Notifications
Assam
Updated: 16th December, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Minimum wages for Shops & Establishment effective from Date:1st Jan 2021 |
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Sl No | Class of Employment | Rate of VDA Increase(W.e.f 01.01.2021) | New Rate(w.e.f 01.01.2021) | ||
Per Day | Per Month | Per Day | Per Month | ||
1 | Highly Skilled | 16.79 | 503.7 | 598.46 | 17953.74 |
2 | Skilled(ITI) Certificate holders or Equivalent/Clerical | 13.51 | 405.15 | 481.36 | 14440.87 |
3 | Skilled(Other than ITI Certificate holders) | 12.78 | 383.25 | 458.00 | 13740.01 |
4 | Semi- Skilled | 10.59 | 317.55 | 377.21 | 11316.36 |
5 | Unskilled | 9.13 | 273.75 | 325.22 | 9756.75 |
Minimum wages for Shops & Establishment effective from Date: 1st July 2021 |
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Sl No | Class of Employment | Rate of VDA Increase(W.e.f 01.07.2021) | New Rate(w.e.f 01.07.2021) | ||
Per Day | Per Month | Per Day | Per Month | ||
1 | Highly Skilled | 5.38 | 161.46 | 603.84 | 18115.20 |
2 | Skilled(ITI) Certificate holders or Equivalent/Clerical | 4.33 | 129.87 | 485.69 | 14570.74 |
3 | Skilled(Other than ITI Certificate holders) | 4.10 | 122.85 | 462.10 | 13862.86 |
4 | Semi-Skilled | 3.39 | 101.79 | 380.61 | 11418.75 |
5 | Unskilled | 2.93 | 87.75 | 328.15 | 9844.50 |
Assam
Updated: 1st January, 2021
ESI Provisions
• Sec 38 - All employees to be insured. • Sec 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 - Regarding payment of employees’ and employer’s contributions. • Sec 45A to 45H - Determination of contribution in certain case, Appellate authority, recovery of contributions, procedure for recovery, Application of certain provisions of the Income Tax Act. • Sec 46 to 73 - Benefits, employer not to dismiss or punish employee during the period of sickness. • Sec 74, 75, sub-section (2) to (4) of Section 76, 80, 82 & 83 - Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court, matter to be decided by the Insurance Court, proceedings, Appeal, etc.
Assam
Updated: 16th September, 2021
Assam Professions, Trades, Callings and Employment Taxations (Amendment) Act, 2021
• The explanation for the term ‘Armed Forces’ which is mentioned in Section 3 has been Inserted, which says – The members of the Armed forces of India in the second proviso of Section 3 means the persons who are subject to the Army Act, 1950: the Navy Act, 1957 or the Air Force Act, 1950; and are serving/posted in any part of the State of Assam. • After Section 5A, Section 5B has been Inserted which says – Any person or Employer who is already registered under the Assam Goods and Service Tax Act, 2017; Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003; Assam Taxation (on Specified Lands) Act, 1990; the Assam Agricultural Income Tax Act, 1939 and the Assam Electricity Duty Act, 1964; shall be deemed to have been registered or enrolled as the case maybe under this Act and such person or employer shall be liable to make the payment of tax and also liable to furnish return as per provisions of this Act. • Under sub-section 3 of Section 7, in place of penal provision of Rs. 5 /- for each day of delay for not filing the return, new provision “Rupees one hundred for each day of delay or maximum of rupees five thousand only, whichever is less” shall be substituted. • After Section 18, Section 18A and 18B has been inserted in which 18A says about the Applicability of the Provisions of the Assam Value Added Tax Act, 2003. 18B speaks about Automated data processing, Applicability of Information and Technology Act, 2000, digital signature, electronic records, electronic governance, digital signature, e-filing, e-return, e-payment etc.
Goa
Updated: 21st October, 2021
Draft Rules on Code on Industrial Relation Rules, 2021
Goa
Updated: 25th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Social Security Rules, 2021
Tripura
Updated: 24th September, 2021
Draft Rules on Social Security Rules, 2021
Puducherry
Updated: 3rd November, 2021
Draft Rules on Code on Industrial Relation Rules, 2021
Puducherry
Updated: 9th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Code on Wages Rules, 2021
Manipur
Updated: 2nd December, 2021
Holiday List 2022
Manipur
Updated: 19th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Code on Wages Rules, 2021
Manipur
Updated: 19th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Social Security Rules, 2021
Manipur
Updated: 19th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Occupational, Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code Rules, 2021
Manipur
Updated: 19th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Industrial Relations Rules, 2021
India
Updated: 1st June, 2021
High Court confirms Interim Order on Aadhaar- UAN seeding
Chandigarh
Updated: 20th December, 2021
Election Holiday
Delhi
Updated: 14th December, 2021
Holiday List 2022
Chandigarh
Updated: 15th December, 2021
Holiday List 2022
Kerala
Updated: 29th November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Uttarakhand
Updated: 2nd December, 2021
Holiday List 2022
Uttar Pradesh
Updated: 20th October, 2021
Holiday List 2022
Tripura
Updated: 4th December, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Category of Workers | Minimum Basic (PM) | VDA (PM) | Total Per Month |
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Skilled | 6607.00 | 1139.85 | 7746.85 |
Semi-skilled | 5908.00 | 1019.07 | 6927.07 |
Un-Skilled | 5385.00 | 928.69 | 6313.69 |
West Bengal
Updated: 10th December, 2021
Election Holiday
India
Updated: 4th December, 2021
ESIC Launches Pilot Project on Annual Preventive Health Check-up Programme and Other Initiatives
• ECG
• Hb, TLC, DLC, ESR
• Random Blood sugar
• Kidney Function Test – Blood Urea, S. Creatinine
• Liver Function Test-S. Bilirubin, SGOT, SGPT, S.Alk
• Phosphatase test
• Urine-Routine and Microscopy
• X-Ray Chest – PA view
Punjab
Updated: 10th December, 2021
Holiday list 2022
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Seeding of UAN Number in the ESIC Insurance Module
Puducherry
Updated: 29th November, 2021
Consolidated Annual Return, Integrated Register & Certificate by Principal Employer
• Annual Return in Form-I: For financial year ending 31st March, a consolidated and combined annual return maybe filed online on or before 30th April under The Puducherry Shops & Establishments Act & Rules, The Motor Transport Workers Act & Puducherry MTW Rules, The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act & Puducherry CLRA Rules, The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (RE & CS) Act & Puducherry ISMW Rules, The Payment of Wages Act & The Puducherry PoW Rules, The Minimum Wages Act & Puducherry MW Rules, The Industrial Disputes Act & Central Rules, The Payment of Bonus Act, The Maternity Benefit Act, The Payment of Gratuity Act & Puducherry Gratuity Rules. • Integrated Register in Form–II and Form-III together may be maintained by employer and shall be filed only through online on demand by the inspector under the above Acts/ Rules.
• Also, the format of Certificate by the Principal Employer if the employer is contractor has also been prescribed.
All the mentioned formats are prescribed in the notification.
India
Updated: 30th October, 2021
EPFO Credits the Interest of 8.5% to the Members
India
Updated: 6th December, 2021
Enrolling Contractual & Daily wage employees under EPF & MP Act
Andhra Pradesh
Updated: 3rd December, 2021
Eluru (Zone II) Holiday List 2022
Andhra Pradesh
Updated: 2nd December, 2021
Kurnool Holiday List 2022
Telangana
Updated: 6th December, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Hyderabad
Updated: 6th December, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Punjab
Updated: 30th November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Minimum wages for Shops & Establishment effective from 1st March, 2020 | ||
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Class of Employment | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
Unskilled | 353.14 | 9181.71 |
Semi-Skilled | 383.14 | 9961.71 |
Skilled | 417.64 | 10858.71 |
Highly Skilled | 457.33 | 11890.71 |
Minimum wages for Shops & Establishment effective from 1st September, 2020 | ||
Class of Employment | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
Unskilled | 353.56 | 9192.72 |
Semi-Skilled | 383.56 | 9972.72 |
Skilled | 418.06 | 10869.72 |
Highly Skilled | 457.75 | 11901.72 |
Maharashtra
Updated: 2nd December, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Madhya Pradesh
Updated: 16th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Karnataka
Updated: 30th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Delhi
Updated: 26th November, 2021
Draft Rules on Code on Wages
Haryana
Updated:6th November, 2021
Employment of Local Candidates Act and Related Provision of Other States
Telangana
Updated:26th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Andhra Pradesh
Updated:26th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
West Bengal
Updated:26th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Gujarat
Updated:24th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
India
Updated:November, 2021
EPFO revises the Form 11
Goa
Updated:22 nd November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Class of Employment | Zone | Basic Per Day | VDA Per Day | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
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Unskilled | Zone A | 310 | 72 | 382 | 9932 |
Zone B | 307 | 72 | 379 | 9854 | |
Clerical | Zone A | 423 | 72 | 495 | 12870 |
Zone B | 417 | 72 | 489 | 12714 | |
Semi-skilled | Zone A | 368 | 72 | 440 | 11440 |
Zone B | 363 | 72 | 435 | 11310 | |
Skilled | Zone A | 423 | 72 | 495 | 12870 |
Zone B | 417 | 72 | 489 | 12714 |
India
Updated:November, 2021
EPFO decides on automatic transfer of PF Fund
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
ESIC Extends Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
Bihar
Updated: 24th September, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Goa
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Andaman & Nicobar
Updated: 27th August, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Delhi
Updated: 15th November, 2021
Shops and Establishment Rules, 1954
• Application for registration will be online.
• On submission of application online, the Registration certificate will be generated online.
• For notifying any change in the information given to the Registering authority, the time period has been increased from 15 days to 30 days, after the change has been taken place and this can be done online.
• Schedule I of the Shops & Establishment Rules, 1954, will be deleted, which speaks about the exemptions to certain establishments from the provisions of the said Rule.
• Schedule II of the Shops & Establishment Rules, 1954, will be deleted which speaks about certain employees who would be exempted from certain provisions of the said Rule.
• Form H & I will be deleted and Form “G” (Register of Wages/Deductions/Over Time/Advances) has been reformatted which can be referred in the attached notification.
Gujarat
Updated: 16th November, 2021
Draft Code on Social Security Rules, 2021
India
Updated: November, 2021
EPFO explains the E-nomination filing process
India
Updated: November, 2021
Know the Basics of Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996
Kerala
Updated: 12th November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Odisha
Updated: 17th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Kerala
Updated: 21st October, 2021
Public Holiday List - 2022
Karnataka
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Assam
Updated: 28th October, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Delhi
Updated: 10th November, 2021
Chhat Pooja declared as Public Holiday
Odisha
Updated: 2nd November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Employee Category | Minimum Wages per day | Minimum Wages per month |
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Unskilled | 315.00 | 8190.00 |
Semi-skilled | 355.00 | 9230.00 |
Skilled/Clerical | 405.00 | 10530.00 |
Highly Skiled | 465.00 | 12090.00 |
Tamil Nadu
Updated: 2nd November, 2021
Automobile Manufacturing Industry as Public Utility Service
Tamil Nadu
Updated: 2nd November, 2021
Holiday List
Puducherry
Updated: 14th September, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Rajasthan
Updated: 21st October, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
India
Updated: 16th November, 2021
ESIC Extends due date of Depositing ESI Contributions and for Filing Returns
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Seeding of UAN Number in the ESIC Insurance Module
Mizoram
Updated: 31st August, 2021
Holiday List for 2022
Mizoram
Updated: 10th November, 2021
Draft Code on Wages Rules, 2021
India
Updated: 15th November, 2021
Deadline for Mandatory Seeding of Aadhaar Number with UAN Extended
Tamil Nadu
Updated: 29th October, 2021
ESIC Provisions in Coimbatore and Thanjavur
• Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43- Regarding payment of employee and employer contributions.
• Sections 45A to 45H- Determination of contribution in certain case, appellate authority, recovery of contributions, procedure for recovery, and application of certain provisions of the Income Tax Act.
• Sections 46 to 73- Benefits, employer not to dismiss or punish employee during period of sickness.
• Sections 74, 75, sub-sections (2) to (4) of Section 76, 80, 82 and 83- Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court, matter to be decided by the Insurance Court, proceedings, appeal, etc.
Kerala
Updated: 18th October, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
India
Updated: 30th October, 2021
Employees’ Provident Fund Rate of Interest 2020-21
Bihar
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Draft Rule on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2021
Delhi
Updated: 11th November, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Minimum rates of wages | ||||
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Employee Category | Basic Per Month | VDA Per Month | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
Unskilled | 15492 | 572 | 618 | 16064 |
Semi-skilled | 17069 | 624 | 681 | 17693 |
Skilled | 18797 | 676 | 749 | 19473 |
Clerical And Supervisory Staff - Non Matriculate | 17069 | 624 | 681 | 17693 |
Clerical And Supervisory Staff - Matriculate but not graduate | 18797 | 676 | 749 | 19473 |
Clerical And Supervisory Staff - Graduate and above | 20430 | 754 | 815 | 21184 |
Himachal Pradesh
Updated: 2nd November, 2021
Draft on Social Security Rules, 2021
India
Updated: 8th November, 2021
Aadhaar (Authentication and Offline Verification) Regulation, 2021
1.Yes/No authentication facility, which may be carried out for below mentioned authentications:
A. Demographic authentication
B. One-time PIN-based authentication
C. Biometric-based authentication
D. Multi-factor authentication/ A combination of two or more of the above modes of authentication 2. e-KYC authentication, which may be carried out only using OTP and/or biometric authentication. 3.Types of Offline Verification —
A. QR Code verification
B. (Aadhaar Paperless Offline e-KYC verification
C. e-Aadhaar verification
D. Offline Paper based verification
E. Any other type of Offline verification introduced by the Authority from time to time 4. Virtual Identity number (VID) - Aadhaar number holder may generate or retrieve his/her VID through UIDAI website, SMS, mobile application, eAadhaar download and any other means as provided by Authority from time to time. The Aadhaar number holder may use VID in lieu of Aadhaar number for online authentication or e-KYC.
Also, it explains the Aadhaar Number Capture Service Token or ANCS Token, which means an encrypted number (valid for short time) generated for an Aadhaar number by the Authority for completion of an authentication transaction. UID Token which means a 72-character alphanumeric string generated by the Authority mapped to the Aadhaar number. Also, “Virtual Identifier” which means an interchangeable 16-digit random number mapped with the Aadhaar number of the Aadhaar holder.
The Act also explains the roles, responsibilities, and code of conduct of Authentication Service Agencies and regulate the storage and maintenance of Authentication Transaction Data.
Maharastra
Updated: 27th October, 2021
Implementation of ESIC Provisions
• Section 38 - All employees to be insured. • Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 - Regarding payment of employee and employer contributions. • Sections 45A to 45H - Determination of contribution in certain case, appellate authority, recovery of contributions, procedure for recovery, and application of certain provisions of the Income Tax Act. • Sec 46 to 73 - Benefits, employer not to dismiss or punish employee during period of sickness. • Sections 74, 75, sub-sections (2) to (4) of Section 76, 80, 82 and 83 - Constitution of Employees’ Insurance Court, matter to be decided by the Insurance Court, proceedings, and Appeal, among others.
Chhattisgarh
Updated: 6th October, 2021
List of Gazetted Holidays for 2022
Jharkhand
Updated: 20th October, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Minimum Wages for Shops & Establishments effective from 1st Oct 2021 | ||||||
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Class of Employment | Basic Per Day | Basic Per Month | VDA Per Day | VDA Per Month | Total Per Day | Total Per Month |
Unskilled | 274.81 | 7145.06 | 40.15 | 1043.90 | 314.96 | 8188.96 |
Semi-skilled | 287.9 | 7485.4 | 42.06 | 1093.56 | 329.96 | 8578.96 |
Skilled/Clerical | 379.51 | 9867.26 | 55.45 | 1441.70 | 434.96 | 11308.96 |
Highly Skilled | 438.39 | 11398.14 | 64.05 | 1665.30 | 502.44 | 13063.44 |
Andhra Pradesh
Updated: 22nd October, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Himachal Pradesh
Updated: 19th October, 2021
List of Gazetted Holidays for 2022
Haryana
Updated: 19th October, 2021
Bye-Election Holiday for Factories
Andhra Pradesh
Updated: 14th October, 2021
Bye Election Holiday
Haryana
Updated: 19th October, 2021
Bye Election Holiday
Rajasthan
Updated: 18th October, 2021
Bonus Before Deepawali
Gujarat
Updated: 5th October, 2021
Industrial Relations Rules, 2021
• Written agreement for the settlement before the conciliation officer between the employer and the worker(s) will be in Form-I. • Every Industrial Establishment employing 20 or more workers shall have one or more Grievance Redressal Committee(s). These shall consist of equal number of members representing the employer and the workers, and shall not exceed 10. There shall be adequate representation of women workers in the Grievance Redressal Committee(s). Such representation shall not be less than the proportion of women workers to the total workers employed in the industrial establishment. The tenure of the Grievance Committee shall be for two years. If there is a Trade Union, tenure of the members of the Grievance Redressal Committee shall be coterminous with the tenure of the members of the registered Trade Union. • Grievance may be raised within one year from the date on which the cause of action of such dispute arises and can be complained before the Grievance Redressal Committee. • If any worker is aggrieved by the decision of the Grievance Redressal Committee or if the grievance is not resolved by the said committee within 30 days of the receipt of the application, such workers may file an application to the Conciliation Officer within 60 days from the date of the decision by the said committee. • If the employer chooses to adopt the model standing order drafted by the Central Government, then the employer can intimate the same to the certifying officer electronically by mentioning the date on which the model standing order will be adopted. The certifying officer may, after doing some additions or deletions in the said standing order, certify the same. If the response is not received from the certifying officer within the period of 30 days, then, the standing order shall be deemed to have been adopted by the employer. • The certifying officer may forward the draft of the standing order to the Trade Union/ worker; and, the Trade Union or the workers representative shall submit their objections, if any, within 15 days of the receipt of the draft standing order. • Provision has been made for the submission of joint draft standing order by the employers engaged in similar Industrial Establishment to the commissioner/ Director of labour as the case may be for the certification. • The Standing Order should be maintained in Gujarati and in English. • Notice of change in the service condition should be given to Trade Union/ such worker who is effected by such change in Form-II and should be displayed. • Arbitration agreement will be in Form-III. • Notice of strike to the employer, endorsing a copy to the conciliation officer will be in Form- VI. • Notice of Lock Out to the Trade Union with a copy to the concerned conciliation officer and Commissioner/ Director of labour will be in Form –VII, and should be displayed. • Notice of retrenchment/ closure of Industrial Establishments, shall be served 60 days and 30 days before the commencement of Closure/ Retrenchment, respectively to the State Government and to the Deputy Commissioner of Labour in Form – VIII. • If any vacancy arises, intimation of the same should be given to the retrenched worker and preference should be given to the retrenched worker. • Application for Retrenchment / Closure/ lay-off by the employer to the State Government should be in Form – IX. • Application by the employer to the State Government for the closure of establishment should be made at least 90 days before the intended date of closure. • Every employer who has retrenched a worker, shall, within 10 days at the time of retrenching a worker shall electronically transfer an amount equivalent to 15 days of last drawn wages of retrenched worker to the Labour and Employment department. The fund so received shall be transferred by the State Government to respective worker within 45 days of the receipt of the fund. The details of worker retrenched, amount, and the worker’s account number also should be submitted by the employer to the state government.
Tamil Nadu
Updated: 1st October, 2021
Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
Uttarakhand
Updated: 1st October, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Class of Employment | Category of Workers | Basic per month | VDA per month | Total per month |
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Unskilled | For Adult workers in towns of more than one lakh population | 8331.00 | 880.00 | 9211.00 |
Unskilled | For Remaining part of the state | 8213.00 | 880.00 | 9093.00 |
Semi -Skilled | For Adult workers in towns of more than one lakh population | 8924.00 | 880.00 | 9804.00 |
Semi -Skilled | For Remaining part of the state | 8788.00 | 880.00 | 9668.00 |
Skilled | For Adult workers in towns of more than one lakh population | 9518.00 | 880.00 | 10398.00 |
Skilled | For Remaining part of the state | 9370.00 | 880.00 | 10250.00 |
Clerical Category I | For Adult workers in towns of more than one lakh population | 10520.00 | 880.00 | 11400.00 |
Clerical Category I | For Remaining part of the state | 10328.00 | 880.00 | 11208.00 |
Clerical Category II | For Adult workers in towns of more than one lakh population | 9772.00 | 880.00 | 10652.00 |
Clerical Category II | For Remaining part of the state | 9611.00 | 880.00 | 10491.00 |
Gujarat
Updated: 8th October, 2021
Revised Minimum Wages
Scheduled Employment | Category of Workers | Zone | Basic Salary | Dearness Allowance | Total Wages / Salary per day | Monthly Wages for 26 days |
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Shops and Establishments | Unskilled | I | 276 | 72.00 | 348.00 | 9048.00 |
Semi-Skilled | I | 284 | 72.00 | 356.00 | 9256.00 | |
Skilled | I | 293 | 72.00 | 365.00 | 9490.00 | |
Unskilled | II | 268 | 72.00 | 340.00 | 8840.00 | |
Semi-Skilled | II | 276 | 72.00 | 348.00 | 9048.00 | |
Skilled | II | 284 | 72.00 | 356.00 | 9256.00 |