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WAGES AND REGULARISATION OF EMPLOYMENT
SBI ordered to pay Rs 20 lakh compensation each to sweepers; HC says bread is costlier than bloodEnding a 27-year legal fight, the Orissa High Court ordered a public sector bank to pay Rs 20 lakh each to two daily-wage sweepers. The cou...
Temporary employees can get pension even without formal regularisation if eligible, rules the Supreme CourtIn a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has declared that temporary-status employees, even without formal regularization, are entitled t...
Even casual employee can claim pension: SC says pension is a right, not favourThe Supreme Court ruled that government employees cannot be denied pension for decades of service due to a lack of formal regularization. I...
Women's role in India's labour market is shifting toward stability, SBI Research findsIndia's female labour market may be on the cusp of a structural upgrade, with education, household agency and social mobility driving a gra...
Can long-term contract work lead to permanent employment? Know the rulesContract workers often seek permanent jobs after long service. Indian courts examine if contractor arrangements are genuine or a ploy to av...
'Extraction of regular labour corrodes confidence': SC chides 'ad-hocism' in govt jobsThe Supreme Court criticised the government's "ad-hocism" in employment practices, stating that exploiting regular labor under temporary la...
Lockdown-hit casual workers of Air India move Bombay High Court seeking workAs per the plea, casual workers are allowed to work for a maximum of 240 days a year and are paid Rs 535 for each day of the services rende...
RSS' trade arm threatens nationwide protest over labour rulesBhartiya Mazdoor Sangh has threatened to go a nationwide protest on September 6.
Civic staff end stir on government AssuranceTheir demand for regularisation of service and modalities involved in direct wage payments will be discussed in an official meeting on June...
Anganwadi workers protests in Bengaluru; demands an increase in wages and regularisation of employmentMuthamma, from Gangavati taluk, perched on a median on the road, saree shielding her head from the harsh sun said she works from 9.30 am to...
Fostering equality: Government may limit portion of contract workers in companies to 50%The latest plan may find favour with the unions, though they may still demand similar wages for workers on contract and regular employment,...
National policy for domestic workers under consideration: GovernmentHe maintained that there is no provision for regularisation of the contract labour under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act...
No proposal to regularise contract workers: GovtDespite the demand from the trade unions, the government today said there is no proposal to regularise contract workers.
- 'Mahapadav' meet of trade union leaders, workers tomorrow
The 'Mahapadav' meet is being organised by Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) with participation of leaders of central trade unions, indu...
- Does the Rule of Law depend on whims of government?
Under UPA 2, the Rule of Law has been reduced to something to be followed whenever the government so desires.
- Contract labour pay parity plan caught up in bureaucratic tangle
A proposal to match the salary of contract labour to that of permanent staff has got caught up in a bureaucratic tangle that the cabinet se...
- Strike at Dr Reddy's Srikakulam unit called off
Dr Reddy's Laboratories said the agitating workers at its manufacturing facility in Srikakulam have called off 3-month old strike.
- Contract worker status tops labour meet agenda
The proposed changes in legislation to treat the country’s 130 million contract workers on a par with regular employees will top the agenda...
- Casual workers can't claim permanent appoitment as right: CAT
A temporary employee or a casual wage earner cannot claim permanent appointment merely because he served beyond the period for which he was...
- Kin can't work in place of casual worker, says SC
Taking help from one's mother and wife may be natural and desirable. But when it comes to official work, it can prove counter-productive.