High-level meeting expects States to frame Labour Code rules by March 31
2 months ago

High-level meeting expects States to frame Labour Code rules by March 31

The Hindu  

Setting the stage for the possible implementation of the four Labour Codes from April 1, a meeting of the officials and Ministers of the Union Labour Ministry and State Labour Ministries has reviewed the progress in drafting of rules under the Codes by the States. The remaining States/U.T.s have made satisfactory progress and all 36 States and U.T.s are expected to complete pre-publication of harmonised draft rules in line with the Labour Codes by March 31. The two-day meeting, chaired by Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, is also discussing labour reforms and issues of gig and platform workers. “There is equal focus on interventions for matching demand and supply in the labour market, promoting employment generation and employability through National Career Service Portal and Model Career Centres, etc.,” a government release said.

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Centre convenes meet with all states to hasten labour codes roll-out
2 months ago

Centre convenes meet with all states to hasten labour codes roll-out

Hindustan Times  

Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya met his counterparts from all 36 states and federally-administered territories at a two-day conference beginning January 29 to “exchange notes and review” the final set of steps in the framing of draft rules to roll out the four labour codes, along with other reforms to boost employment, an official said on Wednesday. Centre convenes meet …

Centre likely to roll out labour codes by early next financial year
2 months, 1 week ago

Centre likely to roll out labour codes by early next financial year

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Centre is likely to implement the long-pending labour codes by early next financial year even if one state fails to wrap up the process of framing draft rules, as nearly all states and Union territories are done with finalising these norms, a person aware of the development said. The four labour codes passed by Parliament during 2019-20 …

10 trade unions threaten to call a general strike if Centre notifies new labour codes
2 months, 3 weeks ago

10 trade unions threaten to call a general strike if Centre notifies new labour codes

The Hindu  

A platform of 10 central trade unions from the Opposition camp has warned the Centre that it will call a general strike if the Centre notifies the four labour codes. The issue of implementation of the labour codes had come up in a pre-budget meeting the CTUs had with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the 10 unions asked her …

Five States yet to publish draft rules on Labour Codes: Centre
4 months ago

Five States yet to publish draft rules on Labour Codes: Centre

The Hindu  

Four of 36 States and union territories in the country are yet to publish the draft rules on the Code on Wages passed by the Parliament in 2019, while five States have not released the draft rules on the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, passed in 2020, the …

Centre-states meet on Friday to fast-track labour codes
7 months ago

Centre-states meet on Friday to fast-track labour codes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Union minister of state for labour, Shobha Karandlaje, will chair a consultative meeting on Friday with representatives of all southern states to quicken the implementation of the labour codes, an official said. Union minister of state for labour, Shobha Karandlaje with Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya This will be the first meeting to be chaired by a minister …

Centre begins efforts to implement Labour Codes
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Centre begins efforts to implement Labour Codes

The Hindu  

Almost a month after the swearing-in of the Narendra Modi government for the third term, the Union Labour Ministry has started efforts to implement the four Labour Codes, which were passed in Parliament in its second term in 2019 and 2020. New Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Union Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra have started meeting representatives of various trade …

Govt to hold more talks with states on labour codes
9 months ago

Govt to hold more talks with states on labour codes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi Implementing the four labour codes passed by the Modi government in its previous term is a top priority but the process could take several months because many states lacked “a full understanding” of the gamut of reforms and their scope, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday. Govt to hold more talks with states on labour …

The road to rolling out labour codes
2 years, 8 months ago

The road to rolling out labour codes

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions have not yet been implemented. The central trade unions have held three general strikes against the codes so far, alleging that the codes will result in taking away whatever little social and economic …

Govt seeks to mend fences with unions to roll out labour codes
3 years, 7 months ago

Govt seeks to mend fences with unions to roll out labour codes

Live Mint  

The government is looking to resume formal negotiations with trade unions to ensure the smooth roll-out of four labour codes and other related policy steps. A senior labour ministry official said Union labour minister Bhupendra Yadav held a “courtesy” meeting with a dozen central trade unions recently. “Today, several burning issues such as that of migrant workers, labour law reforms, …

Labour Ministry Issues Draft Orders on Work from Home, Likely to Implement by April 1: Report
4 years, 2 months ago

Labour Ministry Issues Draft Orders on Work from Home, Likely to Implement by April 1: Report

News 18  

Labour Ministry on Friday published its draft standing orders on work from home for mining, manufacturing and service sectors under the new Industrial Relations Code. “Pursuant to Section 29 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the central government has published the draft model standing orders for the manufacturing sector, mining sector and service sector,” the report published on January 1 …

Worker, employer bodies seek changes to draft labour rules
4 years, 3 months ago

Worker, employer bodies seek changes to draft labour rules

The Hindu  

The majority of the Central trade unions on Thursday boycotted the Labour and Employment Ministry’s consultation on the draft rules for the four labour codes enacted by the government in 2019 and 2020, terming the exercise a “farce”. Ten out of the 12 Central trade unions declined to attend the meeting called by Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar. The letter …

Govt to implement four new labour codes by April
4 years, 5 months ago

Govt to implement four new labour codes by April

Live Mint  

Giving a definite roadmap, the union government Wednesday said it will implement all the four labour codes by April 2021, and has now asked states to hasten the process, so that labour reforms can be implemented faster across the country. Union labour secretary, Apurva Chandra said Wednesday that rule making process is in full swing and the labour ministry will …

Centre Notifies Three Labour Codes [Read Notifications]
4 years, 5 months ago

Centre Notifies Three Labour Codes [Read Notifications]

Live Law  

The Central Government on Tuesday notified the three Labour Codes namely: Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 The Code on Social Security, 2020 The three codes are part of the four codes that consolidate 29 central labour laws. The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 repeals as many as 13 central …

Govt aiming to implement all four labour codes in one go by December, says Santosh Gangwar
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt aiming to implement all four labour codes in one go by December, says Santosh Gangwar

Firstpost  

The labour ministry had circulated the draft rules on the Wage Code Bill last year but held back its finalisation and implementation New Delhi: The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. The labour ministry …

Govt Looks to Implement 4 Amended Labour Codes by December, Says Santosh Gangwar
4 years, 6 months ago

Govt Looks to Implement 4 Amended Labour Codes by December, Says Santosh Gangwar

News 18  

New Delhi: The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. Parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and …

Cabinet Discusses Labour Reforms, to Push Remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon Session
4 years, 6 months ago

Cabinet Discusses Labour Reforms, to Push Remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon Session

News 18  

The Union Cabinet is believed to have discussed labour reforms in detail on Tuesday so that the remaining three Codes pending in the Lok Sabha could be pushed for Parliament nod during the Monsoon session beginning on Monday. The government wants to push all three remaining labour codes pending in the Lok Sabha for passage," a source said. Earlier this …

Tread with caution: on labour laws
5 years, 8 months ago

Tread with caution: on labour laws

The Hindu  

As part of its commitment to simplify and consolidate labour rules and laws under four codes, the Union Cabinet has cleared the Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, a week after it approved the Code on Wages Bill. The Code on labour safety and working conditions include regular and mandatory medical examinations for workers, issuing of appointment letters, and …

Three Labour Codes under different stages of formulation: Government
5 years, 8 months ago

Three Labour Codes under different stages of formulation: Government

India TV News  

The government Monday said four Labour Codes have been drafted after exhaustive consultations with various stakeholders and three of them are at different stages of formulation. The Code on Industrial Relations, The Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions, and the Code on Social Security are at different stages of formulation, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh …

‘Bill to simplify labour laws coming’
8 years, 1 month ago

‘Bill to simplify labour laws coming’

The Hindu  

The Central government, which is amalgamating labour laws into four major codes, will introduce a bill in the next Parliament session to introduce two of these codes, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said here on Friday. After a meeting with members of textile industry associations at Southern India Mills’ Association, the Minister told medipersons that the …

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