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Laid off by Oracle? Here’s how to calculate your severance pay and legal entitlementsIn India, many employees who laid-off by their respective companies remain unaware of their legal rights. The article clarifies notice peri...
Worked for 6 months? You’re eligible for earned leave now - plus annual encashment under new Labour Code 2025Employees can now claim earned leave after just 180 days of work, a significant reduction from previous norms. The new labour code also int...
Exterminate rat-hole mining once & for allTragic deaths in Meghalaya's coal mines are a result of illegal rat-hole mining. This practice, banned in 2014, continues due to weak enfor...
US to retain H-1B visa programme with stricter vetting, says Homeland Security Chief Kristi NoemThe United States remains committed to its visa programs, emphasizing rigorous vetting processes and integrity. Under the current administr...
Clear up the paper boat trail: Lessons from Kerala coast shipwreckThe MSC ELSA-3 capsized off the Kochi coast, revealing the complexities of global shipping governance. Its fragmented ownership, flag of co...
Indian officials visit Foxconn iPhone plant, question executives about hiringIndian labour officials inspected a Foxconn factory near Chennai, questioning executives about alleged discriminatory hiring practices agai...
Som Distilleries & Breweries' child labour incident casts a cloud over India Inc's supply chainsListed company SDBL in Bhopal rescued 58 children from child labour. Bachpan Bachao Andolan aided in rescue operation. While listed compani...
Charge-sheets to cabin crew can be detrimental for Co, passengers: Air India Express UnionThe Air India Express Employees Union criticizes the airline's management for issuing charge-sheets to cabin crew members who reported sick...
AI Express union flags concerns over charge sheet to cabin crew; says move unfortunateAir India Express has charged 200 cabin crew members for reporting sick amid significant operational disruptions last month, which the Air ...
Karnataka to hear plea seeking an end to labour exemption to ITThe development comes after hundreds of IT employees in Bengaluru, under the banner of Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU), stag...
How to tackle the emerging turbulence in governance environmentUnlike ‘black box’ in aircraft which enables to unearth the reality behind the crash, governance issues in the organization involves many f...
Workers' safety must be non-negotiableWorker safety and the security of businesses should be aligned and complementary, not at odds with each other, as it remains in far too man...
Carlsberg India probes find ‘potential improper payments’, child labour: DocumentsThe findings cast a fresh shadow on operations and compliance practices at the Indian joint venture of Danish brewer Carlsberg A/S, which a...
Apple ramping up local sourcing of iPhone partsGlobal suppliers to Apple contract manufacturers Foxconn, Wistron and Pegatron are already in touch with the government to participate in t...
iPhone 12 production on track at Foxconn unit, Mini may be late post Wistron incidentTwo industry executives said the ‘Made in India’ iPhone 12 from Foxconn is expected to hit the stores within two months, in accordance with...
Clubbing allowances with basic pay for PF deduction on cardsDecks have been cleared for clubbing of allowances with basic pay for PF deductions under the EPFO scheme, a move that will increase saving...
- CAG reports serious lapses in PF Accounts
Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge had raised the interest rate on PF deposits for 2010-11 to 9.5% from 8.5% based on this surplus.