Labour ministry extends unemployment benefits under ESIC for another two yearsFurther, the ministry approved setting up of new ESIC hospitals, upgradation of few hospitals and taking over a few hospitals from the stat...
20 Feb, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
2.3 million workers lost jobs during the first wave of the pandemic: GovtDuring the period, the number of male workers reduced from 21.7 million to 20.1 million while the female workers dropped from 9 million to ...
10 Feb, 2022, 07.35 PM IST
Labour ministry disburses unemployment benefits of Rs 73.23 cr to 55,125 beneficiaries under ABVKYThe rate of relief under the scheme has been recently raised to 50% from 25% of the average daily earnings of the claimant earlier. The sch...
19 Jul, 2021, 03.18 PM IST
Labour codes to herald new wave of reforms in 2021; job creation likely to be major challengeThis year has also been a challenging year for the workforce as well as for employers due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The gov...
26 Feb, 2021, 03.57 PM IST
Wage relief for those who lost jobs in lockdownThe move is seen as an outreach to those displaced by the lockdown and blunt the criticism that the government did not take care of migrant...
16 Oct, 2020, 10.18 AM IST
Coronavirus impact: Will job loss insurance help if you get laid off? Here's the truthIf you are considering to buy a job-loss cover, read the primer so that you do not end up buying something you did not want.
30 Apr, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Covid lockdown: Can’t pay salaries, say labour-intensive sectors“While we agree with the government that wages should be given, the minimum wage of Rs 8,000-9,000 per worker will be tough to sustain as w...
23 Apr, 2020, 07.09 AM IST
Garment exporters' body expresses inability to pay workers' pay for April, MayThe body has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and state chief ministers to facilitate payement of wages to workers for these two mo...
22 Apr, 2020, 04.37 PM IST
Apparel exporters urges government to pay workers' wages for April-May to survive pandemic"We humbly wish to inform that we are not in a position to pay wages for the months of April and May despite our best intention, as there i...
20 Apr, 2020, 06.19 PM IST
Government looking to amend rules for availing unemployment benefit under ESICProposed changes could include providing unemployment benefits of up to 50% of the last drawn salary for three months as against 25% of the...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.49 PM IST