As Chandigarh braces for a fierce contest between Congress candidate Manish Tewari and the BJP's Sanjay Tandon, its industry leaders harbour a fervent wish: Replicate the success of the National......
Gaps in labour legislation and India's reluctance to ratify two ILO conventions are stoking disputes over trade union recognition between managements and workers, says Sreelatha Menon. Twelve trade......
Even as Union labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya has raised the pitch for higher investment in equities by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, the trade unions have said they......
Contract workers are paid much less than regular workers. This year’s Economic Survey estimates wages are on an average 20 times higher in the formal sector than in the informal sector.......
BJP-ruled states push through amendments to laws, aim to get larger share of FDI pie Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya invoked B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, on......
The interest offered by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to rise this year, say sources in EPFO. Currently, the interest rate stands at 8.25 per cent. Earlier, EPFO's......