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Labour & Service Law News


Nationalised Bank for EPF Deposit

   18 December 2012 at 11:52

Provident Fund contribution of private sector labourers covered under the Employees` Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is deposited in the State Bank of India. As per the provision of Para 52(1) of the Employees` Provident F ..

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Smart Cards under RSBY

   18 December 2012 at 11:52

As on 30.11.2012, RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana(RSBY) is being implemented in 26 States/UT, namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Mah ..

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Amendment of Minimum Wages Act

   07 December 2012 at 11:49

As per the existing provisions of Minimum Wages Act, minimum wages are revised quinquennially in the Central Sphere. In order to protect the minimum wages against inflation, the Central Government introduced the idea of Variable Dearness Allowance ..

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Flexibility in Labour Laws

   05 December 2012 at 12:10

The World Bank in its World Development Report, 2013: Jobs has suggested that India needs to focus on jobs and labour reforms. The report emphasizes the need to stay within the efficiency “plateau” of labour laws where labour policies ..

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Average Daily Wages of Labourers

   27 November 2012 at 12:01

In a market economy wage rates are dependent on a number of factors such as production, demand, labour mobility, geographical factors, cost of living etc. Both Central and State government intervene in the labour market with a view to fix minimum wa ..

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Decrease in Child Labour

   27 November 2012 at 11:45

The Government is following a robust multi-pronged strategy to tackle the problem of child labour. It comprises of statutory and legislative measures, rescue and rehabilitation, universal primary education alongwith social protection, poverty alle ..

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K. Suresh takes Over as New Minister of State for Labour and Employment

   30 October 2012 at 17:47

Shri Kodikunil Suresh has taken over as new Minister of State for Labour and Employment here in Shram Shakti Bhawan New Delhi today. Shri Suresh is a Lok Sabha member (INC) from Mavilikkara Constituency from Kerala. He was received by the senior o ..

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Rehabilitation of Children Under NCLP Scheme

   15 October 2012 at 11:45

Under the Child Labour Policy, Government of India follows a multi-pronged approach with the following three major elements: · Legal Action Plan · Focus on general development programmes for the benefit of the familie ..

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Official amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011

   05 October 2012 at 11:08

The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of certain official amendments to the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Bill, 2011. These official amendments have been necessitated in view of the recommendations of the Standing C ..

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43rd Session of State Labour Ministers Conference begins with A Call to Ensure Harmonious Industrial Relations

   27 September 2012 at 15:13

The 43rd session of the State Labour Ministers’ Conference today began here with a call to ensure harmonious industrial relations climate for the foundation of country’s economic growth and well-being of the workers. Thrust was given f ..

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