LABOUR MINISTRY

Trade unions to boycott meeting called by labour ministry, terms it farce

The labour ministry had held first round of tripartite discussions on draft rules on Wage Code and Code on Industrial Relations in December...

Labour ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy by December

The NEP will draw a broad road map for improving job opportunities in the country, mainly by various initiatives like skill development, br...

Labour Ministry seeks feedback on draft model standing orders for manufacturing, mining, service sectors

"These Model Standing Orders will pave the way for the industry harmony in the country as it aim to formalize the service-related matters i...

Labour ministry formalises work from home for services sector

Besides, to safeguard the IT industry, the ministry has prescribed involvement in unauthorized access of any IT system, computer network of...

Labour ministry issues guidelines for Atma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana

The scheme was announced in November to incentivise formal job creation in the country and subsequently approved by the Cabinet in early De...

Govt finalising technicalities of four mega surveys to collate job data of unorganised sector

The government has set up an expert group under the chairmanship of Professor SP Mukherjee to provide technical guidance to the Labour Bure...

Labour codes to herald new wave of reforms in 2021; job creation likely to be major challenge

This year has also been a challenging year for the workforce as well as for employers due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The gov...

Labour Ministry to clear the air on work hours

The labour ministry has proposed an eight-hour workday in the draft rules under the code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditi...

Skill Ministry set to offer new job role: The multitasker

Having looked through lakhs of blue-collar job postings and job-seeker profiles over the last six months, the Ministry of Skill Development...

Labour Ministry holds tripartite stakeholder consultation with industry chambers and trade unions

The four codes, which have been passed by the Parliament, include the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Cod...

BMS urges labour ministry to scrap 12 hour work, not cap allowances at 50%

In the consultation meeting held by the ministry of labour on labour code rules, BMS demanded scraping of spread over to 12 hours as the ma...

Industry bodies to press for holding back new wage definition in meeting with govt on Dec 24

"The representatives of CII and FICCI among other industry bodies would meet union labour ministry top brass on December 24, 2020 to discus...

Govt to set up advisory board to determine national minimum wage

“In exercise of the powers conferred under the Code on Wages, 2019, the Central Government hereby appoints the date of publication of this ...

Employer liability on wages to be fixed in the final rules under labour code

Liability with regard to statutory dues including minimum wages, overtime, bonus, provident fund, insurance and gratuity could be spelt out...

A relook at national floor for minimum wages

The labour ministry has decided to junk the recommendation by a panel on steep increase to the national floor for minimum wages and is now ...

Ministry of Labour and Employment allays fears about Labour Codes

In a pointed clarification on raising employee limit of smaller units for closure to 300, the ministry has underlined that the department-r...

Government says Labour Codes aimed at expanding labour welfare measures

On raising the employee limit of smaller units for closure to 300, the Ministry said the Parliamentary Standing Committee had also recommen...