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The Karnataka state government has extended the facility for holiday carryover in its Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961 …

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It is taking far longer to realize the national minimum wage as envisioned under the Labour Codes …

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The Ministry of Labour and Employment has introduced a set of regulations under the industrial relations code …

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The low-cost airline “Indigo” is dealing with a continued decline in passenger demand by asking its employees to take obligatory leave without pay (LWP) for part of each month, for varying durations …

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Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) chief executive Mahesh Vyas has claimed that the second wave of the pandemic has led to the loss of ten million jobs across India …

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Although collective agreements at various divisions of Siemen’s subsidiary Kalwa Switchgear expired in 2018 and 2019, nothing has been introduced to replace them …

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All shops and commercial establishments in the state of Karnataka that employ 10 or more persons are now permitted to be open around the clock on all days for a period of 3 years until January 2024 …

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People of Indian origin and the Indian diaspora possessing Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) cards are now no longer required to carry their old, expired passports to travel to India …

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Female labour force participation stands at just 21% across India, compared to 61% in China …

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The High Court in Telangana – a State in Southern India more than three times the physical size of Belgium – has ordered the State’s Labour Department to attend its next hearing on 18th March …

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Employees working for four state-owned general insurance companies have, for over a year, complained that they have not been paid and that their pension contributions have not been honoured …

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Although four new labour codes were pushed through the federal parliament by the Autumn of 2020, there remains no implementing regulations that will allow them to come into force …

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The Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments (Second Amendment) Act, 2020 came into force on 19th February 2021 …

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Companies in India often operate with a chaotic and topheavy system for administering the payment of contractors …

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Although Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra has been upbeat about the possible implementation of the four new national employment codes ahead of the 1st April deadline, there has been strong opposition to them from many trade unions …

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