Contract Labour – Fixed Term Employment/Contracts
Industry Practices & Challenges Although Contract Labour system is prevalent for centuries in India, a codified system of rudimentary nature is traceable to ex-princely states with the objective of safeguarding the interests of the subjects. Even after independence, there was no substantial development till the parliament passed the Contract...
Labour Codes: Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020
Implications & Impact on Employers & Employees – Written By: Vasudevan V.Head, Labour Advisory Cell, EFIGeneral Counsel & ICC Member for Smollan-HUL JV, Certified Corporate Governance Professional & Member of Core Advocacy Committee – Retailers’ Association of India (RAI) The Constitution of India provides for the democratic function of the...
Empowerment of women in employment – Equal Remuneration, Maternity Benefits, Leave & Crèche Facilities
Written By: Vasudevan V.Head, Labour Advisory Cell, EFIGeneral Counsel & ICC Member for Smollan-HUL JV, Certified Corporate Governance Professional & Member of Core Advocacy Committee – Retailers’ Association of India (RAI) The Periodical Labour Force Survey 2019-20 reflects that the manufacturing workers constituted the single largest occupation for the female...
General Impact of the New Labour Codes
Written By: Vasudevan V.Head, Labour Advisory Cell, EFIGeneral Counsel & ICC Member for Smollan-HUL JV, Certified Corporate Governance Professional & Member of Core Advocacy Committee – Retailers’ Association of India (RAI) The Codes: The new labour codes, viz., Code on Wages 2019, Code on Social Security 2020, Industrial Relations Code...
Going beyond CSR: Why corporate firms in India should take ‘Modern-Day Slavery’ seriously
Dr. B. Vidyadhar Ishwar MSc. PhD (LSE) Abstract: This article argues that it is high time Corporate India takes human rights violations in their supply chains very seriously. This is in the light of growing transnational modern slavery laws passed by US and European countries which can result in...
Understanding the PoSH Act and Ensuring Governance
Series 2 – Perspective by Supreme Court/High Courts – illustrative case laws Written By: Vasudevan V, Head, LAC, EFIGeneral Counsel & ICC Member for Smollan-HUL JV,Certified Corporate Governance Professional &Member of Core Advocacy Committee – Retailers’ Association of India (RAI) I sincerely acknowledge and appreciate Advocate Bharat Goel, for...
Definition of Wages, under the ESI Act – Supreme Court reaffirms that the definition of ‘wages’ as defined in Section 2(22) of the ESI Act, would include Conveyance Allowance
The Supreme Court, in its recent judgement dated 8th March, 2021_ (ESI Corporation vs Texmo Industries, SLP (C.) No.811/2021), held, inter alia, that the use of the expression “any travelling allowance” in Section 2(22)(b) makes it clear that all kinds of travelling allowance are excluded from the definition of...
PoSH – as a series to cover comprehensive guidelines for the employers – focus on MSMEs
Introductory note by EFI EFI, as a part of its Knowledge Exchange initiatives, for its Members and also its stakeholders at large, have published various articles from eminent persons from cross section of expertise. Diversity and inclusion are the buzz words and fast becoming an integral part of corporate...
The Rhetoric and Realities of Labour Market Reforms
Dr. B. Vidyadhar Ishwar MSc.PhD (LSE)Aston University, UK The recent reforms to labour laws in India have created a very polarized debate among key stakeholders and policy analysts. The government’s position is that the myriad labour laws in India create complexity and poor employer compliance. Hence the need for...
Economic Reforms and Employment Relations: Changing Paradigms in a Globalizing Context
Dr. B. Vidydhar Ishwar MSc.PhD (LSE)Aston University, UK Introduction:The State (government) plays an important role in setting the blueprint of employment relations (ER) and deciding the rules of the social and economic exchange between employers, workers and trade unions. Economic policies of the state have an overarching effect on...