Via this notification, The Central Government, has amended Rule 17, 82 in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules 1971, for rule 17 and 82, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

Rule 17 – The words and figure ‘in Form I’, the words and figures ‘in Form XIII annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017” shall be substituted

Rule 82 - Every principal employer and contractor shall file a unified annual return in form XIV (annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017) on Shram Suvidha Portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on or before 1st day of the February every year. Filing of form XXV is omitted.

As per EPFO circular dated 03rd January 2018, EPFO has reiterated (the Supreme Court Judgment in the matter of Marathawada Gramin Bank Karamchari Sangathan and another Vs. Management of Marathawada Gramin Bank) and has directed that employers cannot be forced to contribute over and above the statutory wage ceiling in respect of their employees. However, option is available for the employees to contribute beyond the statutory wage ceiling if they so desire subject to the conditions enumerated under Para 26 (6) of the Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952.

This is to inform you that, as per the scheduled revision of Minimum Wages Act 1948, the Minimum Wages Pay for scheduled category, “Shops and Establishment” as prescribed by concerned State Authority (Karnataka) has been revised.

Via this notification, The Central Government, has amended Rule 17, 82 in the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules 1971, for rule 17 and 82, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

Rule 17 – The words and figure ‘in Form I’, the words and figures ‘in Form XIII annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017” shall be substituted

Rule 82 - Every principal employer and contractor shall file a unified annual return in form XIV (annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017) on Shram Suvidha Portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on or before 1st day of the February every year. Filing of form XXV is omitted.

Along with this notification, attached the forms under Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under certain Labour Laws Rules 2017.

Government of GOA vide its notification dated 04^th Jan 2018; amended the following Rules.

Via this notification, The Central Government, has amended Rule 3, 56 in the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1980, for rule 3 and 56, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:—

Rule 3 – The words and figure ‘in Form I’, the words and figures ‘in Form XIII annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017” shall be substituted

Rule 56 - Every principal employer and contractor shall file a unified annual return in form XIV (annexed to the Rationalisation of Forms and Reports under Certain Labour Laws Rules, 2017) on Shram Suvidha Portal of the Ministry of Labour and Employment on or before 1st day of the February every year.

Filing of form XXIII and Form XXIV is omitted.

Notification on Maharastra List of Holidays for the year 2019

Notification on the Uttar Pradesh List of Holidays

Notification on the Gujarat List of Holidays

Notification on the Telangana List of Holidays

Notification on Bihar List of Holidays for the year 2019

The Government of Himachal Pradesh has revised the Minimum Wages for all the scheduled employments with effective from 1st April 2018.

For more details please find attached the Regulatory Alert and notification.

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has revised the Minimum Wages for all the scheduled employments with effective from 1st October 2018.

For more details please find attached the Regulatory Alert and notification.

Comprehensive overview of the mechanics of hiring, job growth, salaries and their drivers, trends and forecasts across eight cities and sixteen sectors in India.

THE REPORT AIMS TO :-

• Measure trends in hiring sentiment across the country, and estimate Job Growth, by city and sector.
• Drill across geographies, business size and hierarchy to provide additional dimensions of the statistic.
• Identify the key drivers of hiring sentiment at a ‘big-picture’ as well as sector-level.

Note: The Employment Outlook and Job Growth statistics need to be read together for each sector for better understanding of the trends.

The Government of Chattisgarh has revised the Minimum Wages for all the scheduled employments with effective from 1st October 2018.

For more details please find attached the Regulatory Alert and notification.

The Government of Tripura has revised the rate of Professional Tax by exercising powers under Section 3(2) of the Tripura Professionals, Trades, Callings and Employments Taxation Act, 1997.

For more details please find attached the Regulatory Alert and notification.

Consumer Price Index Number of Chandigarh

Notification of National and Festival Holidays with wages to all employees employed under Shops & Establishments Act, for the year 2017

Minimum rate of wages revised in Chandigarh under Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Effective Date : 1st December, 2016

The jury is out on whether the major government initiatives of today and tomorrow – particularly, Demonetization and Goods and Services Tax – will propel the economy and, more importantly, create jobs. What is evident already is that investments – private and foreign – are the prime mover revving up the jobs engines of today.