Labour regulations need both clarity and uniformity
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Reforms have broadly been initiated but our specific rules must suit the needs of a future economy
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Workers are often rightly identified as the lifeblood of any organization or industry. In parallel, a well protected, nurtured and skilled workforce attracts investment to a country, since this makes it easier to do business. These realities must have provided an impetus for last year’s regulatory reforms that merged 44 Indian labour laws into four labour codes. While the step drew both cheers and criticism, most parties may agree that these reforms were long overdue. Labour regulations in India are as sensitive a subject as they are complex and cumbersome.
Indians Work Longest, Earn Least With Virtually No Time for Leisure: ILO Report
The minimum statutory wage of an Indian worker is the lowest in the world, except for some sub-Saharan African countries.
Labourers carry sacks of rice after unloading them from a wagon train at an FCI godown in Guwahati, April 20, 2020. Photo: PTI
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New Delhi: A new report by the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that Indians are among the most overworked workers globally while earning the lowest minimum statutory wage in the Asia-Pacific region, barring Bangladesh, reports
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India ranks fifth in the world among countries with long working hours, often stretching up to 48 hours a week, if not more. Only Gambia, Mongolia, Maldives and Qatar, where a quarter of the population is Indian, have average working hours longer than in India, according to
Updated Feb 10, 2021 | 16:57 IST
Labour secretary Apurva Chandra clarifies that companies can t increase the workings hours beyond the mandated 48-hour limit for the week and the new rules won’t add to the costs. 4-day work week a reality soon, govt to notify labour laws soon: Labour Secretary. | Photo Credit: BCCL
New Delhi: Employees will have an option to work for four days a week in the country soon. The labour ministry has decided to allow companies to offer flexibility by incorporating changes in the labour codes. Labour secretary Apurva Chandra tells ET Now’s Ruchi Bhatia that the labour codes will be rolled out soon and 48 hour work week is aimed at providing flexibility to both employees and employers.