December meet
Updated On : 25 Oct 2024 | 12:54 AM IST

Labour minister Mandaviya to launch eShram-One Stop Solution on Monday

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will launch 'eShram-One Stop Solution' for unorganised workers on Monday, the labour ministry said in a statement. eShram-One Stop Solution will act as a mediator to ensure that unorganised workers have easy access to a variety of government schemes/programmes, it stated. This initiative will help unorganised workers become aware of the schemes designed for them, it said. According to the statement, in keeping with the vision of the recent Budget Announcement on developing eShram as a one-stop-solution for unorganised labour sector to have access to various social sector schemes, Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs and Sports will launch the 'eShram-One Stop Solution' on October 21. eShram-One Stop Solution aims to integrate information of beneficiaries of all social security and welfare schemes meant for unorganised workers in an effective manner through a single platform. eShram as a one-stop-solution will help ...

Labour minister Mandaviya to launch eShram-One Stop Solution on Monday
Updated On : 20 Oct 2024 | 5:20 PM IST

Centre to create a database of citizens moving abroad for work, education

During a high-level meeting chaired by Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, discussions focused on improving coordination between the Ministry of External Affairs and NITI Aayog

Centre to create a database of citizens moving abroad for work, education
Updated On : 09 Oct 2024 | 10:32 AM IST