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 2017West 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 2016The apex court reserved its preliminary order in a case seeking to review a 1978 verdict that defined the term industry
1 min read17 Nov 2016Workers claim that the state govt is using the police to subdue them rather than attempting mediation through labour department officials
1 min read12 Mar 2016There may not be a more opportune time for that than now, given the political will and a bipartisan consensus
5 min read22 Oct 2015The law proposes to allow companies to fire as many as 300 workers without prior government permission
3 min read7 Oct 2015The proposed law would mainly combine provisions of various labour laws applicable to small factories at one place
2 min read4 Oct 2015Number of strikes between 2003 and 2014 has fallen 75%, person-days of work lost down almost 90%
3 min read2 Sep 2015The code does not deliver on its central objective of improving labour flexibility and entrepreneurial freedom
4 min read10 Jun 2015Mint looks at various facets of workers' strikes and their impact through charts
1 min read9 Jan 2015The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared