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ICEA forms committee under Wistron MD to address labour issues, reforms

The committee will be headed by Wistron India MD Sudipto Gupta.

Will the Modi govt's 'second push' get it right on the economy?

From an economic standpoint, the success of the Modi govt's recent policy and legislative action would depend more on interlocking process changes than on one-time announcements, writes T N Ninan

Centre's labour reform bills are black laws: Maharashtra minister

Maharashtra Revenue Minister Balasaheb Thorat on Thursday termed the three labour reform bills passed by the Parliament as "black laws", which were against the interests of the working class

Adopt fixed-term contracts for seasonal work, Labour Minister asks industry

Santosh Kumar Gangwar says employees attached and involved with a unit for longer duration are more productive; attrition cost of a skilled worker harms industry in the longer run

Indonesia passes law to cut corporate tax, simplify labor rules

The bill's passage may help President Joko Widodo shore up an economy that's set to slip into another contraction this quarter

Firms can now convert permanent jobs into fixed-term contracts

The Industrial Relations (IR) Code, 2020, notified on September 29, has allowed companies to hire contract workers directly through fixed-term contract, known as fixed-term employment

India set an example of being social capital during Covid: Mohan Bhagwat

Mohan Bhagwat, the Sarsanghchalak of the RSS who inaugurated the virtual national conference of the BMS, said that India has set an example of being a social capital during the Covid-19 pandemic

Best of BS Opinion: Not labour's love alone, BJP's new star in Bihar & more

Four labour legislations aim to attract investment and make it easier for companies to do business in India. Our opinion pieces talk about their impact, Bihar elections, and central banking.

Trade unions call one-day nationwide strike on Nov 26 over labour codes

The unions include those affiliated to left political parties and Congress, apart from certain independent ones. RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh stays out

Necessary, not sufficient: Labour reforms a good start; will we see more jobs now?

If the law changes work, everyone can celebrate. If not, it will be for want of reforms in several other areas like land, transport, electricity, and tax laws, writes T N Ninan

Hire, fire, do business: How new labour codes aim to help companies

Labour reforms passed by Parliament aim to make hiring and firing workers easier as they reduce a number of regulatory approvals. Somesh Jha explains how these reforms could help businesses

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

Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills amid boycott by oppn parties

Stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament comes to an end, eight days earlier

Top headlines: Reliance Retail-KKR deal, cash fertiliser subsidy proposed

From KKR-Reliance deal, residential property deals on the slide to passage of labour reform bills, Business Standard brings you top news of the evening

Labour reforms to put India among top 10 in ease of doing biz: Report

Under the labour reforms, the Centre plans to subsume 44 central laws into four broad codes on wages; industrial relations; OSH and social security

Best of BS Opinion: Mismanaging GST, rescuing the economy, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

A liberal labour market

New Codes welcome, but gaps remain

Cabinet reviews labour reforms; to push remaining Codes in Monsoon session

The central government has been working to concise 44 central labour laws into four broad codes on wages, industrial relations, social security and occupational health & safety

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

Line and length: Indian capital is an orphan, and so is Indian labour

India is a textbook example of a contradiction of Hegelian proportions: a highly desirable liberal political world view that has led to highly undesirable and utterly illiberal economics