Recent Amendments in Labour Laws:
Promoting Equity and Welfare, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, was amended to enhance the wage ceiling for its applicability, presently fixed at Rs. 10,000 per month.
The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, was amended to enhance the eligibility limit from Rs. 3,500 per month to Rs. 10,000 and calculation ceiling from Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 3,500 per month, making employees employed through contractors on building operations eligible for payment of bonus under the Act.
The Apprentices Act, 1961, was amended, inter alia, to provide for reservation for Other Backward Classes.
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, was amended to enhance the medical bonus from Rs. 250 to Rs. 2,500 and also empowering the Central Government to increase it from time to time before every three years by way of notification in the Official Gazette, subject to a maximum of Rs. 20,000.
The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, was amended to improve the quality of delivery of benefits under the scheme and also to enable ESI infrastructure to be used to provide healthcare to workers of the unorganized sector.
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, was amended to raise the ceiling of Gratuity for employees in the private sector to Rs. 10 lakh from Rs. 3.5 lakh.
The Plantations Labour Act, 1951, was amended to provide safety and occupational healthcare to plantation workers.
Promoting Equity and Welfare, The Payment of Wages Act, 1936, was amended to enhance the wage ceiling for its applicability, presently fixed at Rs. 10,000 per month.
The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, was amended to enhance the eligibility limit from Rs. 3,500 per month to Rs. 10,000 and calculation ceiling from Rs. 2,500 to Rs. 3,500 per month, making employees employed through contractors on building operations eligible for payment of bonus under the Act.
The Apprentices Act, 1961, was amended, inter alia, to provide for reservation for Other Backward Classes.
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, was amended to enhance the medical bonus from Rs. 250 to Rs. 2,500 and also empowering the Central Government to increase it from time to time before every three years by way of notification in the Official Gazette, subject to a maximum of Rs. 20,000.
The Employees State Insurance Act, 1948, was amended to improve the quality of delivery of benefits under the scheme and also to enable ESI infrastructure to be used to provide healthcare to workers of the unorganized sector.
The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, was amended to raise the ceiling of Gratuity for employees in the private sector to Rs. 10 lakh from Rs. 3.5 lakh.
The Plantations Labour Act, 1951, was amended to provide safety and occupational healthcare to plantation workers.
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