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Daily Wagers

   29 November 2011 at 10:12

The statistics regarding the total number of daily wagers and employed persons receiving regular salary in the country is not maintained centrally. Chapter VA & Chapter VB of Industrial Disputes Act 1947 provides protection against retrenchm ..

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Insurance Coverage of Workers

   29 November 2011 at 10:12

As per BPL survey, 2002, there are about 6 crore estimated BPL families (a unit of five) in the unorganised sector. Initially, it was proposed to cover all the 6 crore BPL families under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) providing for smart ca ..

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Employees' Provident Fund Contribution

   29 November 2011 at 10:12

The following steps have been taken by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation to recover the outstanding amount: 1. Attachment and sale of movable and immovable properties of the defaulting establishments. 2. Appointment of rec ..

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Bringing Unskilled Workers under the Ambit of PF and ESI

   09 September 2011 at 08:07

As per section 7 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, ‘the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Labour Courts for the adjudication of industrial disputes and for performing such other fun ..

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Decline in Labour Force

   06 September 2011 at 23:32

Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office. Last such survey was conducted during 2009-10. Estimates of labour force participation rate (L ..

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Labour Courts for the adjudication of industrial disputes

   05 September 2011 at 22:54

As per section 7 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute one or more Labour Courts for the adjudication of industrial disputes and for performing such other functions ..

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Dr. M. Sarangi takes over as New Labour and Employment Secretary

   01 September 2011 at 22:22

Dr. Mrityunjaya Sarangi , IAS (TN:77) today took charge as the new Secretary in the Ministry of Labour & Employment. Prior to this he was Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. Dr. Sarangi has taken over after the retirement of Shri P.C.C ..

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Delay in PF Returns

   29 August 2011 at 19:52

As per the Employees’ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, it is mandatory for the establishments covered under the Act to submit the Provident Fund returns as per the time stipulated in this respect. However, there are ..

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SC: Re-examine promotion policy

   27 August 2011 at 20:45

New Delhi, August 26 The SC today directed the Punjab Government to review the criteria for promoting Class IV employees to Class III in order to remove the anomaly in the qualifications required for direct recruits and those seeking promotion. A ..

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Dr. M. Sarangi to be Secretary M/O Labour & Employment

   26 August 2011 at 08:54

The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr. Mrutyunjay Sarangi, IAS (TN:77), presently Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, as Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment vice Shri P.C. Chaturvedi, IAS ..

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