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Digital establishment registration brings location records, certificates and contractor documentation into one workflow. Explore Gujarat’s registration update and the steps HR and compliance teams should review across their operating locations.
Read the briefingOvertime records and employment-injury documentation can affect ESI benefits administration. Understand how employee coverage, contribution calculations and incident records connect, and what payroll and HR teams need to review.
Read the briefingA closer look at the ESIC New Amnesty Scheme 2025, including settlement procedures, eligibility and contribution records. The scheme period covered by this April 2026 update ended in September 2026.
Read the briefingHaryana’s establishment developments bring working arrangements, employee records and registration procedures into focus. Explore self-certification, operating-hour exemptions, night-shift safeguards and the practical questions for HR teams.
Read the briefingMaharashtra’s proposed establishment-rule changes address registration information, premises documents and simpler administrative processes. Explore the draft amendments and the information businesses need to organise across their locations.
Read the briefingVoting-day leave requires location-specific planning, employee eligibility checks and clear operational communication. This update covers the paid-holiday arrangements discussed ahead of the April 2026 assembly elections.
Read the briefingPreventive health measures, welfare-fund changes and digital establishment records are part of Madhya Pradesh’s labour agenda. Explore the connections between employee welfare, payroll administration and local compliance records.
Read the briefingKerala’s registration and welfare developments affect the records businesses maintain for their establishments and employees. Explore fee changes, welfare benefits and the importance of keeping local details connected to payroll administration.
Read the briefingDelhi’s Shops and Establishments Amendment Bill brings working hours, overtime and night-work safeguards into focus. Explore the proposed changes and the questions employers should consider when reviewing shift arrangements.
Read the briefingAn effective PoSH programme depends on more than a policy document. Explore Internal Committee functioning, employee awareness, training and reporting through the March 2026 Maharashtra audit update.
Read the briefingAccurate ESIC member, family and dependent records support smoother benefits administration. Explore employee updates, supporting documents, employer verification and the responsibilities that continue after initial registration.
Read the briefingApprenticeship administration connects contract signing, advisor review, corrections and payment preparation. Explore how candidates, establishments and advisors coordinate these steps, including the portal transition proposed for April 2026.
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ESI in the areas of Valsad district, in addition to the already notified areas of Gujarat - 29th March 2023
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Department of Women, Child Development and Social Security of Government of Jharkhand for receiving stipend under education and skills services by adolescent and young women eligible for the scheme - 22nd March 2023
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Apple and Foxconn Labour Reforms Effort Results in 12-Hour Shift and Night-Time Work for Women in Karnataka State!
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Understanding of basic wages before we go into the judgment of 2023 LLR - Madras High Court - w.p. no. 6966 and m.p. no. 2/2014 dated 2/1/2023 - trident facility services v/s EPFO appellate tribunal, New Delhi
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ILO’s Roadmap for developing a policy framework for the inclusion of internal migrant workers in India!
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The evolution of ESG laws and regulations is still at a nascent stage in India!
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Maharashtra Government’s counterstroke to the employee strike for restoration of OPS
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Maharashtra State Tax on Professions, Trades, callings & Employments (Amendment) Bill 2023
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The government’s Notification dated 7th March clarifies that money laundering laws will apply to cryptocurrencies!
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EPFO blocks Gupta’s pension over observation of the SC’s judgment of 4th November, likely to move the Court again!
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Starbucks Workers United filed more than 30 charges alleging unfair labour practices committed by Starbucks at 21 Stores in the Buffalo, New York area.
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ILo Launches Two New Tools to Investigate Care Policies World Wide!
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Changes to Australian Workplace Laws!
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Instant Messaging an Integral Part of Corporate Landscape Is a Risk with Use of Personal Devices, A Serious Threat or Can It Be Overlooked!
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The Karnataka Tax On Profession, Trades, Callings and Employments (Amendments) Act 2023 - 14th March 2023
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ESI in all the areas of Gandhinagar district, in addition to the already notified areas of the said district in the State of Gujarat - 13th March 2023
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Government of Andhra Pradesh notification for holiday on Wednesday 22nd March 2023 and Monday 18th September 2023 on the occasion of UGADI and VINAYAKA CHAVITHI respectively under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
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PF pension case petitioned by Balwant Singh and others against Union of India and others with respect to writ petition CWP 4239 – 2023 - 13th March 2023
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Women’s Work and Wages Continue at Abysmal Levels - 12th March 2023
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Puducherry - Constitution of Women Labour Cell in Labour Department - 2nd March 2023
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Amendment of The Uttarakhand (then Uttar Pradesh Interstate Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Condition of Services) Amendment Rules, 1983 - 27th February 2023
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Government of Rajasthan’s notification for change in date of holiday on account of Mahavir Jayanti to 3rd April 2023 instead of 4th April 2023.
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Rs 3.7 lakh crore already released for MSME sector under ECLGS: Bhanu Pratap Singh Verma - 9th March 2023
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