labour service law

Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemporary to the emerging economic and industrial scenario. Accordingly, Ministry of Labour & Employment have taken several reform initiatives, both legislative reforms as well as Governance reforms through use of tech..

The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess Act, 1996, provides levy and collection of cess at such rate not exceeding two per cent but not less than one per cent of the cost of construction as the Central Government may notify. The cess has been levied and being collected at the rate of 1% of the cost of construction as notified by the Central G..

Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemporary to the emerging economic and industrial scenario. The Second National Commission on Labour which submitted its Report in 2002 had recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into four..

The Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Shri Arun Jaitley while presenting the General Budget 2017-18 in Parliament today said that the Government is keen on fostering a conducive labour environment wherein labour rights are protected and harmonious labour relations lead to higher productivity. Legislative reforms will be undertaken to simplify, rationalize and amalgamate the exis..

The Central Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 to provide social security benefits to the workers including agricultural labourers in the unorganised sector. This Act stipulates formulation of suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers on matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover, (ii) ..

The ‘Labour’ is a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India.  The concept of “Appropriate Government” envisages that both Central and State Governments are competent to legislate in their respective spheres. Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages..

Bonded Labour System has been abolished by law throughout the country with effect from 25th October, 1975 under the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Ordinance which was replaced by the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. Under the Act, it is the responsibility of State governments to identify, release and rehabilitate the bonded labour. p style=..

Special drive of inspection was conducted by the Chief Labour Commissioner Organization across the country from 1st August, 2016 to 9th September, 2016. Total 12046 numbers of inspections were conducted under various labour laws during the special drive.  A total of 84673 irregularities were detected during the special driv..

Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, the Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment, in reply to a question in Lok Sabha today said that Reforms in Labour Laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemporary to the emerging economic and industrial scenario. The Second National Commission ..

Government has enacted the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 which came into force w.e.f. 1.9.2016. The Amendment Act completely prohibits the employment of children below 14 years. The amendment also prohibits the employment of adolescents in the age group of 14 to 18 years in hazardous occupations and processes and regulates their worki..

Comments of some Organisations on Child Labour Amendment Bill ill founded, Asserts Labour Ministry    Children allowed to work in family enterprises in original act, it’s scope severely restricted now p style="text..

The Government have framed the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 and it has been circulated to all States for adopting the same as it is or modifying their existing State Shops and Establishment Act as per their requirem..

Cabinet decides to bring in more Flexibility in Labour Laws to increase Productivity   Cabinet approves Special Package for Job Creation & Export Promotion in Textile & Apparel Sector &nb..

The total number of contract labourers both in organized and unorganized sector engaged on the basis of license issued under Contract Labour(Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 in the Central Sphere for last 3 years is given below:-   ..

Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both Central and State Governments are appropriate Governments to fix, review and revise the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employment consisting of agriculture and non-agricultural sector under their  respective  jurisdictions. The rates of minimum wages fixed for scheduled ..