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April 11, 2023 07:22 PM IST The NCS portal has registered the highest vacancies during 2022-23 since its launch in July 2015, a labour ministry statement said.
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November 22, 2022 09:31 PM IST A letter sent by NITES to Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav alleged that Amazon employees are being forced to quit the company, and sought an inquiry.
- September 30, 2022 08:39 PM IST
On one-month percentage change, it increased by 0.23 per cent with respect to the previous month compared to an increase of 0.16 per cent recorded between corresponding months a year ago.
- August 26, 2022 04:35 PM IST
Addressing the National Labour Conference, PM Modi said that India has once again become the fastest growing economy in the world, so a lot of credit goes to the workers.
- July 10, 2022 11:55 AM IST
Presently, over 138 regional offices of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) disburse pensions to beneficiaries in their region separately.
- May 21, 2022 08:46 AM IST
Of the total 15.32 lakh net subscribers added during the month (of March), around 9.68 lakh new members have been covered under the provisions of EPF & MP Act, 1952 for the first time.
- May 18, 2022 10:15 AM IST
Before today's meeting, the Labour Ministry had issued another notice to Infosys to hold a joint discussion on April 28, which the IT major did not attend.
- April 28, 2022 05:54 PM IST
The company was absent from the first round of discussion that was scheduled on April 28. In the next meeting, representatives from the ministry and Infosys are expected to be present along with the union that filed the complaint seeking removal of the agreement from offer letters.
- April 27, 2022 07:27 PM IST
The labour codes are expected to introduce far-reaching changes with implications for employers and workers. They will offer greater flexibility in rolling out short-term work contracts, make hiring and firing flexible, and make industrial strikes harder.
- December 01, 2021 09:41 PM IST
About 52.03 per cent registered workers are from the farm sector followed by 11.87 per in construction and 9.19 per cent in domestic and household segments.
- November 22, 2021 03:37 PM IST
The committee will also include representatives of the labour ministry and other ministries and academia besides notable people from industry.
- November 20, 2021 08:13 AM IST
The board may discuss widening its investment option, an increase in minimum pension and the interest rate to be offered for this financial year.
- October 29, 2021 10:29 AM IST
"At a time when the country is struggling with COVID-19 pandemic, in a major relief to different category of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere, the Ministry of Labour & Employment has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with effect from October 1, 2021," a ministry statement said.
- October 25, 2021 01:02 PM IST
The NEP seeks to lay out a sector-wise strategy to improve the potential of job creation by drawing investments to employment-intensive sectors, policy interventions and attracting new industries by creating an enabling environment.
- October 20, 2021 08:05 PM IST
First time job seekers have contributed nearly 50 percent of the total net subscriber additions in August.
- October 01, 2021 07:57 PM IST
The Economic Survey of 2018-19, advocated a mandatory national-level minimum wage to promote social justice and curb distress migration.
- September 30, 2021 05:46 PM IST
The All-India CPI-IW (consumer price index-industrial workers) for August 2021 increased by 0.1 point and stood at 123 points.
- September 27, 2021 05:40 PM IST
The All-India Quarterly Employment Survey covers establishments with more than 10 workers. The nine selected sectors are Manufacturing, Construction, Trade, Transport, Education, Health, Accommodation and Restaurant, IT/ BPO and Financial Services.
- September 19, 2021 05:57 PM IST
The four codes have been passed by Parliament. But for implementation of these codes, rules under these must be notified by central as well as state governments for enforcing those in respective jurisdictions.
- September 13, 2021 05:17 PM IST
There have been fewer-than-expected takers for the scheme that will provide informal workers with a monthly pension of Rs 3,000
- August 08, 2021 09:50 PM IST
The pandemic had an impact on employment in the country as the economic activities slowed down due to lockdown restrictions imposed by central as well as states to contain the spread of deadly virus from March in 2020.
- August 04, 2021 04:18 PM IST
The parliamentary committee has also sought another round of income support for the poor and suggested that universal healthcare should be a legal obligation of the government.
- July 08, 2021 09:45 PM IST
Incumbent Bhupender Yadav has the most serious economic obstacles to contend with in an area where all is not in his ministry’s hands and will be dependent upon overall economic recovery.
- June 22, 2021 02:50 PM IST
Their findings will provide extensive and latest data on the number of migrant workers in the country, domestic workers, jobs created in new age transport platforms like Uber, Ola and those in the professional service industries like medicine and accountancy, among others
- June 19, 2021 02:13 PM IST
The clarification comes amid reports that forming an expert group on the issue with three-year term is an attempt to delay fixing minimum wages and national floor wages.
