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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...
Real-money gaming ends, why startups turn to IPOsThe Lok Sabha passed a Bill proposing a sweeping ban on real-money gaming. This and more on today's ETtech Top 5.
Karnataka Assembly passes gig workers social security BillThe Bill establishes a welfare fund for gig workers and proposes a fee ranging from 1-5% on payouts to workers for each transaction, varyin...
Karnataka Assembly passes Bill for welfare of gig workersThe Karnataka Legislative Assembly passed a Bill to safeguard gig workers' rights, mandating aggregators to ensure social security and safe...
UK signs agreement with food delivery apps to curb illegal working of immigrantsThe UK government partners with Deliveroo, Just Eat, and Uber Eats to combat illegal migrant work by preventing account sharing. Delivery f...
Karnataka forms working groups to fix gig worker welfare levy, tech integrationWith this, Karnataka is moving ahead to become the first southern state with a gig worker welfare board. The fee will be fixed at 1-5% of e...
Consumers in Karnataka may have to pay more for cab rides, food deliveries and other services. Here's whyKarnataka is set to introduce a new welfare law for gig workers, potentially increasing costs for consumers of app-based services. The prop...
Dhan’s funding nears close; BNPL gets regulated outHappy Thursday! Stock broking startup Dhan is poised to finalise its long-awaited funding round. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Di...
Gig workers’ welfare programme: With ordinance out, Karnataka to issue draft rules in two weeksOnce finalised, the regulations will prescribe the rates of fees payable by platforms for services, such as ride-hailing, food delivery and...
Gig workers’ welfare programme: With ordinance out, Karnataka to issue draft rules in two weeksKarnataka will soon release draft rules to implement a service fee on online platforms, funding welfare schemes for gig workers under a new...
BluSmart fleet on the block, HCL-Foxconn semicon JVLenders and lessors are planning to sell EVs on the BluSmart fleet to recover their dues. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
Karnataka eyes gig fund rollout by August end; labour dept engages platforms to fix feeThe Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill 2024 has been sent by the government to Raj Bhavan with a reque...
Karnataka may levy differential fee on app-based services to fund gig workers welfareKarnataka is planning a differential levy on app-based aggregators to fund gig workers' welfare, with rates from 1% to 5% of worker commiss...
Attacks on delivery drivers in the US add fears among gig workersRide-hailing and food delivery companies say such violent episodes are exceedingly rare among the millions of trips completed each week, an...
Firms to forego deduction if they delay deposit of employees' social security contributionsBesides it is proposed to tax interest earned on annual provident fund contribution of over Rs 2.5 lakh from April 1, 2021. At present ther...
Driving a wedge: How the pandemic increased the trust deficit between labour and industryWith factory units closing, economic activity at a halt, loss of jobs and many struggling to get home, the Covid shock strained relations f...
Monsoon session gets underway today. Here's a look at key bills that are likely to be tabledThe govt is proposing to bring as many as 23 new bills while some already introduced ones could be taken up for passage.
Government fast tracks plan to provide social security for gig workersThe government has held several rounds of discussions since the second week of March with existing social security providers, like the Empl...