July 2019
S No | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | Code on occupational safety, health and working conditions bill 2019 | Cabinet has given the approval to merge 13 labour acts under code on occupational safety, health and working conditions. |
June 2019
S No | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | ESIC Act 1948 | Govt reduced ESIC contribution rates from 6.5% to 4%.
Now employee contribution: 0.75% Employer contribution: 3.25% |
May 2019
S No | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | Pension for Traders | Shop keepers, retail traders and self employer persons will get 3000 rs pension after 60 yrs of age. |
March 2019
S no | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | ESIC Funeral Expenses | ESI funeral expenses benefit limit has increased to 15000 Rs, earlier it was 10000 Rs. |
February 2019
S no | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | Creche Facilities under maternity benefits act 2017 | Advisories will be issued for state governments for strict monitoring of creche facilities. ( Under maternity benefits amendment act 2017 creche facilities are mandatory for establishments employing 50 or more than 50 employees) |
2 | ESIC | Employee state insurance has released a draft notification to reduce ESIC contributions to 1% and 4%. |
January 2019
S no | Labour Law | Latest Amendment |
1 | Trade Union Act 1926 | Prime minister of India approved recognition of trade unions in state and central level, it brings more transparency and brings industrial harmony. |
2 | Payment of Wages Act 1936 | Employer should pay the wages to the contractual labor either through cheques or credit into the bank account. |
3 | Maternity Benefit Amendment Act 2017 | Central govt is working on an incentive scheme to reimburse 7 weeks maternity wages to the employer. Eligibility criteria
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4 | Building & Other Construction Workers Act (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) 1996 | 1% of cess will be collected on the cost of construction by the state govt or UT administrations. (Earlier the cess was collected based on the daily wage of the worker) |
5 | PMRPY Scheme( Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Protsahan Yojana Scheme) | PMRPY scheme has reached 1 Crore beneficiaries as on 14 January 2019 |
all information is correct & relevant as per applicable act.