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  A statement giving the latest rates of minimum wages to agricultural labourers (Unskilled) S..

The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 has been enacted to provide social security to the unorganised sector workers including domestic workers. The Act provides for formulation of social security schemes viz. life and disability cover, health ..

The Supreme Court today granted four weeks time to the Mayawati Government to respond to a PIL challenging large scale transfers of senior IAS and IPS officers by the state soon after the recent Lok Sabha elections. The counsel for the petitioner contended before a Bench, comprising Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice P Sathasivam, that the state government cannot tra..

 The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Delhi police to give out-of-turn promotion to an Assistant Sub-Inspector for his exemplary role in the arrest of Sher Singh Rana, the main accused in the Phoolan Devi murder case of 2001. The Court issued the direction on a petition by the police personnel, Devender Kumar, challenging the decision of the Delhi police not to promote him ou..

Section 7(1) of NREG Act, 2005 provides for payment of unemployment allowance by the State Government to an applicant if he/she is not pr..

 A daily wager cannot claim salary equal to that of a regular worker even if the two are discharging the ‘same functions’, the Supreme Court has ruled in a landmark judgement which supercedes its earlier, almost opposite, stand on the issue. The principle of equal pay for equal work will arise "only if there..

 The Government on Wednesday made it clear that social security number is not mandatory for getting services from Employees Provident Fund Organisation as the present provident fund membership number will suffice. Informing this in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Harish Raw..

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A division bench of the Allahabad High Court today stayed the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Allahabad, whereby it had set aside the suspension order of a senior IPS officer Ramendra Vikram Singh, passed by the Uttar Pradesh government.  The bench, consisting of Justice Amitava Lala and S Kumar stayed the order of the CAT and asked the counsel, app..

 The Kerala High Court said educational institutions are industrial establishments. A Division Bench comprising Justice K Balakrishnan Nair and Justice C T Ravikumar, while dismissing a batch of petitions challenging them inclusion of private schools under the ESI Act, observed that in a Supreme Court decision, educational institutions were industrial establishments and comes under the ES..

Review/updation of labour laws is a continuous process in order to bring them in tune with the emerging needs of the economy. The required changes in the labour laws are accomplished by the Government after detailed consultation with the social partners with a view to harmonize the interests of all stake holders. The Bills to amend Acts like Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Ma..

A Task Force has been constituted on the recommendation of the 42nd Session of the Indian Labour Conference to revisit the provisions of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The first meeting of the Task Force has been scheduled for 17th July, 2009.  This information was given by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shri Harish Rawat ..

The Kerala High Court said educational institutions are industrial establishments. A Division Bench comprising Justice K Balakrishnan Nair and Justice C T Ravikumar, while dismissing a batch of petitions challenging them inclusion of private schools under the ESI Act, observed that in a Supreme Court decision, educational institutions were industrial establishments and come..

Dear friends, Professional tax exemption limit for salary in Maharashtra has been increased from Rs.2,500 p.m. to Rs.5,000 p.m. w.e.f. 1.7.2009.  Copy of Amendment Act has been placed in Files Section. Regards,  ..

While construing the provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act (ID), the view that advances the object of the Act and serves its purpose must be preferred to those that obstructs and paralyses the purpose of the Act, as held by the Supreme Court, the Madras High Court has said.  Justice Jyothimani was dismissing a petition by the management of Bharathan Publications(P)..