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Apex court’s nine-judge bench may redraw the definition of ‘industry’

If the court redrafts the definition of 'industry' the way states like Haryana and Gujarat are requesting, it could be seen as a judiciary- induced labour reform in the country

2 min read3 Jan 2017
Politics

West Bengal govt passes bill to hasten settlement of industrial disputes

West Bengal government raised the penalty for failure to comply with decisions of labour courts and industrial tribunals, expecting it to work as a deterrent

1 min read16 Dec 2016
Politics

Supreme Court to decide if definition of industry needs to be revisited

The apex court reserved its preliminary order in a case seeking to review a 1978 verdict that defined the term industry

1 min read17 Nov 2016
Companies

Striking workers at Tata Motors’ Gujarat plant threaten statewide stir

Workers claim that the state govt is using the police to subdue them rather than attempting mediation through labour department officials

1 min read12 Mar 2016
Opinion

No ‘Make in India’ without labour reforms

There may not be a more opportune time for that than now, given the political will and a bipartisan consensus

5 min read22 Oct 2015
Industry

No consensus on draft industrial relations law

The law proposes to allow companies to fire as many as 300 workers without prior government permission

3 min read7 Oct 2015
Politics

Small factories bill likely to come up in next Parliament session

The proposed law would mainly combine provisions of various labour laws applicable to small factories at one place

2 min read4 Oct 2015
Politics

Industrial strikes and lockouts see steep decline in India

Number of strikes between 2003 and 2014 has fallen 75%, person-days of work lost down almost 90%

3 min read2 Sep 2015
Opinion

Decoding the draft labour code

The code does not deliver on its central objective of improving labour flexibility and entrepreneurial freedom

4 min read10 Jun 2015
Politics

Industrial disputes

Mint looks at various facets of workers' strikes and their impact through charts

1 min read9 Jan 2015
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