Most domestic work is informal, leaving workers vulnerable, especially in times of crisis like Covid-19
Sanitation workers and rag-pickers face risk from the handling of unmarked medical waste emerging from homes where Covid-19 patients are quarantined
The letter was published following media reports of workers being paid below the UK minimum wage
Inducting new employees virtually and deciding about earned leave: HR managers have lots of decisions to make.
Without laws specific to the pandemic, compensation is left to the discretion of companies
Scientists warn of potential Covid-linked brain damage, how fever clinics are faring, and has Delhi crossed its peak?-a roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic
The number of working hours lost across the world in the first half of 2020 was significantly worse than previously estimated.
Even in India, labour problem is low down on an entrepreneur's wish list. Corruption of labour inspector is quoted as a reason.
He cited a Business Standard report about the plight of retrenched workers of a private company, who were staring at a long battle ahead.
The state government had opposed the plea saying the petitioner should be more sensitive towards the essential workers who are engaged in combating the pandemic
Based on analysis of data from 510 responses, the study revealed a devastating impact of lockdown 1.0 on employment scenario in the surveyed states
The unemployment rate in 2017-18 had risen to 6.1%, compared to 2.2% in 2011-12, according to the results of the Periodic Labour Force Survey released by the National Statistical Office.
Suspending the entire labour law as some states have tried is not sustainable
India's January-March GDP growth sank to 3.1 per cent, a low not seen in at least 17 years
At least nine passengers were reported dead on May 27 over a span of 48 hours on board the migrant trains, with the railways stating that all of them had health conditions.
The current social security laws in India exclude about 90 per cent of the workforce - mainly in the unorganised sector.
The third of a five-part series looks at how lack of manpower and cash flow issues have put small units in dire straits despite govt announcing a Rs 3-trn package
Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar tells Somesh Jha that most workers have returned home and they will join back the workforce after monsoon.
Salary and wage bill for manufacturers was down around 1% YoY in Jan-Mar
The first of a five-part series captures the restlessness of workers in Haryana's industrial clusters struggling to restart operations