That Tata motors has fixed basic salary of Mr. Carl-Peter Foster , CEO and Managing Director at Rs. 34,90,000 per month in addition to bonus and variable incentives.
That a trolley-pusher, working with Delhi International Airport (P) Ltd., found a bag containing about Rs.2 lakh at the Airport. He returned to its rightful owner.
That an employee of Super Bazar, Delhi had to fight for 25 years in Labour Court and the High Court for Rs. 84 towards bonus.
That the Employees' Provident Fund has over 45 million members, in over 5,70,000 covered establishments.
That Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) Chief Mukesh Ambani has capped his salary for the second straight year at Rs.15 crore , less than half of what he is eligible to draw, while the rest of the RIL top brass got a pay hike in FY'10.
That is Citibank facing an unusual lawsuit in which a woman executive says she was fired last year because her bosses thought she was “too distracting” for male colleagues and supervisors.
That the Marxist-affiliated Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) has 2.6 million membership out of 26 million workers in the organized sector.
That Hon'ble Chief Justice of India Mr. S.H. Kapadia, the started his career as an office boy.
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Haryana Revises Minimum Wages - Haryana Govt. has increased the minimum wages of over 11 Lakh workers in the state.
Revised Minimum Rates of Wages in Maharashtra for the period (01.07.2010 to 31.12.2010)
ESI ceiling enhanced to Rs.15,000/-.
REVISED MINIMUM RATES OF WAGES IN DELHI W.E.F. 1.2.2010
Revised Rates of Minimum Wages in Haryana w.e.f. 1.1.2010
Gratuity cap may be raised to Rupees Ten Lakhs even before the Budget.
Delhi High Court restrains striking staff of Batra Hospital to demonstrate 100 meters away
Rs. 15,000 from Rs. 6,500 salary cap proposed for coverage under Provident Fund.
Registration under Shops and Establishment Acts restarted in Delhi.
EPFO proposes Salary Cap Rise To Rs.10000
The Government of NCT of Delhi has amended Minimum Rates of Wages effective from 01-08-2009:-
Revised Minimum Rates of Wages in the State of Haryana w.e.f. July 2009 Category Monthly Wages Daily Wages Unskilled - Rs. 3913.93/- Rs. 150.53 Semi-Skilled A Rs. 4043.93/- Rs. 155.53 Semi-Skilled B Rs. 4173.93/- Rs. 160.53 Skilled A Rs. 4303.93/- Rs. 165.53 Skilled B - Rs. 4433.93/- Rs. 170.53 Highly Skilled Rs. 4563.93/- Rs. 175.53
No Union has any right to host flag on employers premises:Kerala HC
Wages - even when minimum can be split into HRA for Provident Fund Contributions: EPF Tribunal
Delhi High Court restrains agitating staff from staging demonstration etc. within 50 meters of Venu Eye Institute.
Revised Minimum Rates of Wages in Punjab w.e.f. 1.3.2009 Unskilled - Rs. 3302.00/- Semi-Skilled (I&B) i.e. Upper- Rs. 3647.00/- Semi-Skilled (II&A) i.e. Lower- Rs. 3488.00/- Skilled (I&B) i.e. Upper- Rs. 4031.00/- Skilled (II&A) i.e. Lower- Rs. 3744.00/- Highly Skilled (I) i.e. Upper- Rs. 4477.00/- Highly Skilled (II) i.e. Lower- Rs. 4287.00/- Office Staff- a) Clerk, Timekeeper, Salesman, Conductor, Store Keeper etc. - Rs. 3806.00/- b) Accountant, Graduate Clerk, Assistant Supervisor, Car Driver, Cashier, Muneem, Steno Typist, Ugrahia - - Rs. 4000.00/- c) Truck/Bus/Tempo Driver, Supervisor, Stenographer - Rs. 4477.00/-
Get provident fund dues in one week from November
Private Educational Institutes and Nursing Homes/Hospitals in Haryana are covered under ESI Act.
Loaders,Unloaders,Door Delivery Boys not coverable under Employees Provident Funds Act.
Revised Minimum Rates of Wages in state of Haryana revised w.e.f. January, 2009 Unskilled - Rs. 3840.01/- Semi-Skilled A- Rs. 3970.01/- Semi-Skilled B- Rs. 4100.01/- Skilled A- Rs. 4230.01/- Skilled B- Rs. 4360.01/- Highly Skilled - Rs. 4490.01/-
The Indian Labour Conference has recommended to review Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
22-25% hike in salaries in the public sector banks.
Hindustan Motors workers opt pay-cut to save job.
Housewives in Kerala - to form union for payable house work.
Healthcare management will need over seven lakh professionals by 2012.
Pilots to sue Kingfisher Airlines for salary cuts.
10 overweight air-hostesses sacked by AI. Airline justifies decision citing rules prescribed in the employment contract . All terminated hostesses were serving on domestic routes.
Over 40 lakh PF subscribers likely to lose tax exemption.
A Director/Manager of a company without administrative powers will be a workman under Industrial Disputes Act. Bombay H.C
Contract Labour likely to get payment by cheque soon.
Gratuity ceiling proposed to be enhanced from Rs.3.5.Lakhs to Rs.10.Lakhs.
Government Mandates EPF for Foreign Workers.
After 19 yrs, man gets job back, with benefits.
Employees Provident Fund Appellate Tribunal to function from Scope Minar, Laxami Nagar,Delhi,with effect from 15-9-08
Three more banks with nation wide branches to collect Provident Fund contributions.
Staff cannot be demoted with transfer:Delhi High Court
No leniency for employee for getting jobs by using forged caste certificates:Supreme Court
Three private companies i.e HSBC,ICICI Prudential and Reliance Capital (along with SBI),allowed to manage Provident Fund. 56 year monopoly of SBI as the only fund manager comes to an end.
Provident Funds Act to apply on establishments employing 10 or more employees
Minimum Rates of Wages in state of Rajasthan revised w.e.f. 1.3.2008 Unskilled - Rs. 2600.00/- Semi-Skilled - Rs. 2782.00/- Skilled - Rs. 2990.00/-
Minimum Rates of Wages is state of Haryana revised w.e.f. 1.1.2008 Unskilled - Rs. 3586.00/- Semi-Skilled - (a) Rs. 3176.00/- (b) Rs. 3846.00/- Skilled - (a) Rs. 3976.00/- (b) Rs. 4106.00/- Highly-Skilled - Rs. 4236.00/-
Minimum Wages in Himachal Pradesh are revised on 28-5-2008 from Rs.75 to Rs. 100 for unskilled, Rs. 110 for semi skilled and Rs. 126 for skilled categories of workers, with retrospective date 1-1-2008.
Employees Provident Funds Act once applicable to an establishment, would continue to apply even when the number of persons falls below the prescribe limit : Kerala High Court
Sexual harrasment amounts misconduct outside workplace also :Delhi High Court
Employees Provident Fund may cover all employees and be extended to establishments employing ten or more persons.
Raid conducted on Hiranandani Construction Premises in Mumbai for evading tax to the tune of Rs.168 crores in Employees Provident Funds
Canteen workers through contractor entitled to absorption when employer is under statutory obligation to provide a canteen and also, the contractor was only a name lender. S.C
Acceptance of resignation after its withdrawal by the employee will not be legal.
No compensation payable when deceased workman died more than 1 km. away from the work-place.
Flat rate of 25% damages for late deposit of provident funds contributions, when less than 6 months is not legal.
Oberoi Hotel employee gets compensation instead of Reinstatement for allegdly stealing 30 soup spoons. A teacher who assaults the principal is a "goonda" and has no place in employment : SC
Factories Act to be Extended on Hotels
Government directed Gurgoan Malls to observe close day on Tuesday
Shed Flab or face action : Airline tells Airhostesses
Leave Encashment not included in wages for Provident Fund Calculation : SC
Revised Rates of Minimum Wages in Delhi - 3rd March, 2008
Strike in hospitals deserves severest action; 6 months rigorous imprisonment to 11 hospital employees for rioting strikers