Labour Laws - Corporate Law Reporter

Government of India has decided to prepare a new series of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers

Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has decided to prepare a new series of Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers. For this purpose, Government has set up a Standing Tripartite Committee (STC) to advise the Government on issues pertaining to the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (New Series). The STC will go… Read More

Journalists from Electronic Media are not covered under the Wage Board for journalists

The journalists from electronic media are not covered under the Wage Board for journalists. There is no proposal at present to include all journalists in electronic media under the Wage Board. The Ministry of Labour and Employment administers the Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955 for the… Read More

Violation of EPF Act

Details of number of cases under Section 7A of Employees™ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, initiated against the defaulting establishments during the last three years are as under: 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 26568 19615 17147 Details of Action taken during the said period is as under: (i) Number of prosecution cases filed under Section 14… Read More

Data of Members under EPFO on Web Facility

Employees™ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has date of birth details for more than 4 crore members out of a total members of 8.87 crore as on 01.08.2013. Web facility has been provided to the Employers to upload the date of birth details of all employees. Further, Field Offices of EPFO have been directed to ask… Read More

Objectives of National Urban Livelihoods Mission

The Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation has proposed to launch a National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in 12th Five Year Plan, which will replace the existing Swarna Jayanti Shahari Rozgar Yojana (SJSRY). The NULM would focus on organizing urban poor in self help groups, creating opportunities for skill development leading to market-based employment… Read More

GoM on Workers’ Demands

Government has set up a Group of four Ministers led by Shri A.K. Antony to discuss the workers` demands with the United front of trade unions. Two meetings of the Group of Ministers (GoM) were held on 18.02.2013 and 22.05.2013 in which the ten point Charter of Demand of the trade unions were discussed. The… Read More

Data on Child Labour

Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness and illiteracy. As per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore out of which there were approximately 12 lakh children found working in the hazardous occupations/processes covered under Child Labour (Prohibition &… Read More

Payment of Minimum Wages

Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (M W Act) both the Central and State Governments are the appropriate Governments to fix and revise the minimum wages in the scheduled employments under their respective jurisdiction. Rates fixed in the Central sphere are applicable to establishments under Central Government/CPSUs in various States including Delhi.… Read More

Policy on Domestic Workers

As per National Sample Survey (NSS) 2004-05, there are around 47.50 lakh domestic workers in the country of which 30 lakh are women working in urban areas. The Government has already formulated a policy on domestic workers. The Central Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 for social security of the unorganized… Read More

Labour Law Program at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai

Please send your reply on seminar@satvam.com or seminar@satvamindia.com Program on Fundamentals of Labour Laws for Managers at Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad & Chennai Mumbai : Saturday, July 13, 2013 - 09.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. at VITS Hotels, Andheri-Kurla Road, Beside Trade Star Building, Kondivita Lane, Mumbai 400059 Delhi: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 09.30… Read More

Revised Online Transfer Claim Form For EPFO

Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Sis Ram Ola today released Revised Transfer Claim form for EPFO beneficiaries marking this as first step towards launch of online Transfer Claim facilities here in New Delhi. The revised form will have the following salient features: ¢ The form will be called Transfer Claim Form instead of Form 13… Read More

Key Indicators of Employment and Unemployment in India, 2011-12

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the key indicators of Employment and Unemployment in India, from the data collected in its 68thround survey conducted during the period July 2011 -June 2012. The NSS surveys on employment and unemployment are conducted quinquennially starting from 27th round (October 1972 - September 1973) and the… Read More

Change of Guard: Shish Ram Ola Takes over as New Union Minister Labour and Employment Minister

Shri Shish Ram Ola has taken over as new Union Minister Labour and Employment Minister here in Shram Shakti Bhawan New Delhi today. Shri Ola is a Lok Sabha member (INC) from Jhunjhnu Constituency of Rajasthan and has already handled this portfolio from May 23, 2004 to November 27, 2004 in the UPA-I tenure. Speaking on… Read More