Chennai, March 30 – In a significant step to facilitate voter participation across state borders, the Tamil Nadu government has directed employers to grant paid leave not only on its own polling day but also for employees registered as voters in neighboring states.Tamil Nadu goes to the polls...
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New Delhi, March 30 The government stated on Monday that discussions are underway to bring the unorganized sector under the purview of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation and the Employees' State Insurance Corporation.Responding to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha during...
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Kohima, March 27 The Nagaland Assembly passed a bill on Friday to decriminalize minor offenses and overhaul regulatory frameworks across multiple state laws.The core intent of the Nagaland Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is to shift governance from a punitive...
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Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court has criticised the practice of public employers bypassing regular recruitment by continuously engaging staff through outsourcing agencies.Justice Vikram D Chauhan, while allowing a petition filed by Kafi Ahmed Khan, said that such a system...
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New Delhi, March 19 The Centre on Thursday told the Supreme Court that it is "definitely not anti-labour" and will take all necessary steps to protect the interests of workers. This statement came after a nine-judge Constitution Bench reserved its verdict on the correctness of the 1978 ruling...
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Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday that action has been initiated against those involved in an alleged fraud targeting fresh graduates with the promise of jobs at the Hinjewadi IT Park in Pune.Labour Minister Akash Fundkar said his department...
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New Delhi, March 14 The CPI(M) on Saturday opposed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Amendment Bill, 2026, alleging that the proposed changes undermine the principle of self-determination of gender identity and violate the constitutional rights of such people.The party also...
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Gandhinagar, February 17 – The Gujarat Legislative Assembly passed the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Bill, 2026, unanimously on Tuesday, raising the threshold for the law's applicability and revising provisions related to...
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The Lok Sabha passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 today. The bill seeks to amend the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The amendment aims to avoid any future complications regarding the continuity of three laws: the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment...
New Delhi, Feb 12 The BJP and its allies strongly defended the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill on Thursday, calling it "historic reforms" for the welfare of labourers, while the opposition described it as "anti-labour" and sought its complete withdrawal.According to the statement of...
Ranchi, February 12 Members of various trade unions took to the streets in parts of Jharkhand on Thursday, protesting the four labour codes.The protesters are staging demonstrations at the gates of various coal companies and PSUs as part of the nationwide general strike, called by a joint...