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Precarious employment

Omicron has increased livelihood concerns

Why does social security look like a pipe dream for gig workers?

Lakhs of gig workers in India continue to work amid little or no access to social security. We find out more about their plight and also if the new labour codes will address their social security void

TMS Ep87: Gig workers, K Srinath Reddy, FPI buying, Treasury Bills

Social security a pipe dream for gig workers? What's K Srinath Reddy's prescription to flattening the Omicron curve? How can India sustain FPI buying in 2022? What are Treasury bills? All answers here

E-Shram doesn't offer clarity on social security benefits, say experts

Mandatory Aadhaar-based mobile linkage is proving a hurdle for registration of many workers

Nearly 10 crore unorganised sector workers registered on e-Shram portal

The e-Shram portal was launched in August this year for creating national database for unorganised workers

e-SHRAM portal to facilitate better execution of schemes, says industry

Launch of the e-SHRAM portal by the government will facilitate better execution of various social security schemes for all unorganised sector workers, India Inc said on Thursday

Transgenders can't get state benefits as most official data ignores 'other'

Lack of means to record their preferred gender identities means that many Indians who identify as transgender are excluded from various social security benefits.

ESIC to cover casual, contractual employees of municipal bodies

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) is set to extend benefits of its health insurance cover to all casual and contractual workers at municipal bodies

Around 1.2 million join ESIC in March, 100,000 more than February

Gross new enrolments with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 0.8 million in June 2020

A deep dive into the labour codes and what they have in store for India Inc

The rules relating to these codes, finalised by the union labour ministry, are silent on several concerns of Indian enterprises and other stakeholders

ESIC scheme adds around 1.2 million members in October, shows data

Gross new enrolments with the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) were 0.8 million in June

Azim Premji calls Covid-19 a magnifying glass for structural injustices

Says the pandemic has been a sharp reminder that the economy is a part of society and that human well-being matters in all its dimensions equally

Employees or contractors? Gig universe faces a social code dilemma

Globally, there have been public debates on the nature of the job of gig workers and the social security framework they deserve to get.

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

Gig workers to make PF contribution, get social security for first time

Over 1 million workers set to join new regime in first year

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

Centre notifies three labour codes subsuming 25 laws after President's nod

The new labour laws will be made effective by the government later

India eyes services concessions, easier visa rules in UK trade pact

New Delhi wants proposed 'early harvest' trade pact to focus on at least 40-50 items

ESIC-run social security scheme adds 741,000 new members in July

The NSO report showed gross enrolments of new subscribers with the ESIC were 15.1 mn in 2019-20, against 14.9 mn in the previous fiscal

Gig firms to contribute 1-2% of turnover for social security of workers

Workers will be entitled to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity according to proposal to be introduced in Lok Sabha today.