Labour Law Gazette Notifications
Uttar Pradesh
The Uttar Pradesh Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2018)
As per notification Letter No. 186-215/Pravartan -(MW)/15, Government of Uttar Pradesh has released for the state of Uttar Pradesh effective 1st April 2018
Madhya Pradesh
The Madhya Pradesh Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2018)
As per notification number 10976-11138, Government of Madhya Pradesh has released Minimum Wages for the state of Madhya Pradesh effective 1st April 2018
Bihar
The Bihar Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2018)
As per notification number 5/ M.W.-403/07 L&R-1453, Government of Bihar has released Minimum Wages for the state of Bihar effective 1st April 2018
Chhattisgarh
The Chhattisgarh Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2018)
The Government of Chhattisgarh vide notification No. 2196 dated 27th March 2018 has revised the VDA w.e.f 1st April 2018
Central
EPFO Permits UAN Generation Without Aadhar For Enrolment In EPS Under Certain Cases
As per EPFO circular dated 26th March 2018, the EPFO has cited concerns of some employers in initial enrolment due to non-possession of Aadhar number. Thus, in order to avoid delay in remittance of contributions of new employees joining without possessing Aadhar number, PF department has decided to make available an additional route for allotment of UAN for enrolment as member of Employees Pension Scheme, 1995. Below are the guidelines towards following the process: (i)Employers may apply to the RPFC for generating UAN for such employees. (ii) RPFC will generate UAN based on the undertaking of such employees forwarded through the employer stating that he/she does not have Aadhar number for generation of UAN, (iii) RPFC will also verify identity of such employees. (iv)The UAN thus generated shall be forwarded to Employers concerned to file ECR for such employees under intimation to the concerned employees about their UAN. Hence PF Department is pushing for making ease of compliance for employers and thereby ensuring benefit is provided to members
Jharkhand
The Jharkhand Minimum Wages Notification (Apr 2018)
The Government of Jharkhand vide Notification No-2/MW-2071/2010 L&T-592 has released the Minimum Wages effective from 1st April 2018
Maharashtra
As per notification published in the Maharashtra Official Gazette dated 23rd March 2018, the Government of Maharashtra has released the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2018. Government Of Maharashtra has emphasized on compliance through Digital platforms and enabling online forms submission. The Rules have introduced new compliances emphasizing Environment, Health And Safety under the Shops and Establishments in Maharashtra
Kerala
The Kerala Minimum Wages Notification (Jan 2018)
Government of Kerala, Labour and Skills (E) Department has revised the variable dearness allowance for employment in Shops and Commercial Establishment and employment in Computer Software Sector. As per the Notification No. P3.Pdl.1/2018/DES, the Consumer Price Index (Cost of Living Index) Numbers applicable to employees in employment under the Minimum Wages Act (Central Act XI of 1948) for the month of January 2018 are as ascertained by the Director General of Economics & Statistics under clause (C) of Section 2 of the Act
Central
As per ESIC circular dated 20th March 2018, The ESIC has clarified that the person who was already been an employee but has ceased to be an employee either due to his/her wages going above the coverage limit or due to any other reason, once re-enters as an employee for the second time, the benefits for the employee would henceforth be governed by the general contribution and benefit periods mentioned in Regulation 4 of the ESI (General) Regulations 1950, than the current system of the person not becoming an employee within the meaning of the Act for the first time and therefore making the employee to complete the stipulated nine months period again to start benefit period to become eligible for Benefits under the Act. ESIC also while examining the matter towards a previous notification dated 17th Dec 2008 on eligibility conditions for maternity benefit wherein it was mentioned that "the claim of re-entered Insured Woman may be settled in the same manner as that of Newly Insured Women", wherein she would have to complete a period of 9 months again to start her benefit period. Due to this many rightly payable maternity benefit claims were rejected. Hence the ESIC has now withdrawn the earlier notification and has clarified that re-entrant employees are to be governed by the general contribution and benefit periods, provided they have completed a period of 9 months once when they became an employee within the meaning of the Act for the first time. The current system to complete the stipulated nine months period again from the date of re-entrant to avail Maternity benefit under the Act stands withdrawn. Hereby it is also clarified that to work out the entitlement of maternity benefit, two consecutive Contribution period to be taken immediately prior to the actual or expected date of confinement. Taking both the Contribution period together. if the contribution was payable for not less than 70 days, the insured woman would be eligible. Even if she satisfies this contributory condition in one or the other of the said two contribution periods, she shall be entitled for maternity benefits
Central
The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018
As per the notification published in the official gazette dated 16th March 2018, the Government of India has amended the schedule under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and various provisions towards the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central Rules, 1946. As per the amendment "Fixed Term Employment" has now been introduced irrespective of the industry of work. The amendment also directs that no employer of an industrial establishment shall convert the posts of the permanent workmen existing in his industrial establishment on the date of commencement of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018 as fixed term employment thereafter. The hours of work, wages, allowances shall not be less than that of permanent workman and all statutory benefits available to a permanent workman proportionately according to the period of service rendered by him even if his period of employment does not extend to the qualifying period of employment required in the statute. The schedules under the Rule have also been amended to incorporate the changes
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