New labour code provisions are now effective across India from November 21, 2025. Employee benefits like faster full and final payments and...

Enhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...

The Code on Social Security, 2020 expands the wage base for gratuity, potentially increasing payouts, but tax rules under the Income-tax Ac...

Budget 2026 brings no changes to tax slabs or deductions. However, new labor codes are set to be implemented. This will affect take-home sa...

Starting November 21, 2025, gratuity calculations are changing. Fixed-term employees can now receive gratuity after one year. Wages will in...

A retired state employee successfully challenged a Rs 2.2 lakh penalty imposed for claiming a higher gratuity tax exemption. The Income Tax...

Gratuity payment: Many employees who quit their jobs before five years of service think they cannot receive a gratuity. However, even if th...

To calculate the gratuity amount you are eligible to receive, the last drawn salary will be considered. The last drawn salary includes basi...

Under the new labour laws, the definition of wages is standardised. This will impact on how gratuity and EPF will be calculated and lead to...

The notification follows changes in the Payment of Gratuity Act which had empowered the government to fix the ceiling of the retirement ben...

The ceiling of tax-free gratuity stands enhanced to Rs 20 lakh from existing Rs 10 lakh for employee under the Payment of Gratuity Act.

The amendment will allow govt to enhance the ceiling of tax-free gratuity to Rs 20 lakh from existing Rs 10 lakh for employee under the Pay...

The Gratuity Amendment Bill is likely to be passed in the forthcoming Budget session, which will make formal sector workers eligible for ta...

Currently, maximum tax-exempt gratuity is Rs 10 lakh. The government has tabled the Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Bill, 2017 to raise the...

An employee is eligible to receive gratuity only if he has completed at least five years of continuous service with an organisation without...

Besides, the bill to amend the Payment of Gratuity Act also seeks to enable the central government to change the ceiling for tax-free gratu...

"The bill to amend the Payment of Gratuity Act is likely to be considered and approved by the Union Cabinet in its meeting," a source said.