Rozgar Adhikar chori: Congress slams govt on VB G RAM GCongress leader Jairam Ramesh criticized the new VB G RAM G Act. He called it "Rozgar Adhikar chori" and a centralised scheme. This new law...
08 Jul, 2026, 11.58 AM IST
New EPF Scheme, 2026: What existing and new PF subscribers should knowIndia's Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is undergoing a significant modernization with the EPF Scheme, 2026. Existing subscribers will see ...
07 Jul, 2026, 11.44 AM IST
Employee denied salary for more than three years due to pending disciplinary case; he fights and wins in Odisha HC; court directs state govt to release duesThe Odisha High Court has ordered the state government to release pending salary for an employee denied wages for over three years due to a...
06 Jul, 2026, 05.29 PM IST
Karnataka: Trade unions urge CM not to review hike in minimum wagesKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar faces pressure from trade unions to uphold the state's revised minimum wage structure. Private emplo...
05 Jul, 2026, 06.27 PM IST
US and Iran negotiators head to Doha, but meeting uncertainDoha is set to host crucial talks between Iran and the U.S. this week, though Tehran denies any scheduled meetings with American officials....
30 Jun, 2026, 06.10 AM IST
Starmer leaves No. 10 without ever managing to explain what he stood forKeir Starmer's premiership ended abruptly, overshadowed by Donald Trump's pronouncements. Despite a significant election victory, Starmer s...
23 Jun, 2026, 02.05 PM IST
Investors expecting 15-20% returns may be disappointed: Rajeev ThakkarInvestors should brace for lower nominal equity returns, as corporate profit growth moderates, according to PPFAS Mutual Fund's Rajeev Thak...
23 Jun, 2026, 11.13 AM IST
New labour code: Appointment letters must mention job role, workplace, and other key conditions; here's how employees benefitNew labour code rules mandate employers to issue detailed appointment letters, ensuring clarity on job roles, wages, and social security be...
20 Jun, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
Employee has to work on a holiday, but when HR claims she can't get paid overtime, the boss has a clever suggestionAn hourly employee faced a payroll nightmare after working on a paid national holiday, only to have overtime pay vanish. HR blamed a system...
04 Jun, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Haryana revises minimum wages from April 1, 2026: Unskilled workers to get at least Rs 15,221 per monthHaryana has revised minimum wages for unskilled, semi-skilled, skilled, and highly skilled workers, effective April 1, 2026. The new rates,...
13 Apr, 2026, 01.51 PM IST
Minimum wages in 2026: See which states are raising pay, and who is stuck at $7.25US minimum wage 2026: Workers in 2026 face differing minimum wage outcomes based on location. Nineteen states will see pay hikes on January...
26 Dec, 2025, 06.23 PM IST
UK names Tesco and Pizza Hut for biggest breaches of minimum wage lawSupermarket chain Tesco, Britain's largest private-sector employer, underpaid 78,199 staff by a total 5.1 million pounds ($7.0 million), wh...
31 Dec, 2020, 04.19 PM IST
Govt to hire experts for framing rules of three labour codes“The experts will be responsible for codification of labour laws, framing of rules related to labour codes, assisting the committee tasked ...
17 Oct, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Labour code on mandatory minimum wages notified; 50 crore workers to benefitThe code ensures minimum wages along with timely payment of wages to all employees and workers.
23 Aug, 2019, 10.46 AM IST
No geographic limits, web-based labour inspections introducedPrevious labour laws on wages imposed local limits on inspectors, which officials said bred a nexus between them and employers and led to c...
12 Aug, 2019, 07.26 AM IST
Govt wants minimum laws, maximum governance : Labour Secretary H L SamariyaThe labour ministry wants to introduce four Codes which would subsume all labour laws in more simplified and rationalised form.
31 Jul, 2019, 02.11 PM IST
Govt unlikely to slow down on labour reforms in 2018The codification of the labour laws will remove the multiplicity of definitions and authorities leading to ease of compliance.
29 Dec, 2017, 01.11 PM IST