Implementation of Labour Codes: What changes and what lies aheadDespite the inevitable transitional challenges that accompany reforms of this magnitude, the new Labour Codes mark a progressive and transf...
11 Dec, 2025, 11.33 AM IST
Railway fee hike, train tatkal booking with Aadhaar OTP, credit card changes, ATM charges: Six money changes from July 2025July 2025 brings financial and service changes impacting bank customers, train travelers, and EPF members. Axis Bank and ICICI Bank are rev...
01 Jul, 2025, 11.55 AM IST
EPF changes in 2025: New form to transfer EPF account, instant UAN activation, other announcements made by EPFO that you need to knowEPFO has recently announced several important updates aimed at making Provident Fund (PF) operations more efficient, transparent, and user-...
20 May, 2025, 04.15 PM IST
RBI cuts repo rate: Indian Bank, PNB, Bank of India revise RLLR rates; lower EMI for home loan borrowersThe Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday reduced the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down to 6% from 6.25% The impact of the reduct...
10 Apr, 2025, 03.56 PM IST
EPFO simplifies UAN allotment: Now generate, activate UAN instantly with Face ID on UMANG App; Know how to use itThe EPFO circular has specified the process that provident fund members can use to instantly get and activate their UAN. It is important to...
09 Apr, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
EPF due payment via demand draft: EPFO allows one-time payment of past EPF dues via Demand DraftThe EPFO now permits employers to make one-time payments of past EPF dues via Demand Drafts, addressing situations where the standard Elect...
09 Apr, 2025, 08.00 AM IST
BMS asks govt to bring contract workers in smaller firms under the purview of labour codes“BMS strongly objected to the exclusion of contract labour from the purview of Labour Codes up to 50 workers. Codes should provide for thei...
20 Jan, 2021, 04.27 PM IST
4 Labour code rules by month-end, industry asks for expansion in the list of gig workersThe labour ministry will finalise rules for all the four labour codes by the end of this month. Following this, the government can notify t...
13 Jan, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
The next booster shot to revive economy may not be far awayGoing by what the indicators are showing so far, third quarter doesn't hold any hopes of revival.
09 Dec, 2019, 07.09 PM IST
Budget 2018: Trade unions for Rs 5 lakh tax-free income,Rs 3,000 pensionThey said the government spent crores of rupees on demonetisation which could not give the desired results like checking terrorism and redu...
05 Dec, 2017, 10.45 PM IST
need2know: 9 macro cues for your day on D-StreetThe government has tightened the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) through an ordinance
23 Nov, 2017, 07.46 AM IST
ET Wealth’s ideas that found place in Budget 2016ET Wealth had come up with 25 Budget ideas for the FM’s team to consider in its draft proposal. Looks like they were listening, but only pa...
07 Mar, 2016, 02.21 PM IST
Labour Ministry working on six bills for passage in Winter SessionThey include Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2012 and Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Bill, 2015.
22 Oct, 2015, 02.41 PM IST
EPF may be cut on entire pay package, not just basicThe Centre is trying to reintroduce a proposal, which will result in higher transfer to the provident fund but will reduce your take-home s...
13 Mar, 2015, 10.49 AM IST
- Instruments that protect your capital and have low risk
Almost all instruments today are exposed to credit and interest rate risks. But there are a few that protect your capital. What are your op...
13 Oct, 2009, 01.42 AM IST
‘We cannot really have policies that destroy jobs’Sudha Pillai, secretary, ministry of labour & employment, spoke about unemployment, employment growth, quality of jobs and social security ...
22 Oct, 2008, 02.37 AM IST
- 'We can’t really have policies that destroy jobs’
Every year 12.8 million people enter the labour market in the country and they need decent, remunerative employment.
21 Oct, 2008, 01.50 PM IST