India Inc salary restructuring: How new labour codes and income tax rules will impact take-home pay and retirement savingsSalaried employees face uncertainty as new labor codes and tax rules loom. Companies are preparing for changes, but widespread implementati...
20 Apr, 2026, 06.30 AM IST
Noida workers' unrest: Action against 203 contractors labour law violationsNoida authorities are taking strong action against contractors. Licenses of 203 contractors are being cancelled. Firms are being blackliste...
17 Apr, 2026, 09.20 PM IST
Overtime, gratuity, leave rules, 50% wage rule and salary components decoded in new Labour CodesNew Labour Law Salary Structure: Effective November 21, 2025, redefine "wages," impacting overtime, gratuity, and retirement benefits. The ...
21 Mar, 2026, 01.33 PM IST
Pensioners’ demands echoed: Parliamentary panel seeks hike in minimum EPS payout, say Rs 1000 insufficientA parliamentary panel has urged an immediate review of the Employees' Pension Scheme 1995's minimum monthly pension. The current Rs 1,000 i...
17 Mar, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
ESIC benefits widen under new Labour Code 2025— who gains nowMore employees can now access ESI benefits. The Labour Code 2025, effective November 21, 2025, expands coverage. Employers must register el...
04 Jan, 2026, 07.14 PM IST
Bitter reality: Sugar industry faces Rs 40,000 crore meltdown despite govt’s big ethanol pushWith grain-based ethanol now dominating the market, demand for sugarcane-based ethanol has declined, directly impacting mill revenues and p...
21 Sep, 2025, 09.24 AM IST
Formal employment additions drop in AugustNew enrolments to the government's social security schemes in India declined in August, indicating slower growth in formal employment. The ...
26 Oct, 2023, 12.50 AM IST
New enrollments to the formal job market decline in August; women lose outNew enrollments to the government's social security schemes in India declined in August, indicating slower growth in formal jobs. Enrollmen...
25 Oct, 2023, 04.20 PM IST
Formal job creation continues to decline in NovemberProvisional payroll data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, released on Monday, shows net new subscriber added u...
25 Jan, 2021, 01.48 PM IST
September registers creation of highest number of formal jobs in this fiscalThe payroll data of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, released on Wednesday, shows rise in numbers of EPFO, ESIC and...
26 Nov, 2020, 07.16 AM IST
Employment: Highest number of formal jobs created in August in this fiscalThe payroll data of the ministry of statistics and programme implementation, released on Friday, shows the net new additions under EPFO sto...
23 Oct, 2020, 11.48 PM IST
EPFO adds 3.18 lakh new subscribers in May as former employment generation improvesNet additions under the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIS) totalled 4.6 lakh compared to 2.41 lakh in April, while those under th...
25 Jul, 2020, 06.59 AM IST
Govt considering proposal to hike EPFO wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000The increase in wage ceiling for coverage under EPFO schemes to Rs 25,000 could add 50 lakh additional formal sector workers to around four...
05 Dec, 2016, 04.44 PM IST
Incentive scheme for promoting investment in TripuraHe said the capital investment subsidy will be raised from existing 30 per cent to 35 per cent with overall ceiling from the existing Rs 50...
27 Apr, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Law Ministry vetting Bill to amend EPF & MP ActThe proposal to provide an option to choose between EPF and NPS for over 5 crore subscribers of the retirement fund body EPFO has been sent...
18 Dec, 2015, 03.11 PM IST
- Outsourcing of PF, insurance work in SMEs mooted
The Industry Ministry has proposed that small and medium enterprises should be allowed to outsource their statutory obligations.
13 Jul, 2011, 10.53 PM IST
- Security schemes for workers to be reviewed
The Union labour ministry is reviewing all social security schemes for industrial workers to bring them at par with those available in the ...
10 Apr, 2002, 01.15 AM IST