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Labour ministry on Tuesday said the Centre has not fixed Rs 18,000 as national minimum monthly wage under the Code on Wages Bill.

Domestic worker draft policy for minimum wages, social security

Policy will also provide for model contract of employment with well defined period of work and rest.

17 Oct 2017 2:05 PM IST

EPFO has already joined the vast network of over 2 lakh common services centres (CSC) of the IT department to widen its reach.

EPFO may pump in Rs 250-300 billion in equities during FY'18

National Pension Scheme also among sources for driving domestic flow surge, says Morgan Stanley.

7 Sept 2017 6:22 PM IST

Arun Jaitley pointed out that SC had in 2012 quashed all spectrum allocations, calling the 2G policy of the UPA govt corrupt and dishonest. (Photo: ANI)

Tech use in enforcing labour laws to bring transparency: Economic...

About 4.6 crore households were provided employment totalling 177.8 crore person days during 2017-18.

29 Jan 2018 2:01 PM IST

The tourists will get an opportunity to visit the deep inside the coal mines in Bhandewada and Ukani to understand the intricacies involved in coal mining.

Labour Min extends date for comments on workers safety code

Persons employed below ground in a mine shall not be allowed to work for more than eight hours in any day.

29 April 2018 12:08 PM IST

FDI equity inflow in manufacturing sector grew by 31 per cent to USD 4.19 billion during April-June this fiscal.

Annual FDI inflows to rise to USD 75 bn over next 5 yrs: report

India is among the most favoured FDI destinations and the annual FDI inflows to the country is expected to rise.

12 April 2018 12:45 PM IST

October manufacturing PMI data comes in sharp contrast to the robust show by India on World Banks Ease of Doing Business ranking.

Improvement in ease of doing biz ranking outcome of Modi govt's...

Industry bodies exuded confidence that India will climb the rankings further to be among the top 50 nations.

24 Oct 2019 3:18 PM IST

Union Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar on Thursday introduced the Industrial Relations Code Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha. (Photo: File)

Industrial Relations Code bill introduced in Lok Sabha

This bill is part of the government's initiative to reform labour laws by amalgamating 44 legislations related to...

28 Nov 2019 3:17 PM IST

CII on Sunday said businesses across several key sectors are seeing firm growth in sales and orders.

Bring down corporate tax to 18 per cent sans exemptions: CII

Government has already reduced corporate tax to 25 per cent for companies having turnover of less than Rs 250 crore.

11 Jun 2019 6:47 PM IST

Retail inflation for industrial workers rose to 5.61 per cent in August from 2.52 per cent in the year-ago month mainly due to rise in prices of food items and petroleum products.

Labour Reforms: 2 Codes on OSH, Wages introduced in Lok Sabha

However, the opposition demanded they be sent to a standing committee for scrutiny.

23 July 2019 7:06 PM IST

The Code on Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Bill, 2019 in parliament is expected to be introduced in the Budget session of Parliament, under Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar. (Photo: ANI)

Cabinet approves bill that subsumes 13 central labour laws

The new code has been drafted after amalgamation, simplification, and rationalisation of relevant provisions of the 13...

10 July 2019 8:28 PM IST

Manufacturing sector contracted by 0.4 per cent in November as against a growth of 10.4 per cent a year ago. (Representational image)

Cabinet approves bill to merge 13 labour laws into single code

Proposed Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019, would enhance the coverage of workers...

10 July 2019 5:44 PM IST

According to CMIE, the labour force participation rate fell from 46.1 per cent in 2016-17 to 43.5 per cent in 2017-18. CMIEs latest estimates suggest that the number has plummeted to 42.7 per cent in the first quarter of 2018-19.

Cabinet approves Code on Wages bill

The Code on Wages is one of the four codes that would subsume 44 labour laws with certain amendments.

3 July 2019 7:53 PM IST