Labour reforms, social security for informal workers, transformative policies on cards in 2025, ET LegalWorld
Speedy implementation of labour codes, providing social security to informal workers, especially gig and platform, and bringing transformative policies would be the government’s priority in 2025 to empower all and boost the economy. All 36 states and UTs are expected to complete harmonization and pre-publication of draft rules under the four labour codes by 31st […]
Public Law 118 – 120 – Building on Reemployment Improvements to Deliver Good Employment for Workers Act" or the "BRIDGE for Workers Act
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Labour ministry to come up with a social security policy for gig, platform workers, ET LegalWorld
The ministry of labour and employment hopes to put in place a policy for social security benefits to gig and platform workers by February next year and will launch a module on the e-Shram portal on Monday to facilitate enrollment of platform workers by their aggregators. The ministry is considering all options, including issuing a […]
Supreme Court Affirms Equal Pay for 25,000 Uttarakhand Workers, Ending Wage Disparities, ET LegalWorld
In a respite to approximately 25,000 workers outsourced by Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (UPNL) and are employed in various departments, the Supreme Court directed the state govt that such employees should receive the same pay as that of their regular counterparts. Upholding Uttarakhand high court’s March 2018 directive on “equal pay for equal […]
Supreme Court stays Himachal Pradesh High Court order on mid-day meal workers’ salaries, ET LegalWorld
In a significant legal victory for the Himachal Pradesh government, the Supreme Court of India has issued a stay on a High Court order that mandated Mid-Day Meal workers in the state be paid for 12 months, instead of the current 10-month period. The decision came after a successful plea by the state government, represented […]
Tamil Nadu police detain 100 Samsung workers, union leaders, Legal News, ET LegalWorld
Indian police have detained around 100 striking workers and union leaders protesting low wages at a Samsung Electronics plant in southern India, as they were planning a march on Monday without permission, police officials said. The detention marks an escalation of a strike by workers at a Samsung home appliance plant near Chennai city in […]
Tesco Stores Ltd (Respondent) v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others (Appellants)
Tesco Stores Ltd (Respondent) v Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers and others (Appellants) Case ID: 2022/0133 Case summary Issues Was the Court of Appeal wrong to find that Tesco was entitled to terminate certain employment contracts which included an entitlement to “Retained Pay”, described as a “permanent” benefit, and offer re-engagement on terms […]