Provident Fund Contributions Under the New Labour Codes

Introduction The new labour Codes have brought in several changes to India’s labour law framework by codifying numerous Central laws. Amongst these is the Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which establishes three national social security programs, those being as follows:- Employees’ Provident Fund Employees’ Pension Scheme Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme The Act has been subsumed under Chapter-III of the Code on Social Security, 2020 which must be examined with the definition…

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Transgender Persons and Labour Law: A Grey Area

Introduction Laws in India had been strictly binary in terms of their recognition of gender for a long time, recognizing only men and women. In this sense the lack of recognition could be termed a non liquet or a lacuna in the law. However, the change in global outlook towards transgender persons has resulted in a corresponding shift in India as well. The Supreme Court’s judgement in the case of National Legal Services Authority v.…

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