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Somesh Jha

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Modi's hardest task in 2021: Creating jobs
Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

The biggest worry is not the shrinking of the labour market, but the collapse of good...

Subscribers to get EPF savings interest at one go
Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

The EPFO had decided that 8.15 per cent interest from its debt income would be credited...

CEA Subramanian asks NSC to make junked consumer spending report public
Rediff.com7 Dec 2020

The findings of the report showed consumer spending falling for the first time in over...

Govt to provide PF subsidy for 4 million jobs lost during pandemic
Rediff.com4 Dec 2020

Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana announced by the Centre to incentivise...

Draft labour rules: No licence for contractors with criminal history
Rediff.com30 Nov 2020

The norms, say industry experts, are not sufficient to weed out fly-by-night contractors.

First time in 5 yrs BMS rejects call by other unions for nationwide strike
Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

The ten central trade unions have demanded a cash transfer of Rs 7,500 a month to all...

Govt plans to create 5-6 mn jobs through Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana
Rediff.com24 Nov 2020

Private firms will have to maintain a minimum net addition to their workforce each...

Draft rules for gig workers are 'complex, confusing and shoddy'
Rediff.com17 Nov 2020

Experts say, these leave many matters to the discretionary powers of bureaucrats,...

Revenue-starved govt asks cash-rich PSUs to pay quarterly dividends
Rediff.com14 Nov 2020

A communiqu sent by the department of investment and public asset management (DIPAM) to...

Gig workers to make PF contribution, get social security for first time
Rediff.com5 Nov 2020

According to the law, the contribution "should not be more than 5 per cent of the...

Reskill or refund: Retrenched workers face Hobson's choice
Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

If retrenched workers are unable to reskill within a fixed period of time, they will...

New inflation index to impact DA, 30 mn govt staff to get more pay
Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

However, the hike in salary for government officials may take some time as the Centre...

Rules for hiring contract workers eased
Rediff.com13 Oct 2020

However, the government has enacted an important change to the fixed-term employment...

Why India doesn't have any data on migrant workers
Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Will the government wait for a new law or start counting the invisible workforce now?...

Six months on, migrants caught between hope and despair
Rediff.com5 Oct 2020

Six months after the lockdown was imposed, two dozen migrant workers were interviewed...

Codes give more power to states to be flexible on labour laws
Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

The move will help industries in pushing authorities for exemption under various labour...

Govt issues Covid-19 safe workplace guidelines
Rediff.com1 Oct 2020

While demanding more outdoor air ventilation, the strategy document calls for a...

Retrenchment norms: Govt says it won't be 'hire and fire'
Rediff.com29 Sep 2020

The government further defended its move to introduce fixed-term employment, insisting...

NPAs under Mudra scheme rise to 5% for public sector banks
Rediff.com24 Sep 2020

Former RBI governors Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan have also expressed worry about the...

Covid: Some good news for ESI subscribers
Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

ESI subscribers to get Covid unemployment allowance within 15 days of claim. Payment...