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Labour laws: IT union urges Karnataka govt to withdraw self-certification sops to IT/ITeS firmsThe Karnataka IT Policy (2025-2030) was released on Tuesday by chief minister Siddaramaiah at the Bengaluru Tech Summit 2025. The Karnataka...
Karnataka working on 5% quota in private sector jobs for persons with disabilitiesKarnataka is set to introduce a groundbreaking policy. It aims to reserve up to 5% of jobs in private companies for persons with disabiliti...
TCS layoffs: No employee has complained, IT firm tells Karnataka labour authorityRepresentatives of the TCS management met the unions and Karnataka’s labour department officials to deliberate on the notice from the labou...
Infosys layoffs: Karnataka labour department finds no law violationA team led by additional labour commissioner (industrial relations) G Manjunath, on orders of labour minister Santhosh Lad, visited the two...
Karnataka on backfoot as its move to raise working hours in tech services sector comes under fireThe bill, prepared by the Labour department at the instance of the Electronics & IT/BT department to amend the Shops & Establishments Act, ...
Karnataka plans to end labour exemption to tech firmsThe labour department has cited instances of arbitrary termination, ID blocking, mass retrenchment, layoffs and extended hours of work as w...
Industrial states take lead in easing Labour LawsWhile Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have extended the work hours to 12 per day from eight for four days a week, states including Uttar Pradesh a...
Karnataka government withdraws Industrial Disputes Amendment BillThe Amendment Bill was aimed at making only those establishments that employ 300 or more people seek permission from the government for clo...
Congress to launch letter drive against farm and labour lawsThe Congress Karnataka unit on Monday said it will launch a letter drive against the contentious farm and labour laws in support of farmers...
Karnataka makes hiring, firing easier for MSME unitsThe government has amended Industrial Disputes Act, Factories & Boilers Act and Contract Labour Act, and related regulations to boost the m...
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh holds nationwide protest against changes in labour laws by states“In a memorandum sent to the President Ram Nath Kovind, the BMS has urged the government to negate all anti-labour acts of the state govern...
Karnataka to join new labour league, to amend labour laws to bail out industrial sectorChief minister BS Yediyurappa is expected to sign off on a set of amendments to a few labour laws and regulations in a day. They will later...
Karnataka govt scripting labour law for app-based servicesThe labour department has prepared a set of draft rules which is being vetted by National Law School of India University (NLSIU) professors...
Karnataka plans 100% quota for locals in private blue-collar jobsThe 100% horizontal reservation for Kannadigas is meant for all private industries -except those in the infotech and biotech sector.
Labour unions cry foul over exemption of IT from labour law in KarnatakaLabour union leaders said the move will increase 'unfair practices' by IT sector employers and make them less accountable for their action.
Karnataka exempts IT from labour law for another 5 yearsIT experts pointed out that the complex and outdated labour laws were originally designed and more suited for manufacturing sector.
- North lags in labour reforms
A comparison of labour practices in the northern states with those in the progressive states in the rest of India shows that state level la...