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Wages of Assam tea workers "meagre"; welfare scheme implementation has "several shortcomings": CAG report
The CAG report also found the state government's intervention in fixing wages as per the Minimum Wa…
PTI
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Inclusivity pays off: Countries with same-sex marriage retain skilled professionals more effectively, per study
The study found that European countries which embraced same-sex marriage saw a significant boost in…
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Four-days work week, full and final settlement within 2 days of exit — new changes at workplaces to reflect from July 1
The new labor codes are expected to be implemented tomorrow, July 1. New labor laws will bring a lo…
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Towards sustainable labour practices: Four new codes attempt to prioritise employee welfare, health, and safety in India
As labour is a concurrent subject, the Centre has finalised the rules under these codes, and states…
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Three credit card mistakes to avoid to maintain good CIBIL scores, and avoid too much interest
While a credit card has its advantages, it also has demerits that users choose to ignore or ar…
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India’s Chief Economic Advisor uses the word ‘squatters’ to describe India’s ‘formal’ workforce while pushing for controversial labour law changes
Indian states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab and Rajasthan have suspended many…
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Punjab mulls changes in labour laws, excise policy
Underlining the need for the industry to retain labour and prevent the migrant workers from leavin…
PTI
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Parliament passes 3 key labour reform bills
The three codes were passed by Lok Sabha on Tuesday and these will now be sent to the President for…
PTI
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New H-1B visa rules make it more expensive and harder to hire workers from India — but they may not hold ground
The Trump administration has moved to make significant changes to Silicon Valley’s converted H-1B v…
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Billionaires Azim Premji and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw argue against the labour ‘reforms’ in Indian states— and they are not alone
However, the idea does not resonate well with the experts. After a notice from the Allah…
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India’s ‘labour reforms’ need these three safety nets— or else the people will be exposed to exploitation
At least six Indian states decided to use the COVID-19 economic crash to push through some difficul…
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One in four organizations plan to make variable a part of the wages
Around 25% of the organizations are planning to include variable pay in the wage definition. One ou…
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RBI and Finance Ministry have already spent nearly half of Narendra Modi’s $270 billion stimulus— watch out for changes to land and labour laws
It is also not possible for a developing country like India to spend its way out o…
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Indian women across 20 states protest against the ‘environment of hate’
With India’s general elections just days away, thousands of women from 135 cities across 20 states …
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A wholesaler CEO says he's having to turn down truckers in the labor shortage because they can't pass drug tests
Under a new system for recording drug and alcohol violations, 72,000 drivers are currently prohibit…
Stephen Jones
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Spain could become the first European country to offer three day menstrual leave
The Spanish Gynecology and Obstetrics Society says that around one-third of women who have perio…
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Your take-home salaries could shrink sharply from April with India’s new definition of wages — but companies are hoping for a delay
Indian companies are hoping that the government will delay the rollout of the country’s new labour …
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Ten trade unions to go on strike tomorrow protesting against changes in labour laws
As many as ten central trade unions are going ahead with the one-day nationwide strike to protest a…
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US wants to scrap temporary business visas for H-1B speciality occupations
The US State Department in a federal notification Wednesday proposed to make changes to its existin…
PTI
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The UK's last school shooting was in 1996. It overhauled its gun-control laws after and there hasn't been another.
16 children and a teacher were killed in Dunblane, Scotland. Insider spoke to a campaigner who help…