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Cabinet approves ratification of Minimum Age Convention (No 138) & Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention (No 182)

   01 April 2017 at 11:07

Cabinet approves ratification of the Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) and Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 (No. 182) of the International Labour Organization (ILO)The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ha ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   323 Views


PF Account Portability

   30 March 2017 at 10:43

The Universal Account Number (UAN) provides portability for the employees covered under the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952. It enables portability of Provident Fund (PF) accumulation when the de ..

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Ministry of Labour & Employment provides housing subsidy of Rs. 1,50,000/- per worker for construction of house

   28 March 2017 at 10:58

Ministry of Labour & Employment has formulated Revised Integrated Housing Scheme (RIHS), 2016, which is applicable to the workers engaged in Beedi/Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone Ore Mines, Dolomite Ore Mines ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law |   278 Views


Field offices of EPFO directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims

   28 March 2017 at 10:57

The field offices of Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) have been directed to settle claims in cases of deaths within seven days of receipt of such claims. As per paragraph 72(7) of the Employees’ Provident Funds (EPF) Scheme, 19 ..

Posted in Corporate Law |   197 Views


Enforcement of Various Labour Laws in Central Sphere

   28 March 2017 at 10:57

A well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce various labour laws in Central Sphere. The country-wide network of Dy. Chief Labour Commissioners and Regional Labour Commissioners under the control of Chief Lab ..

Posted in Labour & Service Law  1 comments |   223 Views


Hon'ble SC Directs Law Commission to Examine Hate Speeches

   25 March 2017 at 10:29

Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v. Union of India (AIR 2014 SC 1591) had asked the Law Commission of India to examine if it ‘deems proper to define hate speech and make recommendations to the Parliament to stren ..

Posted in Constitutional Law |   195 Views


Training module prepared for ICCs constituted under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013

   25 March 2017 at 10:29

Training module prepared for ICCs constituted under Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 Institutes/Organizations empanelled by WCD Ministry for training programmes/workshops for ICCs Ministry of ..

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SC Directs Law Commission of India to Revisit the Provisions Relating to Regulation of Disciplinary Control Over Lawyers Under the Advocates Act

   25 March 2017 at 10:29

The recent judgment of the Supreme Court in the case of Mahipal Singh Rana v. State of UP, AIR 2016 SC 3302, directed the Law Commission of India to revisit the provisions relating to regulation of disciplinary control over lawyers under the Advocate ..

Posted in Constitutional Law  9 comments |   323 Views


Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amended Act, 2016

   25 March 2017 at 10:29

Though the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been on the statute book since more than 28 years, the same could not be made operational because of certain inherent defects. With a view to providing effective regime for prohibition of ben ..

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Draft Law on Ponzi Schemes

   25 March 2017 at 10:29

In view of the number of complaints with regard to the unauthorized deposit taking activities and duping of gullible people by unscrupulous elements, the Government had constituted an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) in the Department of Economic Affair ..

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