In a move that could expand the social security coverage for formal sector workers, the government is considering a proposal to increase the wage threshold under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation. According to sources, the government could increase the wage ceiling under the two schemes to Rs 25,000 per … Read more
The Tripura government has announced its decision to appeal a high court order that allowed gratuity benefits to the Anganwadi workers. Social Welfare and Social Education Minister Tinku Roy said the state government disagrees with the directive and has decided to take the matter to the top court. The high court of Tripura, in a … Read more
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) President and Anantnag candidate Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday staged a sit-in protest in Jammu-Kashmir’s Anantnag alleging that her party workers were being barred from casting votes. In an X post, Mufti wrote, “Many of our PDP polling agents and workers are being detained just before voting. When the families went to … Read more
The Israeli military dismissed two officers and formally reprimanded senior commanders after an inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure, the military said. The inquiry found Israeli forces mistakenly believed they were attacking Hamas gunmen when drones hit the … Read more
But employers whose staff do NHS work but not on Agenda for Change contracts will not get the government funding. Dan Gregory, director of Social Enterprise UK, said: “While we’re relieved to see some of our members receive this long-awaited funding, the process itself is fundamentally unfair, failing to recognise their crucial role in delivering … Read more
Reacting to Zomato’s plans of rolling out a ‘pure veg fleet’, the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union (TGPWU), a body that works for the welfare of gig workers, sought to know whether the food delivery app would also filter out delivery workers who are vegetarian. TGPWU president Shaik Salauddin, in a statement, said: “If … Read more
Members of the CITU-affiliated Power-loom Workers’ Union on Friday staged a 24-hour hunger strike in Sircilla demanding urgent steps by the government to place fresh orders for production of Bathukamma saris and other fabric to mitigate the financial woes of the power-loom workers in the textile town. Addressing the demonstrators, the union leaders said thousands … Read more
A view of boating activity under the hydel tourism centre at Echo Point near Munnar in Idukki. Idukkiâs hydel tourism centres have come to a stand still following the ongoing strike by Left employee unions in the district. The Hydel Tourism Workers Association under the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) have gone on strike … Read more
Social enterprises say hardworking front-line staff have not received one-off payments agreed last May. Source link
A worker waits for his interview and skill test at the Maharshi Dayanand University in Rohtak on January 17, 2024 during a Haryana government recruitment drive to send workers to Israel. | Photo Credit: Reuters The story so far: The Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments, with the help of the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), … Read more