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Experts flag data spills as house-help platforms bring physical AI homeRecent data-gathering pilots by on-demand service platforms Pronto and Snabbit have drawn a spotlight on India’s emerging physical AI ecosy...26 May, 2026, 09.01 AM IST- 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...15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
- Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...11 May, 2026, 11.55 AM IST
- Finance Ministry cracks down on contractor wage delays with new procurement rulesGovernment contracts now require adherence to labour laws. Firms failing to pay wages or deposit social security contributions face debarme...10 May, 2026, 12.31 AM IST
- Finance ministry links government procurement with labour law complianceAn office memorandum dated May 8, 2026, issued by the procurement policy division of the department of expenditure to all central ministrie...09 May, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
- ESIC launches Scheme for Promotion of Registration of Employers and Employees (SPREE) 2025 to expand social security coverageThe Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has launched SPREE 2025, effective July 1 to December 31, 2025, to broaden social securit...02 Jul, 2025, 05.06 PM IST
- Centre asks states to include statutory obligations in contract of employees hired through outsourcing agenciesExpressing concerns over underpayment to contractual workers, delayed payments and low deposits to EPFO and ESIC, labour secretary Arti Ahu...19 Apr, 2023, 07.48 PM IST
- Uber defends contractors ahead of EU law on gig workers' rightsThe company has been criticised for classifying its drivers as independent contractors rather than employees entitled to rights, such as a ...15 Feb, 2021, 11.16 AM IST
- COVID-19: Manufacturing, engineering firms now look at temp staffing for core ops tooTeamLease said contractual engineers could make up 5-6% of the total workforce uptake in R&D and design roles this year, up from about 1-2%...12 Aug, 2020, 09.42 PM IST
- Focusing on supply of essentials to communities most affected by COVID-19 lockdown: Tata MotorsThe company has so far provided over 25,000 packets of cooked meals and over 5,000 grocery kits (ration) to migrants and stranded communiti...08 Apr, 2020, 02.43 PM IST
- Countries should place its people at the centre of economic policy to drive growth: ILOAccording to ILO report, nations should provide for a social protection floor to all its citizens22 Jan, 2019, 05.22 PM IST
- Citizen groups extend support to NHM contract employees strikeOver 30,000 employees attached to the Health Department have decided to support the protest.24 Oct, 2018, 03.38 PM IST
- India, Saudi Arabia work on modalities for hiring domestic workersIndia and Saudi Arabia will discuss legal framework for over 5,00,000 Indian domestic workers in gulf kingdom to solve any disputes.01 May, 2014, 04.23 PM IST
- India, Saudi Arabia sign accord for protecting Indian workersIndia, Saudi Arabia signed a "landmark" agreement to protect the rights of Indian workers there and also agreed to form a joint committee.02 Jan, 2014, 08.59 PM IST
- Economic Survey 2013: NAC member says Survey 'wanting' in social security commitmentNAC member Aruna Roy today said it did not specify how the government intends to attend the issue.27 Feb, 2013, 11.37 PM IST
- Swine flu scare shuts Google office in HyderabadGoogle India has had to shut down one of its offices in Hyderabad after one of the employees was confirmed to be suffering from the H1N1 fl...14 Jul, 2009, 06.40 PM IST
- India to attend UAE meet on labour issuesIndia is among the 22 countries attending a three day meeting in UAE capital Abu Dhabi from January 20 to 22 which would make recommendatio...20 Jan, 2008, 12.30 PM IST
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