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Because of the health crisis, the state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gujarat have suspended the majority of their labour laws, whilst Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Rajasthan have increased maximum daily working time to 12 hours …

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The national government is enforcing the use of a tracking App “Aarogya Setu” during the health crisis …

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In a country where the informal economy accounts for between 80% and 90% of the workforce, it is always going to be difficult to estimate the true impact of the current crisis on jobs …

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A recent auto-industry roundtable of experts from across India has agreed that greater use of automation and, in particular, robotics could reduce the reliance of the industry on people – and thereby also help minimise vulnerability to a future pandemic …

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Foreign nationals with eVisas that have expired will automatically have them extended until the 3rd of May …

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The north-eastern Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Sikkim have banned the entry of all foreign nationals because of the global epidemic …

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The latest law on the protection of transgender rights passed at the end of last year now appears to offer little more protection for transgender individuals than already existed following the NALSA v India Supreme Court case in 2014 …

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The Central Chief Labour Commissioner has informed the state bank, leading banks, and finance sector trade unions that they should resolve outstanding differences over the banking sector labour agreement in the next 15 days …

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According to the latest budget of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, higher paid employees should be prevented from placing a substantial part of their income into tax-free pension and other benefits …

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This year should be a turning point for labour law in India …

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Employers in West Bengal will be under pressure from employees this year to recognize all 43 public holidays falling due across the State …

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A survey conducted by WTW has found that 28% of Indian companies expect to expand in 2020 and 61% experience no big change …

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The Government of India has recently extended the Visa-On-Arrival (VOA) scheme to UAE nationals …

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The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is designed to provide citizenship to those suffering persecution in neighbouring states and offer an amnesty to anyone living illegally in the country for six years …

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A recently leaked copy of the “Personal Data Protection Bill 2019” reveals that it is loosely modelled on the EU’s GDPR …

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