India's female workforce participation lags behind peer nations. Boosting this rate could significantly increase GDP. Experts suggest focus...

The Employees Provident Fund Organisation, EPFO, will soon automate final provident fund withdrawal claims. This will speed up money transf...

India's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...

New labour codes aim to create a modern labour market. A law commission official highlights their potential for inclusivity and future read...

India's new Labour Codes usher in a significant reform, consolidating 29 laws into four to boost worker welfare and enterprise competitiven...

India's new labour codes are set to boost exports. These codes offer flexibility and predictability, crucial for global competition. Worker...

A manufacturing company in the automotive industry must deal with 489 central, state and local-level compliances, the report noted. These f...

Of the 32,000 compliances identified earlier, about 26,000 have been reduced and of the remaining 6,000, about 3,500 don't need to be reduc...

Under the exercise started earlier this year, 596 government-to-business and government-to-citizen interfaces were identified for simplific...

"I haven't seen one industry body which has come forward and said it is euphoric about the announcements that these states have made,” said...

Provisions in the proposed Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019 (OSH Code) will make it mandatory for firms employ...

CII has suggested government set up common facilities for establishments in a locality to avail on cost basis. Besides, it has suggested la...

Labour ministry has reiterated that it is sensitive to the needs of both employer and employee and has pursued a balanced approach to labou...

"We welcome the Labour Ministry's initiative of launching the 'Shram Suvidha Portal' to facilitate a single window for compliance of labour...

Narendra Singh Tomar said the ministry is "addressing the issues of easing compliance burden to promote an enabling business environment".

The government will discuss the proposals at the Indian Labour conference to be kicked off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday.

Even as the Centre continues to dither on relaxing labour laws, it has asked the state governments to rationalise the laws governing employ...