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Canada: British Columbia opens new permanent residency pathway for health support workers in rural areasBritish Columbia is launching a temporary pathway to permanent residence for cleaning and security workers in rural and remote health autho...
Labour Code set to bring long-term gains, but transition may test India IncIndia's new labour laws promise easier business operations ahead. However, companies face a complex transition period. Navigating different...
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
Former Meta contractor Sama to lay off more than 1,000 workers in KenyaFacebook's parent company Meta has ended its contract with Kenyan firm Sama. This decision will lead to over 1,000 workers being laid off f...
California’s AB5 Law under fire, nail techs sue state over worker classification – what the law states?California faces a lawsuit over its labor law AB5. The law impacts nail technicians' classification as independent contractors. Nail salon ...
Labour ministry exempts Vedanta Coal block in Odisha from certain provisions of Contract Labour Act for three yearsIn a notification dated April 29, the ministry of labour and employment said this exemption has been given by the Centre in exercise of the...
Trump scraps key Biden-era policy that increased minimum wage for federal contractorsPresident Trump rescinded an order by predecessor Joe Biden mandating a $17.75 hourly minimum wage for federal contractors, reverting to a ...
Analysing the new labour codes: Impact on employee work hours, leave and overtimeThe Labour Codes replace over 30 central legislations to simplify and modernise labour laws in India, with an emphasis on ease of doing bus...
Biden administration issues rule that could curb 'gig' work, contractingThe U.S. Department of Labor issued a rule compelling companies to treat certain workers as employees, not contractors, impacting industrie...
Uber to raise minimum wage for drivers in FranceDrivers will earn a minimum income 9 euros ($9.85) per trip, up from 7.65 euros they were earning previously, and will have a guaranteed in...
Small businesses in the US to tackle long list of challenges in 2023After three precarious pandemic years, what transpires in 2023 will make a big difference in whether small businesses across the country ar...
US Labor Department proposes rules to reclassify contractors as employeesEarlier in September this year, US President Joe Biden discussed a tentative railway labour agreement with Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.
Joe Biden to sign $15 minimum wage for federal contract workersBiden administration officials said the higher wages would lead to greater worker productivity, offsetting any additional costs to taxpayer...
Railway portal to regulate contractual minimum wage helped disburse over Rs 3,459 crore in 2 yearsShramik Kalyan e-application was developed and launched on October 1, 2018 to ensure that contractors comply with the provisions of the Min...
Civic staff end stir on government AssuranceTheir demand for regularisation of service and modalities involved in direct wage payments will be discussed in an official meeting on June...
Executive order soon for Rs 10,000 minimum wage for contract workers"Because the Parliament is not functioning, we don't want to wait and want to go ahead with executive orders for the welfare of the workers...
Government official warns of 40% fall in MGNREGS jobs, but overruledOverriding objections raised by senior officials, rural development minister Nitin Gadkari has ordered far-reaching changes in MGNREGS.