Search Results for Tag : Labour

International Cases

Labour Court has concurrent jurisdiction with civil courts to hear and determine any matter concerning a contract of employment(18.09.2019)

The narrow issue in present appeal is whether the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, had the jurisdiction to determine the Appellant’s .....

Tags : Salary, Labour Court, Jurisdiction

Judgments

Divisional Railway Manager a 'factory'(03.08.2015)

The Supreme Court held that a canteen at the Divisional Railway Manager, Moradabad was a 'statutory canteen'. With all requirements of a factory save .....

Tags : railway, factory, labour

SC reverses labour court’s reinstatement of defrauding bus conductor(23.06.2016)

The labour court may interfere with punishment award only when such punishment is not other justified, the Supreme Court held.

In the insta.....

Tags : bus conductor, criminal breach of trust, labour

Top Story

Online portal PENCIL launched by Union Government for effective implementation of National Child Labour Project(26.09.2017)

Child labour is a social evil which hampers development of future generation of society and deprives children of their childhood. Poverty and illitera.....

Tags : Child labour, Portal, Launch

Statute

Model Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016(29.06.2016)

The Union Cabinet looked into disseminating the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 to State.....

Tags : labour, retail, operational freedoms, night shift

Kerala’s attempt to regulate hartals, legislate world peace next(05.02.2016)

Public comment on Kerala’s Regulation of Hartal Bill, 2015 remained di.....

Tags : Kerala, hartal, bill, 2016, strike, labour

Notifications & Circulars

Improving working conditions of labourers through reform in Labour Laws(09.08.2017)

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of legislative initiatives in labour laws during the last 3 years. Such initiatives include: .....

Tags : Labourers, Working condition, Improvement

Code on Wages Bill 2017(05.09.2017)

As part of labour law reforms, the Government has undertaken the exercise of rationalisation of the 38 Labour Acts by framing 4 labour codes viz Code .....

Tags : Wages Bill, Labour law, Reforms

Overlapping/Conflict between Central and State Labour Laws(07.12.2016)

The 'Labour' is a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The concept of "Appropriate Government.....

Tags : Conflict, Labour Laws, Centre-state

Post-GST rates Notified to boost exports and employment generation in the labour intensive textiles and apparel sector(25.11.2017)

In order to support exports of readymade garments and made-ups, Government vide Notification No. 14/26/2010- IT dated 24th November 2017 has notified .....

Tags : GST, Exports, Labour Intensive

Eradication of Child Labour(18.07.2018)

Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness, illiteracy etc. As per 2011 Census, the number o.....

Tags : Child Labour, Eradication, Enforcement, Provisions

Global Conventions on Child Labour(24.07.2017)

After the enactment of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, Government has recently ratified the International Labour Orga.....

Tags : Child Labour, Convention, Global

Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour(10.07.2019)

The Government of India has implemented a Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer, 2016 for providing rehabilitation assistance to.....

Tags : Rehabilitation, Bonded Labour, Scheme

Restriction on EPF withdrawal(05.05.2016)

The Minister for Labour and Employment outlined the restrictions on withdrawal of funds from the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. Instances when withd.....

Tags : Employees provident fund, withdrawal, labour and industrial

New Labour Code(12.12.2022)

The Government has formulated four Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 20.....

Tags : Labour Code, Draft Rules, Protection, Workers

Labour migration in India increasing at an accelerating rate, reveals new study: Economic Survey 2016-17(31.01.2017)

New estimates of labour migration in India have revealed that inter-state labor mobility is significantly higher than previous estimates. This was sta.....

Tags : Labour migration, Increase, Study

Rationalisation of Labour Laws(06.02.2017)

Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemp.....

Tags : Labour laws, Reforms, Rationalisation

Government proposes harder fight against bonded labour(17.05.2016)

The central government announced proposals to make the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour Scheme more effective. The scheme now envisages an increase in .....

Tags : Bonded labour, rehabilitation, corpus, financial assistance

Digital Signature based Online Registration of Establishments launched(24.11.2015)

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched Digital Signature based Online Registration of Establishments. The system requires employers register.....

Tags : Labour, epfo, digital signature, registration

Government makes compliance of Labour Laws and Rules easy(10.04.2017)

The Government has undertaken an exercise to promote ease of compliance of Labour Laws and Rules by various establishments. The "Rationalisation of Fo.....

Tags : Labour laws, Compliance, Ease of

News

India Ratifies Two More ILO Pacts to End Child Labour(19.06.2017)

India has ratified International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) two conventions on child labour reaffirming its commitment for a child labour free India.

Tags : International Labour Organisation, child labour

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Directs State Govt to Release Salary of Casual Labourer(26.07.2019)

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the Government to release salary in favour of a casual labourer, Shahbaz Shafi Ganai. The Court directed Co.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Casual Labourer

J&K&L HC: Rs. 500 Annual Wage to School Employee is Forced Labour(21.09.2022)

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that payment of wages at the rate of Rs. 500 per year since 1998 to a government school employee is c.....

Tags : Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, Wage, Forced Labour

SC: Force/Compulsion Must be Established to Attract Offence Under Bonded Labour System Act(23.09.2022)

Supreme Court has held that for attracting the provision of Section 16 of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976, the prosecution must establi.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Bonded Labour, Force/Compelled

Rajya Sabha Passes The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill(20.07.2016)

Rajya Sabha has passed The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occu.....

Tags : Rajya Sabha , Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill

Lok Sabha Passes Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill(27.07.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, making employment of children below 14 years as cognisable offence for .....

Tags : Lok Sabha, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill

Enforcement of Various Labour Laws in Central Sphere(27.03.2017)

A well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce various labour laws in Central Sphere. The country-wide networ.....

Tags : Machinery, Labour Laws, Enforcement

Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Amendment Rules, 2021(28.06.2021)

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 218A read with section 457 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Central Government, ha.....

Tags : Merchant Shipping, Maritime Labour

Launching of Pencil Portal to Eliminate Child Labour(27.12.2017)

Government has developed an online portal PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) which was launched on 26.9.2017. The purpose.....

Tags : Pencil Portal, Launch, Eliminate Child Labour

Government Announces Labour Law Exemption for Startups Up to 3 Years(10.03.2016)

Government has announced that Start-ups have been exempted from nine labour laws for a period of three years to promote and incentivise the entreprene.....

Tags : Government, Start-ups , Labour Law Exemption

Govt Eases Compliance Burden Under Labour Laws(27.02.2017)

Government has simplified maintenance of Labour registers related to details of employees, their salaries, loans/recoveries, attendance etc by establi.....

Tags : Labour Laws, Compliance

Supreme Court: Treat Labour in Construction Work as Formal Sector(20.03.2018)

Supreme Court has asked Centre to treat construction workers as formal sector employees by bringing them within the ambit of social welfare laws and .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Labour

CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Imposes Fine on Couple and Asks to Plant 100 Trees for Child Labour(05.03.2019)

Delhi High Court has agreed to quash a complaint against a couple, who had employed a minor for household work, and directed them to plant 100 trees a.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Labour

Centre Issues Clarifications Regarding Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017(14.04.2017)

Ministry of Labour and Employment, while releasing a set of clarifications w.r.t. Maternity Act'17, has said that Act is applicable to contractual or .....

Tags : Ministry of Labour and Employment, Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

SC to HCs: Labour Court is Not Functus Officio After Award Becomes Enforceable(24.05.2018)

Supreme Court has held that labour court/industrial tribunal is not functus officio after the award has become enforceable as far as setting aside an .....

Tags : Supreme Court, Labour Court

Bombay HC Directs State to Ensure Basic Amenities for Labourers/ Migrants(02.04.2020)

Bombay High Court has asked the State authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that all migrant workers are provided with basic amenities, during.....

Tags : Bombay High Court, Basic Amenities for Labourers/ Migrants

Kerala HC Directs District Labour Officers to Monitor Conditions of Migrant Labourers(06.04.2020)

Kerala High Court has directed all District Labour Officers to work in coordination with the respective District Legal Services Authorities to monitor.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Conditions of Migrant Labourers

Labour Ministry Eases Norms on Employees' Provident Fund Withdrawals(19.04.2016)

Labour Ministry has eased the planned restriction on withdrawal of contribution to the employees' provident fund and said withdrawal can be allowed fo.....

Tags : Labour Ministry, Provident Fund Withdrawals

Delhi High Court Seeks Report on Efforts to Rehabilitate Bonded Labourers(11.04.2018)

Delhi High Court has ordered the Labour Ministry, Police and New Delhi government to report on efforts to rehabilitate people rescued from bonded labo.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Bonded Labour

AAR, Rajasthan: GST Not Applicable to Labour Contract Services for Construction of Flats Under PMAY(30.01.2020)

Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR), Rajasthan has held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) does not apply to labour contract services for the constructio.....

Tags : Authority for Advance Ruling, GST on Labour Contract Services

Kerala HC: To be Poor is Not a Crime(09.01.2023)

Kerala High Court while ordering release of two children who were sent to shelter home for alleged forced child labour, has held that children helping.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Shelter Home, Child Labour

Supreme Court Defines Tests to Find Out Whether Contract Labourers are Direct Employees or Not?(12.06.2019)

Supreme Court has observed while applying tests laid down by precedents for determining whether a contract labourer is a direct employee or not has qu.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Contract Labourers

All. HC: Interest Can’t be Awarded by Labour Court In Proc. for Money Recovery from Empl. u/s 33C(2)(23.04.2024)

Allahabad High Court has held that in a proceeding under Section 33C(2) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, law does not empower a Labour Court to grant.....

Tags : Allahabad High Court, Labour Court, Section 33C(2) of ID Act

ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)