Tag: Social security
EPFO may amend pension scheme
The Ministry of Labour and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) are planning to re-examine the Employee Pension Scheme (EPS) so that it becomes...
Labour codes to come into force in October
Come October, and chances are that the four labour codes may come into force. The labour Ministry had initially planned to implement the code...
Labour Codes 2020: Unorganised workers to be more socially secure
While the size of the gig economy may seem small compared to the traditional economy, it is rapidly growing. Given the fact that workers...
Govt plans to set up security fund for gig workers
In September 2019, the Government had sought to regulate the country’s rising gig economy by devising a social security scheme to benefit the lakhs...
ESI, EPF benefits may extend to migrant workers too
The Parliamentary Panel on Labour has been proposing that the eligibility criteria —in terms of minimum number of employees and wages — for availing...
How different sets of employees may react on proposed cut in...
Reduction of cut from 12 per cent of basic salary to 10 per cent means a higher take-home salary.
Government working on social security net for contractual workers
The Government is implementing the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008.