New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) India is witnessing a transformative phase in labour governance and social security administration, Ramesh Krishnamurthi, Central Provident Fund Commissioner (CPFC), EPFO, said on Saturday, as the government aims to build future-ready professionals for India’s evolving labour governance and social security ecosystem.He observed that the Labour Codes, particularly the Code on Social Security, 2020, together with rapid digitisation, have increased the need for profession…
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Gandhinagar, May 14 (IANS) Workers’ welfare, healthcare access and social security remain among the Gujarat government’s highest priorities, Labour, Skill Development and Employment Minister, Kunvarji Bavaliya said at the 93rd Regional Council Meeting of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) held in Gandhinagar on Thursday.The meeting, chaired jointly by Bavaliya and State Minister Kantilal Amrutiya, focussed on the implementation of the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme, the…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The government is working closely with states and industry stakeholders to ensure a smooth and technology-driven implementation of the new labour codes aimed at reducing compliance burden, improving worker welfare and enhancing India’s global competitiveness, Labour Secretary Vandana Gurnani said here on Wednesday.Addressing an event New Labour Codes: Implementation, Compliance to Competitive Advantage & Industry Readiness that was organised by ASSOCHAM on New Labo…
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday launched a nationwide annual health check-up initiative for all workers aged 40 and above under new Labour Codes, marking a major milestone in strengthening occupational healthcare and social security coverage for India’s workforce.The free health check-ups for all workers above 40 years of age will now be conducted across the country every year.Mandaviya said the implementation of the four Labour Codes reflects Prime Min…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The first Employees’ State Insurance Corporation hospital in Kashmir was inaugurated at Ompora, Budgam, Srinagar, a 30‑bedded facility expected to directly benefit over 50,000 workers and their family members, an official statement said on Friday.The hospital was built at a cost of Rs 165 crores with provision for expansion up to 100 beds, and the inauguration marks a milestone expansion of worker welfare services in the region, the Ministry of Labour & Employm…
New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The new labour codes have changed gratuity rules, allowing certain eligible employees to claim gratuity after one year of continuous service, cut down from the erstwhile rule of five-year period. The new labour codes implemented in November 2025, makes gratuity available sooner for fixed-term and contract workers on a pro rata basis. Permanent employees still need to complete five years of service to claim gratuity, while there are exceptions in case of death or disabil…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A year-on-year analysis of the MSME Business Confidence Index (M-BCI) for the October-December 2025 quarter, at both composite and sectoral levels, indicates an improvement over the last one-year period despite the global risks as the domestic macroeconomic environment has offered strong support, according to a SIDBI outlook survey released on Tuesday.Availability of working capital finance and overall finance recorded the strongest improvement; sales and overall busines…
Mumbai, Feb 20 (IANS) Earnings of Nifty 50 companies showed a year‑on‑year contraction in the December quarter for the first time in 13 quarters, even as top-line growth returned to double digits, as per industry data.Excluding banks, financial services and oil and gas firms, aggregate revenue rose 10 per cent in the quarter — the first double‑digit increase since the March 2023 quarter but aggregate profits dipped due to one‑time accounting impact of India’s new Labour Codes.Operati…
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) As a nationwide Bharat Bandh is being held to protest what unions describe as anti-worker, anti-farmer and pro-corporate policies of the Central government, leaders and legal advisors associated with some organisations in Delhi-NCR on Thursday supported the laws introduced by the government and termed the strike wrong and politically motivated. The strike, led by a coalition of 10 central trade unions and supported by farmers’ groups, students and youth bodies, aims to…
Mumbai, Feb 5 (IANS) Leading telecom company Bharti Airtel on Thursday reported 55 per cent drop in net profit at Rs 6,630.5 crore (after exceptional items) for the third quarter of fiscal year 2026 on year-on-year basis, compared to Rs 14,781.2 crore in the same period last fiscal.The decline in profit is attributed to a high base effect from the previous year. In the December quarter of FY24, Airtel had recorded an exceptional gain of Rs 7,545.6 crore.Additionally, the company’s profit was imp…