Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to India which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
India: Relaxation of rules on women working at night
The State of Haryana has temporarily removed the ban against women working between 8pm and 6 am …
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India: Jain community 2023 holiday date change
Employers in Rajasthan should note that the public holiday for Mahavir Jayanti that was due to take place on Monday, 3rd April 2023 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, 4th April 2023 …
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India: Government of Karnataka amends its Factories Act
The changes in Karnataka State (SW India) allow for an extension of the working day to 12 hours (inclusive of short work breaks), provided the working week does not exceed 48 hours …
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India: ESIC online maternity benefit claim portal launched
Maternity benefit is given to insured and eligible women in the form of cash benefit during the advanced stage of pregnancy and after delivery, or following miscarriage …
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India: Despite population being unknown, India is set to become most populous country in world
Although India is set to become the World’s most populous country in April 2023, no one actually knows its true population …
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India: Two States update minimum wage rates
The daily minimum wages in the States of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have been increased to a range of 529 Indian rupees (US$6 …
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India: Cut back on rural jobs guarantee scheme
Under a scheme introduced 15 years ago, unemployed workers in rural areas may enroll for State provided work – such as building public facilities, digging wells or constructing roads – and receive the minimum wage for up to 100 days per year …
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India: Karnataka shops and establishments given stimulus to stay in business
The Government of Karnataka has renewed its previous three-year relaxation for establishments with 10+ employees through extending a previous facility under the Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 for another three-year period …
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India: In what circumstances may an employer refuse to pay a termination gratuity when it otherwise falls due?
A gratuity is made to long service employees under the terms of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 …
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India: Moving away from the GDPR privacy model
The fourth draft of India’s proposed privacy law has just been published …
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India: Improving performance for TB identification and its containment
The incidence of TB in 2021 was 210 per 100,000 people, compared to 256 per 100,000 in 2015 – and India is now the 36th ranking country for its incidence …
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India: Delays continue with labour reforms
Since the four labour codes were launched by the national government over two years ago, there have been several promised deadlines for them to become effective in all States across the country …
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India: Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right
The Supreme Court has set aside a direction by the Kerala High Court concerning an appointment made on compassionate grounds …
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India: Employers become increasingly concerned about moonlighting by home-based employees
It was perhaps inevitable that once employees were released from having to attend a formal office to fulfil their work obligations that a string of new ways would be found to take advantage of the new freedoms …
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India: Physical verification of registered office by RoC
Physical verification of registered office by the Registrar of Companies (RoC) …
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