Will the government wait for a new law or start counting the invisible workforce now? Somesh Jha reports. Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar caused quite a stir on social media......
The Centre estimates to receive and utilise 40-50 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine covering 20-25 crore people by July next year and it is preparing a format for the states to submit by October-end......
Day 6 of Parliament's monsoon session 2020. Bills to be introducedLok SabhaThe Industrial Relations Code, 2020.The Code On Social Security, 2020. Bills for consideration and passingLok SabhaThe......
Labour ministry guidelines say workers returning to cities must get housing, health insurance, facemasks.The Centre has also asked states to issue guidelines to employers to take care of the needs......
There is an urgent need for a Joint Parliamentary Committee to examine the current liability regime besides a high-powered trans-disciplinary independent experts committee to study the issue, says......
The Union government will take a bit longer to introduce the much-awaited labour codes even as the majority of states and Union Territories (UTs) have framed rules on them. Illustration: Uttam......
Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav has exuded confidence that four labour codes, which would bring another wave of reforms, will soon be implemented as around 90 per cent of states have already......
Their implementation is expected to create investment owing to improving ease of doing business as well as initiating pro-worker measures. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The long-awaited......
India's gig workers continue to be without any social security cover or a minimum wage guarantee. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The recent protests by employees of Urban Company and the......
Ushering in a big wave of reforms by implementing the four labour codes, setting up the national social security fund to cover over 38 crore informal sector workers and improving the ease of doing......