Outsourcing of Works Out sourcing/Contract Labour System is per se not prohibited and any establishment, whether in Public Sector or Private Sector, can engage contract labour in a job unless the specific job in a specified establishment is prohib ..
Tikku Committee was set-up to look into all aspects of career improvement and cadre restructuring of the doctors of Central Health Service. Some of the recommendations of Tikku Committee have been implemented in Employees’ State Insurance Co ..
Swavalamban Scheme, a co-contributory Scheme, was launched, in September, 2010 to encourage people from the unorganized sector to voluntarily save for their retirement. The Central Government would contribute a sum of Rs.1,000 in each New Pension ..
As per the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the Central Government has set up 22 Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Courts (CGIT-cum-LCs) in various states for resolution of industrial disputes arising in Central Sphere ..
The Government has extended the RashtriyaSwasthyaBimaYojana (RSBY) to domestic workers. Under the scheme, the smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30000 per annum is provided to a family of five on a family floater basis. The ..
There is no Public Provident Fund (PPF) scheme specially for unorganised sector, being implemented by the Government. However, to encourage the workers of unorganised sector to voluntarily save for their retirement and to lower the cost of operati ..
The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and Minimum Wags Act, 1948 have provisions regarding minimum wages. The State Governments are the appropriate Government in respect of the private establishments and the state establishmen ..
National Advisory Council (NAC) has recommended a Minimum Social Security Package which includes life and disability cover, financial protection against ill health, maternity benefits and pension upon retirement for unorganized workers. NAC has al ..
Government has enacted Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 which provides for payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for the same work or work of similar nature without any discrimination. The Occupational Labour Surveys conducted by Labo ..
In accordance with amended para 69 (under para 83 of Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952), an International Worker is allowed to withdraw the full amount standing to his credit in the fund: • on retirement from service in ..