Ashok Leyland, which had introduced a voluntary retirement scheme and an employee separation scheme for its executives in August last year, has approved yet another VRS scheme this year. In a notification, the company said its directors “approved the introduction of Voluntary Retirement Scheme (“VRS”) for all eligible employees” of the company. The approval, it […]
Avnish Awasthi, additional secretary with department of home affairs in Uttar Pradesh government, today said that no migrant workers are walking on Uttar Pradesh’s roads as of today. His comments come in the wake of widespread outrage over media reports showing families, including small children, walking on the highways of Uttar Pradesh and adjacent states […]
17 migrant laborers tried to cycle to their hometowns in Odisha, Kerala Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan said, but were sent back to their camps by state police. “They have been assured that as soon as trains start running again [to Odisha], they will be sent back,” said the Chief Minister. Odisha has so far taken […]
India has transported a total 2.5 lakh internal migrant workers via 222 special trains to their home towns in the last 5 days, even as 604 Indians have been brought back from foreign countries by air, the ministry of home affairs said at 4 PM today. The spokesperson also said five more flights will land […]
The government of India today said was engaged in “discussions” to come up with a policy on domestic workers to them from exploitation and abuse. India currently has various laws to protect workers, but these tend to cover only those employed in the organized sectors such as those in industries, agriculture, shops and offices. The […]
Not a single employee was laid off or removed as part of the merger of five associate banks with State Bank of India, the government said, adding that the bank had no plans to offer VRS options to its employees. “SBI has informed that no employee has been removed after merger and no application was […]
The Maharashtra unit of Forum for IT Employees said 13 disputes over forced resignations and layoffs at IT organizations have been moved to the labor courts after failed mediation attempts by state labor authorities. 11 of the 13 cases were filed by employees of Tech Mahindra, and one each by those of Wipro and Vodafone, […]
After keeping the move on hold for three months due to the elections, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization has cut its administrative charges on the funds it manages to 0.65% from 0.85%, according to labor ministry sources. The cut in administrative charges — which was notified on Mar 15 — is to reflect the lower […]
Surrogate mothers in government of India service are not automatically eligible for maternity leave and leaves are granted on a “case to case” basis, according to a statement by the government. Leaves have been granted in a few cases “taking the totality of circumstances into mind,” the government added. Surrogate mothers refers to those women […]
