PF & ESI: Karnataka working on law to keep hawk's eye on compliances by manpower firmsThe government is drafting this law as most complaints it has received are directed at manpower agencies, and the current labour regulation...
Hotel Saravana Bhavan defaults on ESI, PF duesThe hotel chain has 3,190 employees (domestic) at present and is not looking at any layoffs for now.
Garment exporters seek relaxed normsThe council has shared recommendations with the government to facilitate transition towards digital payments and less cash usage, the expor...
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...
Housing prices down 15-20 per cent; no scope for further cut: CREDAIHousing sales have improved by 15 per cent during the festive season helped by fall in price and lower interest rate on home loans.
EPFO plans hike in benefits under EDLI to 30 times the monthly wageImproving the attractiveness of the Provident Fund and similar schemes under the law governing them has become a key challenge for the EPFO.
Government tells CPSEs to enrol employees under AadhaarThe government has directed all central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) to ensure that their employees are enrolled under the Aadhaar sch...
EPFO trustees may discuss Budget proposals tomorrowAt present, all employees are required to pay 12 per cent of basic wages, including basic salary and DA, as contribution to the PF.
Karnataka government wants rice loaders to get Provident FundFor the first time, the state has made Employees State Insurance (ESI) coverage and Provident Fund (PF) mandatory for hamalis the loaders a...
Staffing company TeamLease Services along with 500 firms write to govt over salary paymentsThe recently-submitted petition urges the government to take a re-look at the laws governing salary payment of lowwage employees by allowin...
500 firms approach Labour Ministry for employee salary choiceA coalition of 500 employers recently urged the government to re-look at the laws governing salary payment of low-wage employees.
Government 'seriously considering' of raising wage ceiling of ESI and PF: MinisterThe union government is 'seriously considering' raising the wage ceiling of ESI and Provident Fund, Kodikunnil Suresh said.
- AEPC to CBEC: Release duty drawback benefit to exporters
Apparel exporters today appealed to the revenue department to expeditiously release about Rs 500 crore duty drawback benefit to the exporte...
100% job creation has happened in informal jobs as labour laws confiscate half of gross salaryIn the CTC world of formal employment, employers are required to deduct almost half of gross salary under various legislation, says Manish ...
- No end in sight to jute strike
The indefinite jute strike, spearheaded by 20 central trade unions (TUs), is 25 days old, but there is still no sign of an amicable settlem...
- SEZs get 5-yr PF, ESIS exemption
Establishments under special economic zones (SEZs) will be exempt from contributions to provident fund and the Employees State Insurance Sc...
- 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 ...