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Labour reforms: Minister promises 'proper' dialogu

Labour reforms: Minister promises 'proper' dialogu

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

Union Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes promised on Thursday to have a 'proper dialogue' with all on labour reforms.

Call centre bashing: 'A case of sour grapes'

Call centre bashing: 'A case of sour grapes'

Rediff.com4 Nov 2005

Get Ahead readers send in their raves, rants and experiences on the call centre phenomenon.

Call centres: 'Cons more than pros'

Call centres: 'Cons more than pros'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2005

Get Ahead readers send in their raves, rants and experiences on the call centre culture.

Banking services to be hit by Sep 2 strike

Banking services to be hit by Sep 2 strike

Rediff.com1 Sep 2015

In all, 14 unions representing bank employees and officers will be supporting the day-long stir.

Food-delivery boy saves 10 lives during Mumbai hospital fire

Food-delivery boy saves 10 lives during Mumbai hospital fire

Rediff.com19 Dec 2018

Sidhu Humanabade was passing by when he saw smoke billowing out from the upper floors of the ESIC Kamgar Hospital in Andheri. He left his bike and asked the firemen if he could join them in the rescue operation.

Why Indian Labour Conference has been postponed

Why Indian Labour Conference has been postponed

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

At the 47th ILC, scheduled for February 26 and 27 in Delhi, trade unions and employers were to discuss key issues related to employment and social security coverage to workers

TRS organises show of strength

TRS organises show of strength

Rediff.com19 Jul 2005

TRS threatens to pull out of UPA

TRS threatens to pull out of UPA

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

His statement came hours after five of his party ministers in Andhra Pradesh resigned from the Congress-led government.

KCR discharged in cheating case

KCR discharged in cheating case

Rediff.com4 Dec 2004

TRS chief to meet PM, Sonia

TRS chief to meet PM, Sonia

Rediff.com4 Jul 2005

Verma denies hijacking Sehwag

Verma denies hijacking Sehwag

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Govt confident of meeting employment target

Govt confident of meeting employment target

Rediff.com28 Jan 2004

The Centre is confident of meeting employment creation target of ten million jobs during the current financial year, Union Labour Secretary P D Shenoy said.

Housing subsidy for beedi workers doubled

Housing subsidy for beedi workers doubled

Rediff.com3 Aug 2004

In line with its commitment to the welfare of unorganized sector workers, the central government on Tuesday announced doubling of subsidy for construction of low-cost houses for beedi workers across the country to Rs 40,000 per unit.

More Indian women seeking jobs

More Indian women seeking jobs

Rediff.com17 Jun 2004

More women are leaving their homes than ever before to hunt for jobs in India's overcrowded employment market, the first government study of its kind released in New Delhi showed.

Sehwag begins new innings with Aarti

Sehwag begins new innings with Aarti

Rediff.com23 Apr 2004

Cabinet clears statehood bill for Delhi

Cabinet clears statehood bill for Delhi

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

Union Labour Minister and a prominent BJP leader from Delhi Sahib Singh Verma, however, said the subject of law and order will remain with the Centre.

Swine flu: 11 die in Telangana, state seeks Centre's help

Swine flu: 11 die in Telangana, state seeks Centre's help

Rediff.com21 Jan 2015

With 11 people succumbing to swine flu in Telangana so far this year, the state government on Wednesday sought Centre's help to check the spread of the deadly virus.

Interim EPF rate fixed at 8.5%

Interim EPF rate fixed at 8.5%

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

EPF board to meet on May 31

EPF board to meet on May 31

Rediff.com27 May 2003

Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma said on Tuesday that the Central Board of Trustees would be meeting on May 31 at New Delhi for reviewing the interest rate of employees provident fund.

A-I pilots call off strike

A-I pilots call off strike

Rediff.com2 May 2003

Spokesman of the Indian Pilots' Guild, Captain Mahesh Gulwani, said the decision to withdraw the stir followed three rounds of talks with Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma.

Verma to make public major PF defaulters

Verma to make public major PF defaulters

Rediff.com27 Jun 2003

The Union Labour Minister Sahib Singh Verma said on Friday that he would soon make public the names and other details of the major provident fund defaulters.

Unions oppose move to increase EPFO investment in stocks

Unions oppose move to increase EPFO investment in stocks

Rediff.com25 May 2016

The finance ministry had last year notified a new investment pattern for EPFO.

KCR, the man who is not afraid to take risks

KCR, the man who is not afraid to take risks

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

Fortune favours the brave and he has done well by taking risks and winning it all, says Aditi Phadnis.

Why RSS' labour wing will boycott PM's speech

Why RSS' labour wing will boycott PM's speech

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

Calling the Budget 2018 'anti-labour', the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh will observe February 20 as a 'black day'.

Dalit student suicide: Varsity says it was 'lenient' on suspended scholars

Dalit student suicide: Varsity says it was 'lenient' on suspended scholars

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Hyderabad Central University says it had taken a 'lenient view' by not imposing 'complete suspension' of the five research scholars, including the Dalit PhD student who committed suicide.

Govt rolls back stricter PF withdrawal norms

Govt rolls back stricter PF withdrawal norms

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

In a placatory move, the labour ministry also said it was contemplating permitting withdrawal of all accumulations by Employees' Provident Fund Organisation's subscribers on grounds like purchase of house, serious illness, marriage and professional education of children.

Wasn't stopped from examining Rohith: HCU doctor disputes Smriti's claim

Wasn't stopped from examining Rohith: HCU doctor disputes Smriti's claim

Rediff.com25 Feb 2016

The duty doctor at the University of Hyderabad health centre today appeared to contradict the claim of HRD Minister Smriti Irani that no doctor was allowed near the body of research scholar Rohith Vemula on the day he had died either to revive him or remove him to hospital.

6 rules to draft an ideal Employment Code

6 rules to draft an ideal Employment Code

Rediff.com18 Feb 2018

Instead of mechanically consolidating all labour laws into one, provisions of all labour laws should be relooked in terms of their substance. The irrelevant and archaic provisions have to be fixed, says Aparajita Gupta.

Rohith suicide: 150 students on hunger strike in Delhi

Rohith suicide: 150 students on hunger strike in Delhi

Rediff.com27 Jan 2016

Alleging "delay in justice" to Hyderabad University research scholar Rohith Vemula, 150 protesting students from universities across Delhi who were detained earlier on Wednesday decided to go on an indefinite hunger strike at Parliament Street police station in New Delhi.

Hyderabad student's death: Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya booked for abetment to suicide

Hyderabad student's death: Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya booked for abetment to suicide

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Agitating students demanded the immediate removal of Dattareya from the Union Cabinet.

TRS chief meets Rahul, Pranab 'to thank them for Telangana'

TRS chief meets Rahul, Pranab 'to thank them for Telangana'

Rediff.com24 Feb 2014

Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday met Rahul Gandhi, a day after he held consultations with Congress president Sonia Gandhi following the passage of the Telangana bill in Parliament.

Jobs still elude Goans

Jobs still elude Goans

Rediff.com6 Feb 2017

The Goa Investment Promotion and Facilitation Board, the BJP's brainchild, has been able to create only 1,500 jobs

Labour Min okays new inspection schemes for factories

Labour Min okays new inspection schemes for factories

Rediff.com27 Jun 2014

Every organisation will also prioritise the areas requiring mandatory inspection, and the cases forwarded by the CAIU will be on data and evidence basis.

Govt tightens trade union norms

Govt tightens trade union norms

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

There have been several occasions when workers have raised an industrial dispute with employers demanding compensation for being retrenched due to continued illness