8th Jul 2018, Dhruv Mukerjee, #Industrial Relations
Many companies in India often resort to contractual labour to bring down their employee costs. But what has been the impact on contract workers due to such a change? …
12th Jun 2018, Anshul Prakash, #Industrial Relations
Corporates have a role to play in addressing socio-economic issues such as child labor.…
25th May 2018, Shweta Modgil, #Industrial Relations
The Tuticorin plant employs 3,500 directly and another 30,000-40,000 indirectly. Of the direct employees, 2,500 are contract workers who have been issued notices under 'force majeure' clause of their contracts.…
23rd May 2018, J Jerry Moses, #Industrial Relations
There is a need to reboot the program and re-align priorities. Read on to understand the impact that 'Digital India' has had in the last three years.…
30th Mar 2017, Vani Vyas, #Industrial Relations
Big step towards creation of harmonized system of taxation as Lok Sabha passes 4 GST- related bills.…
2nd Mar 2017, Amitabh Adhikary, #Industrial Relations
The existing definition of industry in Industrial Disputes Act is broad and allows almost every commercial activity as Industry and hence right to strike, lockout, raise disputes…
1st Feb 2017, Vani Vyas, #Industrial Relations
An overall steady budget with certain sense of predictability; People Matters presents highlights of Union Budget 2017. Key highpoints include reduction in Income Tax rates and corporate Tax for MSMEs, introduction of new FDI policy and other highlights. Have a look! …
6th Oct 2016, Vani Vyas, #Industrial Relations
Subhash Desai, Honorable Minister of Industries , Government of Maharashtra talks about government's new initiative 'Maitri' that focuses on developing Human Resources into skilled manpower …
24th Aug 2016, Vani Vyas, #Industrial Relations
The Parliaments monsoon session witnessed some crucial labour reforms with the starkest legislation being the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016. This feature looks at some of the highlights of the session:…
11th Aug 2016, Vani Vyas, #Industrial Relations
The existing 50 hours per quarter is raised to 100 hours under Section 64, and existing 75 hours per quarter is raised to 125 hours under Section 65.…
