Labour reforms 2.0: What the new code means for India IncIndia's new Labour Code is set to simplify regulations and formalize its vast workforce. This reform promises greater security and fairer p...
25 Nov, 2025, 11.02 AM IST
Employer forced engineer to attend off-shift online training sessions; he sued for overtime pay and wonA Beijing engineer, Wang, won a case against his former employer. He was forced to attend online training after work hours. The court order...
26 Jul, 2025, 06.46 PM IST
Govt should implement enhanced pension EPS-95 immediately: NK PremachandranIn parliament, NK Premachandran urged the government to implement the Supreme Court-approved enhanced pension scheme under EPS 1995. He hig...
16 Dec, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
September rail strikes updates: Is there a train strike today and will trains be running?Train operators, who are members of Aslef, plan to strike on Friday, September 1, potentially causing significant disruptions across the ra...
01 Sep, 2023, 11.33 PM IST
WTO agrees to lift Covid vaccine patents, but is it 'too late'?The unprecedented agreement, sealed by all 164 WTO members after late-night overtime talks, will grant developing countries the right to pr...
17 Jun, 2022, 07.46 PM IST
Not my pay! Some tech workers bemoan China's crackdown on compulsory overtimeFor the past decade, Chinese tech firms were known for "996", a gruelling business culture that usually means work hours from 9 a.m. to 9 p...
03 Sep, 2021, 02.33 PM IST
Alibaba head's remarks spark debate over China working hoursJack Ma is one of China's richest men and his comments last week brought both condemnation and support as China's more mature economy enter...
19 Apr, 2019, 03.41 PM IST
JNU admin slams teachers association for opposing compulsory attendance ruleThe JNU Teachers' Association (JNUTA) surveyed 32 universities in Europe, 27 in USA and Canada and 16 in other parts of the world.
06 Jan, 2019, 08.46 PM IST
RSS' trade arm threatens nationwide protest over labour rulesBhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has threatened to go a nationwide protest on September 6.
23 Aug, 2018, 02.32 PM IST
Surgical strikes: Indian Air Force's 'bone' HAL on high alertHAL is the fourth line of service when aircraft develop problems.
11 Jul, 2018, 05.59 PM IST
- Rajasthan sets minimum wages for domestic helps
Enforcing labour reforms in the unorganised sector, the Rajasthan government has fixed minimum wages for domestic helps and set limits to t...
01 Feb, 2016, 12.44 PM IST
Maharashtra amends its Factories Act to let women work in night shiftsDevendra Fadnavis said that even Bombay High Court had earlier said the decision to bar women from doing night shifts was unconstitutional.
21 May, 2015, 11.49 AM IST
Changes made in labour laws, trade unions criticiseAs part of labour reforms, the govt has amended 3 laws to provide for doubling of overtime hrs and enabling women to work in night shifts.
31 Jul, 2014, 10.31 PM IST
- Agreement with union saves jobs at JLR
Employee unions have reached a key framework agreement with the beleaguered Tata Motors-owned Jaguar land Rover that would prevent compulso...
17 Feb, 2009, 05.55 AM IST
- Slowdown-hit IT cos prune staff cost
As the global financial crisis continues to cause a meltdown across countries and industries, the IT & ITeS sector in India is beginning to...
22 Oct, 2008, 01.52 AM IST
- Chinese toymakers now turn to home turf
For 24 years, toymaker Yoshiritsu has resisted the pull to move to lower-cost China, sticking it out in more costly Japan to meet the exact...
20 Oct, 2007, 12.06 AM IST
- BPOs turn sweatshops in urban India
Nasscom president Kiran Karnik agreed that some small BPOs pay very low overtime wages.
25 Mar, 2007, 12.00 AM IST