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Over 12 months to January 2024 the CPI-IW rose by +4 …

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Many companies in India that are subsidiaries of overseas multinationals have recently been targeted by the Indian revenue authorities to pay Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the salaries of secondees sent to India from other parts of their Group …

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The Ministry of Labour and Employment has published a free, 14-page online guide to employers entitled “Women Workforce Participation” …

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Since 2014 employers in the State of Karnataka have been generally required to draw up employment ‘standing orders’ and submit them for certification by the State Labour Department …

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The Assembly of the State of Uttarakhand has just passed a Uniform Civil Code Bill (ECC) and it has now gone to the State President for signature …

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The Supreme Court has ordered the Central Government to pay compensation of Rs 60 lakh to a military nursing officer who was dismissed from service because she got married …

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The government of the State of Haryana has appealed to the Supreme Court against a ruling by the Punjab and Haryana High Court concerning its State Local Candidates Employment Act, 2020 …

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A year ago, the the Factories (Karnataka Amendment) Bill, 2023 was passed, raising the length of the working day to 12 hours – although keeping the maximum working week to 48 hours …

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The Karnataka Compulsory Gratuity Rules 2024 oblige private sector employers operating in the State to take out an insurance policy to cover these payments within 60 days from the rules being published …

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Widespread protests from truck drivers have been taking place across the country in reaction to a new Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita law that would impose heavy fines and imprisonment for up to ten years on truck drivers leaving the scene of an accident before completing formalities …

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The consumer price index for industrial workers fell in September 2023 to an annual rate of 4 …

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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has responded to numerous petitions by declaring as unconstitutional a 2020 law reserving 75% of jobs in the private sector for those who are natives of the Haryana State …

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The Delhi government has increased the minimum wage, backdated to 1st October 2023 …

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In India a “dearness allowance” is part of monthly wages and pensions which exists to cushion against rises in the cost of living …

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There is no country-wide statutory ban on anyone working for two employers for successive hours, except under S60 of the Factories Act and the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) – which states that a worker may not work under dual employment against the interests of an industrial establishment …

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