Labour Ministry notifies final rules for the Wage Code & Industrial Relations CodeWith Friday’s notification, the government has paved the way for the fixing of floor wages in India under the Code on Wages and setting up ...
08 May, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
Tata Motors rolls out VRS after union push; around 300 employees opt inTata Motors recently offered a voluntary retirement scheme to its employees. This initiative was a response to demands from worker unions. ...
08 May, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
AI can't steal your job! A China twist can avert AI jobs apocalypseA Hangzhou court has set a precedent, ruling that companies cannot use AI automation as a blanket justification for firing workers. The dec...
02 May, 2026, 01.59 PM IST
Compliance squeeze, global scrutiny redefine India’s $30 billion pharma export playbookAs global markets prioritise quality and regulatory trust, India’s pharma sector is recalibrating beyond its traditional cost advantage.
01 May, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
How India’s labour reforms may reshape real estate in unexpected waysIndia's new labor reforms are set to reshape the real estate sector by formalising wage rules, safety standards, and documentation. While i...
12 Dec, 2025, 03.16 PM IST
Labour's love gainedIndia has introduced four new labor codes to simplify compliance and modernize its labor laws. These reforms aim to align the country's lab...
23 Nov, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Four Labour Codes implemented in India in one of biggest workforce reformsIndia has officially implemented four new Labour Codes, consolidating 29 existing laws to modernise its labor governance. This historic mov...
21 Nov, 2025, 03.46 PM IST
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...
24 Mar, 2022, 11.12 PM IST
CEOs prefer strict safety norms over partial lockdowns: CII SurveyAround 75 per cent of the 710 CEOs polled were of the view that partial lockdown measures could impact the movement of labour as well as mo...
12 Apr, 2021, 06.39 AM IST
COVID-19 may force auto cos into more automation on shop-floor, less reliance on labour: EYThis health crisis will settle gradually and would leave a profound impact on people and the ways of working especially on the shop-floor. ...
10 May, 2020, 11.09 AM IST
Government plans social audit of factories to check working condition of labourersWhile such a move can risk unleashing one more inspector, the government sees it as essential to get workers on board for labour reforms.
06 Jul, 2015, 06.34 AM IST
Labour secretary Shankar Aggarwal: Have to allay fears of trade unions about reformsWe are looking into labour laws to bring them in sync with the times, create more jobs and to ensure that every worker is under social secu...
26 May, 2015, 09.37 AM IST
Bhushan Steel in Odisha violating safety, labour laws: Srikant Kumar JenaBhushan Steel, was today accused by Union Minister and Congress leader Srikant Kumar Jena of violating all safety and labour laws.
18 Nov, 2013, 09.40 PM IST
India’s textile hub Tirupur less likely to witness a garment factory collapse like BangladeshTirupur has had its own set of problems to worry about over the years - a serious power deficit, iffy demand and allegations by NGOs of bon...
09 Jun, 2013, 01.39 PM IST
- Third-party professionals to check construction firms' compliance with labour safety norms
Currently, around 600 labour safety inspectors appointed by state governments are responsible for ensuring safety at over 3,00,000 construc...
30 Nov, 2012, 07.25 AM IST
Sivakasi fire accident: India's cracker town lax in adopting safety measuresA visit to India's cracker town Sivakasi could tell you how it's been lax in adopting safety-related measures.
10 Sep, 2012, 02.43 PM IST
- AERB team starts investigation into lapses by DU
A team from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) on Saturday launched investigation into the lapses by Delhi University in auctioning ...
01 May, 2010, 01.47 PM IST