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Labour ministry to come up with quarterly job survey on organised sector

One on unorganised sector to come by April; four more surveys to follow

You have a week's time to reply: Maharashtra to GM's Union, management

The workers' union at the Talegaon factory and the GM's management have been locked in a bitter legal feud since GM announced its decision to shutter the plant in December 2020

Labour Min tableau to showcase recent reforms in Republic Day parade

The labour ministry on Friday said its tableau in the Republic Day Parade will showcase the history of recent labour reforms brought in by the government. The ministry has got four labour codes approved by Parliament and is in the last leg of finalising rules under the new laws for implementation. The 44 central labour laws have been amalgamated into four codes on wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational safety, health & working conditions. "The Ministry of Labour and Employment has prepared a parade Tableau for this year's Republic Day Parade. The tableau shall depict historical labour reforms brought in by the government during the recent past. The theme of the tableau is ..... respect for hard work and equal rights for all'," a labour ministry statement said. The tableau art portrays the transformation that will come into the life of organised and unorganised workers after the implementation of the recent labour codes. The design thought is a celebration of

Labour ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy by Dec

The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to give a shape to the National Employment Policy (NEP) by December this year following the implementation of four labour codes and completion of four major surveys, including one one migrant workers. The NEP will draw a broad road map for improving job opportunities in the country, mainly by various initiatives like skill development, bringing investment in employment intensive segments and other policy interventions. Last year, Parliament passed three labour codes on Industrial Relations, Social Security and Occupational Health Safety & Working Conditions (OSH). The Code on Wages was approved by Parliament last year and its rules have been firmed up. But the implementation of the rules for Code on Wages was held back because the government wanted to implement all four labour codes in one go. These four codes are likely to be implemented from April 1 this year. The implementation of these four labour codes would provide a conducive .

Labour Min gives 45 days for feedback on Social security code draft rules

Ministry notified draft rules on November 13, inviting objections and suggestions from stakeholders

20 mn construction workers get Rs 5,000 cr as relief during pandemic: Govt

He expressed gratitude towards all officials and regional offices of these three organisations for their collective dedication

Govt gives digitisation push to labour codes, makes draft rules public

Number of rules will come down from over 80 to 42 for labour laws relating to industrial relations.

First target would be a faceless inspection regime: Labour secretary

There are significant changes that have been introduced through the labour codes, which considerably reduce the compliance burden for companies, said Chandra

Labour minister commends EPFO officials for speedy claim settlement

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Monday felicitated officials of retirement fund body EPFO's Delhi West office, who settled 100 per cent withdrawal claims within 24 hours during during the pandemic

New farm laws, labour codes to benefit farmers, workers: Labour Minister

Union Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar on Saturday said that the new farm laws and labour reform codes will benefit farmers and workers immensely.

Labour codes hugely increase coverage of workers: Santosh Kumar Gangwar

In a Q&A, the Labour and Employment Minister says Removal of rigidity in labour laws, reducing compliance levels would stimulate setting up larger industries generate employment

Hire, fire, do business: How new labour codes aim to help companies

Labour reforms passed by Parliament aim to make hiring and firing workers easier as they reduce a number of regulatory approvals. Somesh Jha explains how these reforms could help businesses

Govt defends easing retrenchment norms, says it won't be 'hire and fire'

Defends move to have fixed-term employment, insists present system of hiring workers through contractors is exploitative

Nearly 3.8 mn EPF members withdraw Rs 44,000 cr since lockdown: Labour Min

The maximum amount of Rs 8,968.45 crore EPF withdrawals from March 25 to August 31 were recorded in Maharastra, followed by Karanataka and Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry)

The invisible workforce: Data collection on migrants tough, but possible

In reality, India does not have reliable data on the migrant worker population

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers drops to 6.58%, 6.53% in July

The major contribution towards the rise in the general index of agricultural labourers and rural labourers came from food

Covid-19 crisis: Construction workers to soon get migration certificates

This comes after the Covid-19 pandemic highlighted gaps in government database, which, along with other issues, was the reason many construction workers didn't get adequate welfare benefits.

Law on assured minimum wage for workers faces delay as govt re-issues draft

Minimal changes in previous draft made public in November 2019; minimum working hours norm reversed

EPFO launches multi-location claims settlement facility to expedite process

The facility will bring a paradigm shift by allowing EPFO offices to settle online claims from any of its regional office across the country, the labour ministry said in a statement.

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

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