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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
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
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
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
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
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
Rajasthan sets minimum wage for informal labourers(01.02.2016)
The Department of Labour in Rajasthan has notified minimum wages for workers partaking in informal labour. The notification covers a wide variety of t.....
Tags : Rajasthan, minimum wage, informal labour, domestic
News
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
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
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
SC Orders District-Wise Survey to Ensure POSH Act Compliance by Employers(13.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has directed all States and UTs to conduct a district-wise survey within 6 weeks to ensure compliance with the POSH Act, especially .....
Tags : POSH Act, Internal Committee, Supreme Court, Labour Commissioner, District Officer, Workplace Harassment, Compliance Survey, NALSA, SheBox
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
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
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
Labour Ministry Eases Compliance Norms for Start-Ups(25.01.2016)
Labour and Employment Ministry has decided to exempt start-ups from inspections related to key labour laws—including Industrial Disputes Act, Contract.....
Tags : Labour Ministry , Start-Ups
Labour Ministy to Cut Cos' EPFO Coverage Threshold to 10 Workers From 20(02.02.2016)
Labour Ministry, in order to provide social security to additional 50 lakh workers under retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (.....
Tags : Labour Ministry, Employees' Provident Fund Organisation
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
Labour Court Can Examine Charges on Merits Only if Domestic Enquiry Is Held Illegal: SC(24.09.2018)
Supreme Court has held, while upholding the dismissal of a bank employee who was found drunk during duty, that labour court can examine charges on mer.....
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
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
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
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
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
Karnataka High Court Acquits All Accused in Hangarahalli ‘Bonded Labour’ Case(13.01.2017)
Karnataka High Court has acquitted a stone crushing unit proprietor and three others accused in Hangarahalli ‘bonded labour’ case that had hit headlin.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Bonded Labour’, Hangarahalli
President Gives Assent to Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016, Along with Other Two(01.08.2016)
President has given assent to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 and t.....
Tags : President, the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, the Regional Centre for Biotechnology Act, 2016 , the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016
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
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
ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)
The Union Cabinet has approved presenting before Parliament the International Labour Organization’s Recommendations (No. 204) concering ‘Tags : Workers, Employers, Contract Labour
Supreme Court: Industrial Court is the Proper Forum to Decide Issues Relating to Contract Labour(30.01.2026)
Supreme Court held that disputes relating to the employment and termination of contract labour must be adjudicated by the Industrial Court constituted.....
Tags : Industrial Court, Proper Forum, Contract Labour
MP High Court: Labour Laws are Beneficial, and Hyper-Technical Limitation Views Must be Avoided(03.02.2026)
MP HC held that workmen’s claims should not be dismissed on hyper-technical limitation grounds, especially when delays arose from COVID-19 or lack of .....
Tags : Labour Laws, Hyper-Technical Limitation, Beneficial
Madras HC Dismisses Sanitation Worker's Challenge, Upholds Minimum Wage Rights(21.08.2025)
Madras HC dismissed a sanitation worker's plea against outsourcing in Zones 5 & 6 of Greater Chennai Corporation, ruling that privatization is a polic.....
Tags : Madras HC, Labour Law, Employment, Privatization, Minimum Wages
Supreme Court Slaps Rs. 5 lakhs Exemplary Cost on HSCLCFL for Abusing Judicial Process(05.05.2017)
Supreme Court has ordered Haryana State Cooperative Labour and Construction Federation Ltd. (HSCLCFL) to pay exemplary costs of Rs. 5 lakhs for “abuse.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Haryana State Cooperative Labour and Construction Federation Ltd
Delhi HC Calls for SOP for Implementation of Online Processes in Various Forums Under Labour Laws(29.05.2025)
Delhi High Court has called for adoption of standing operating procedure by the Centre and Delhi Governments for implementation of facilities for onli.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Standing Operating Procedure, Labour Laws
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