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The Indian Cabinet has approved the Wages Bill …

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Many employers in India fail each year to submit form 16 to employees, outlining tax deducted in the previous year …

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India is the only country in the world where the civil aviation authority sets the specific terms and conditions for commercial airline flight crews …

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Recent dismissals and retrenchments (redundancies) in India’s IT service sector has led to the growth of specialist sector unions such as the ‘Forum for IT Employees’ and the ‘New Democratic Labour Front’ …

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With effect from July 1st 2017 non-residents, foreign nationals, individuals residing in the states of Assam, Jammu, Kashmir and Meghalaya and all nationals aged over 80 years are no longer required to quote their 12-digit identity number when applying for the Permanent Account Number used for tax declarations …

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The indian government is trying to ease the burden on employers and make the country a more attractive place to invest …

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Although the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act was approved by the national parliament last December its implementation has been frustrated by poorly coordinated ministerial actions …

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The maximum length of stay in India on an e-visa has just been increased from 30 days to 60 days, with double entry, for those entering India on business …

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The number of forms required for completion by employers under current labour laws will, according to an Indian government spokesman, from now on been reduced from 36 to 12 …

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General Motors workers at its Maharashtra plant in India have agreed to a monthly pay deal, giving them an extra 17,600 INR (US$271) from the 1st of April 2017, and then further increases averaging 2,200 INR (US$34) each year in 2018 and 2019 …

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The Hyderabad High Court has ruled as unconstitutional and discriminatory the practice of retiring workers early on medical grounds and their replacement by a male dependant …

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The much-heralded changes to India’s maternity provisions were finally approved by the national parliament earlier this month …

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Leave policies provided by PayPal in India have been enhanced …

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The Indian immigration service has further eased the process of traveling into the country from Bangladesh by removing the need first to obtain an appointment to obtain an eToken …

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The upper house of the Indian parliament (Rajya Sabha) has finally approved The rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill after a string of delays in its passage over the last two years …

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