Page 4 - Labour Laws

Doing away with rigidity in labour laws will boost jobs: Minister Gangwar

The minister said that the laws protect the workers' right to strike and it has not been "taken away from them in any manner

Centre notifies three labour codes subsuming 25 laws after President's nod

The new labour laws will be made effective by the government later

Govt defends easing retrenchment norms, says it won't be 'hire and fire'

Defends move to have fixed-term employment, insists present system of hiring workers through contractors is exploitative

New labour laws 'weakened' trade unions, removed 'security net': Congress

Parliament approved the 3 labour codes that will remove impediments to winding up of companies and allow firing of staff without government permission in firms with up to 300 workers

Codes give more power to states to be flexible on labour laws

The move, after President's nod, will help industry push for exemption at a micro-level, and flexibility in retrenchment, working hours, safety standards and collective bargaining

LS clears three crucial codes for workers' welfare subsuming 29 labour laws

The codes envisage setting up of a social security fund for 400 million unorganised workers along with the GIG and platform workers

Govt withdraws 3 labour Bills, reintroduces with fresh provisions

The Centre on Saturday withdrew three Bills moved by the Labour Ministry in the Lok Sabha and reintroduced them with fresh labour code provisions as part of the labour reforms initiative

Gig firms to contribute 1-2% of turnover for social security of workers

Workers will be entitled to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity according to proposal to be introduced in Lok Sabha today.

Covid-19 treatment cost must not fall on migrant workers: Govt tells states

Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks

How 3 labour codes aim to reform employment contract, layoffs, work safety

Legal changes will grant contract workers equal statutory social security benefits as regular workers of a business

Easier labour laws will help expansion of BPOs in smaller towns: WNS chief

In a Q&A, Keshav Murugesh, Group CEO of the NYSE-listed firm, says his company will continue to hire, but at a slower pace

States cannot increase working hours beyond 8: Govt to parliament panel

About nine states proposed to increase the working hours from eight to twelve by diluting the labour laws, but later rolled back the decision after facing flak from various stakeholders

The June recovery and beyond

There will be a limit to the immediate recovery that we witnessed in June

Parliamentary panel favours extending ESI, EPF benefits to migrant workers

Under the insurance scheme, employees earning up to Rs 21,000 a month can contribute 1.75 per cent towards ESI while the employer contributes 4.75 per cent

Centre asks Gujarat and UP govts to specify labour laws they want repealed

In early May, both states had proposed suspending key labour laws for three years in a bid to attract investments flowing out of China due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Labour laws are not the reason hindering India's rapid industrialisation

Even in India, labour problem is low down on an entrepreneur's wish list. Corruption of labour inspector is quoted as a reason.

Tried and tested

Legacy schemes are working in the time of Covid crisis

India's contract labour laws are riddled with incentives for corruption

The migrant workers' crisis is also the tra­gedy of contract workers, who have been growing in numbers over the years

After long stint, retrenched Raymond staff stare at tough legal battle

Company denies retrenching 'workers', says cost rationalisation has impacted some managerial positions

Minimum economic security is not unaffordable

In the concluding part, the author lays down the fiscal arithmetic for an illustrative UBI supplement in India