Understanding Recent Changes in Indian Labour Laws: How Do They Affect You?

Please find attached herewith a list of recent amendments in the Indian Labour Laws.

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Vikram Singh
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I need an official correspondence or GAZETTE for PF eligibility for piece-rated contract workers who are working on the principal employer's premises.

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Alpesh

Hi, could you please help me and let me know whether Professional Tax is applicable to casual laborers in Mumbai?

Dear Vikram,

Please note the amendment that took place in the Employees' Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme in 2010, whereby the benefit to dependents of a deceased member was increased from Rs 60,000 to Rs 100,000. This amount has been further raised to Rs 130,000 this year. Additionally, the scope of the EDLI has also been expanded.

PS: You can find the presentation on the Pension Fund on my blog, where I have shared the same information. Kindly refer to the signature section of my posts.

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Madhu T.K

Please post this EDLI amendment on CiteHR. Your blog has a websense as per our company's IT Policy.

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Vikram Singh

Please check the latest minimum wages for all states on the website Salary Survey India, Online Wage Survey, Salary Survey by Paycheck India.

EDLI Amendment Reference

The EDLI amendment is already available on this site. Still, I am posting it again for your reference.

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Madhu.T.K

EPF Circular on Interest Rate Increase

Please find attached the EPF circular regarding the increase in interest rates from 2010-2011.

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Recent Amendments in Labor Laws

Recent amendments in the labor laws do not support workers. Despite this, it is a very helpful document for us.

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Thank you for the information. The information provided by you is very useful. However, I believe there may be some amendments in various laws after that. I would be very grateful if you could share the same with me.

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Nayan Patil

Dear All,

Thank you for the posting. By the way, it is not clear from the compilation you have done regarding the Workmen (Employees') Compensation Act. There is a notification from the government that the minimum wages, as far as the Workmen (Employees') Compensation Act is concerned, are to be reckoned as Rs. 8000. Please refer to the amendment that I received from the New India Assurance Company.

According to this amendment, if an employee aged around 24 years dies, and the employer is required to pay compensation, the calculation will be as follows: 50% of wages X Relevant Factor = Rs. 4000 (in this case after the amendment) X 218.47 = Rs. 8,73,880.

In the case of hospitalization due to injury (not causing death), medical expenses alone are to be made unlimited. This detail might need to be included in the amendment.

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Balaji

There is an amendment to the Payment of Bonus Act as well, which did not figure in your list. Just a reminder.

Thanks for sharing the updates on Labour laws amendment.

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R. Srinivasan

Good. Keep it up! In the workmen compensation amendments, at one place it is mentioned that the ceiling of wages has been removed, but at another place, it is mentioned that the ceiling is increased from 4000 to 8000. Please clarify the correct status as of the date.

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Qadir Ahmad

Dear friends, kindly provide me with the minimum wages of Kerala state following the recent amendments, if you have any information available.

Please reattach the appointment as we are not able to view your attachment.

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Ramana Murty

Resettlement, Relief, Rehabilitation, and Compensation Policy

The Land Acquisition Act and Labour Act are not being followed at the Rihand Super Thermal Power Project in Rihand Nagar, Sonebhadra District, Uttar Pradesh.

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