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Code on Wages Bill gets cabinet nod in a bid to revive labour law reform

The Bill had proposed empowering the states to fix different minimum wages based on geography, skill and occupation, along with a national-level minimum wage which will act as a floor

Govt planning new labour legislation by merging 44 laws under 4 categories

The proposed new labour law will help investors and is expected to accelerate growth, said an official

Govt plugs gap to allow firms to benefit from fixed-term employment rules

Private sector firms not belonging to the central sphere were left clueless about the Centre's new rules concerning contract workers

Govt proposes allowing all sectors to hire workers on fixed-term contracts

The government had allowed fixed-term employment only for the apparel manufacturing sector so far

Jobs vs pensions

The draft labour code on social security is an ambitious but incomplete document

It's now Maharashtra's turn to usher in labour reforms

Units employing up to 49 workers are not required to list themselves with the govt

Labour laws to be overhauled to boost jobs, make hiring easier

Two key bills, covering industrial relations and wages, would be sent to the cabinet this month

Manish Sabharwal & Rajesh Krishnan: Fixing labour plumbing

Most of our employers are small and informal for many reasons but an important one is the regulatory cholesterol created by our labour laws

Amendment Bills for 2 Labour Acts likely to be placed in Parliament

Amendments to Maternity Benefit Act and Workmen Compensation Act are likely to go to cabinet for approval

26-week maternity leave for women soon

The Bill is about mothers and children. It is not about the men (fathers): Minister

BMS asks Centre to stop 'anti-labour' reforms

Unhappy over the Centre's reform agenda, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)-affiliated trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh

Manish Sabharwal & Shihabudin Abdulkhader: The cost of paper compliance

India's labour laws force employers to use five billion sheets of paper or 600,000 trees a year. It's time we dispensed with the paper trail and shifted all labour law paper, workflows and permissions online

SAC sets up panel on regularisation of casual labourers

The committee will also look into the financial, legal and administrative issues