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Economic Survey Recommends Single Code Across Country For Fixing Minimum Wages
The Economic Survey was tabled in Parliament by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman a day ahead of the Union Budget
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Kerala Proposes Minimum Wage For Private School Teachers
To ensure quality education, the state government proposes to enact the 'Minimum Wages Act' for teachers in private unaided schools, Governor P Sathasivam said in his customary address to the Assembly, outlining the policy of the CPI(M)-led LDF government.
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Cabinet Clears Minimum Wage Code Bill
The Labour Code on Wages Bill will consolidate the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, sources said.
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H-1B Visa Bill Introduced In US, Minimum Pay More Than Doubled
A legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000.
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Central Institutions Can Now Pay Salaries Through Bank Or Cheque
The cabinet has today cleared an ordinance or executive order to allow businesses to pay salaries through electronic mode and cheques. The order will only be applicable to central government-administered institutions.
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Ensure Minimum Wages to Workers, Delhi Government Tells Employers
In order to ensure that workers get notified minimum wages, Delhi government today convened a meeting of principal employers and their contractors who are providing manpower and services to government departments, autonomous bodies, PSUs and hospitals in national capital.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA
The Supreme Court today took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly.
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Why Jharkhand Has Not Paid NREGA Wages in Months
Launched in 2005 by the UPA government, the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act was intended to help the poor by promising 100 days of work a year to rural households at a pre-determined minimum wage rate. In the last decade, there has been mixed opinion on the success of the initiative. But in the last few months, the central government ...
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Social activist Aruna Roy resigns from Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council
Social activist Aruna Roy has decided not to continue in the National Advisory Council, led by UPA chairman Sonia Gandhi, after her term expires on Friday.
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What does strike on Tuesday mean
Millions of workers across political parties are expected to go on a 24-hour work on Tuesday.
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Millions of workers to go on strike today
Other demands in the charter of the trade unions demands amendment to the Minimum Wages Act, provision for pensions, abolition of contract-based appointments and for putting an end to the disinvestment process of profit-making public sector undertakings (PSUs).
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Economic Survey Recommends Single Code Across Country For Fixing Minimum Wages
The Economic Survey was tabled in Parliament by Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman a day ahead of the Union Budget
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Kerala Proposes Minimum Wage For Private School Teachers
To ensure quality education, the state government proposes to enact the 'Minimum Wages Act' for teachers in private unaided schools, Governor P Sathasivam said in his customary address to the Assembly, outlining the policy of the CPI(M)-led LDF government.
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Cabinet Clears Minimum Wage Code Bill
The Labour Code on Wages Bill will consolidate the Minimum Wages Act, 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, sources said.
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H-1B Visa Bill Introduced In US, Minimum Pay More Than Doubled
A legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives which among other things calls for more than doubling the minimum salary of H-1B visa holders to $130,000.
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Central Institutions Can Now Pay Salaries Through Bank Or Cheque
The cabinet has today cleared an ordinance or executive order to allow businesses to pay salaries through electronic mode and cheques. The order will only be applicable to central government-administered institutions.
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Ensure Minimum Wages to Workers, Delhi Government Tells Employers
In order to ensure that workers get notified minimum wages, Delhi government today convened a meeting of principal employers and their contractors who are providing manpower and services to government departments, autonomous bodies, PSUs and hospitals in national capital.
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Supreme Court Notice to Centre Over Improper Implementation of MGNREGA
The Supreme Court today took note of a PIL alleging improper implementation of MGNREGA in terms of timely payment of wages and compensation and asked the government to make the payments promptly.
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Why Jharkhand Has Not Paid NREGA Wages in Months
Launched in 2005 by the UPA government, the Mahatma Gandhi Rural Employment Guarantee Act was intended to help the poor by promising 100 days of work a year to rural households at a pre-determined minimum wage rate. In the last decade, there has been mixed opinion on the success of the initiative. But in the last few months, the central government ...
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Social activist Aruna Roy resigns from Sonia Gandhi-led National Advisory Council
Social activist Aruna Roy has decided not to continue in the National Advisory Council, led by UPA chairman Sonia Gandhi, after her term expires on Friday.
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What does strike on Tuesday mean
Millions of workers across political parties are expected to go on a 24-hour work on Tuesday.
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Millions of workers to go on strike today
Other demands in the charter of the trade unions demands amendment to the Minimum Wages Act, provision for pensions, abolition of contract-based appointments and for putting an end to the disinvestment process of profit-making public sector undertakings (PSUs).
