Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to India which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
India: New minimum wages in Madhya Pradesh (2023)
As with many other Indian States, minimum wages vary in Madhya Pradesh based on industry and skill level …
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India: Half of available jobs are in the finance and insurance sector
The National Career Service (NCS) has reported that just over one million vacancies are registered on its jobs portal …
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India: Modest revision in minimum rates in Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The lowest daily minimum wage rate in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands (a 500-island archipelago off the coast of Myanmar) have been increased by 1 …
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India: The Indian Union Territory increases minimum wages
Daily minimum wages for the India’s Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu now range from 441 Indian rupees (US$5 …
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India: High Court supports freedom of speech by a bank employee
The Madras High Court has dismissed the right of Tamil Nadu Grama Bank to discipline an employee for posting criticisms of the bank on WhatsApp that were critical of management …
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India: Data protection law gains Parliamentary and Presidential approval
The Digital Personal Data Protection Act has just been published in the Official Gazette and has therefore become law …
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India: Labour welfare fund revision
The Labour Welfare Board in the State of Haryana requires that employees who qualify for coverage by the fund must contribute 0 …
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India: Air India introduces new structure for non-flying staff
Having sorted out a new reward structure for ‘flying staff’ in April, attention has since turned to the company’s 7,000 ground staff employed in India …
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India: Labour Codes further delayed until after the general election in April and May 2024
Although the four new Labour Codes were approved by the Federal Parliament and President back in 2019/20, they have been met by much criticism and resistance from many quarters across the country …
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India: 5-year deal on pay and allowances at Coal India
In late May 2023, the Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry reached a backdated wage agreement for five years from 1st July 2021 …
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India: More than a decade not to decide a dismissal case
On 29th March 2023, the High Court in Karnataka overturned a Labour Court order reinstating an employee of TTK Healthcare Ltd in Bengaluru …
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India: Pilots Unions remove opposition to new Air India deal
Members of both the Indian Pilots’ Guild (IPG) and Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA) have been advised to go ahead and sign a new wage contract …
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India: Foreign law firms taking cautious approach to India
Following the partial opening up of the Indian legal market-place last year a number of major western firms, such as Baker & McKenzie, have been considering the setting up of offices there …
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India: Extended working day plan suspended in Tamil Nadu
Recently, the southern State of Karnataka was the first to permit 24-hour production in a bid to attract manufacturing investment from China …
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