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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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Supreme Court ruling dated 10 December 2025 clarifies that ICC jurisdiction under the POSH Act rests with the aggrieved woman’s workplace, even when the respondent belongs to another department or organization. Key co…
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A comprehensive overview of India’s four new labour codes and their impact on wages, industrial relations, social security, OSH compliance and HR policies. Includes employer action points, compliance risks, penalties…
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Understand Karma Management’s principle stand on labour audits and governance under India’s New Labour Codes 2025. Explore AI-enabled compliance audits, MSME compliance checklists, risk mitigation and how structured g…
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Pratik Vaidya, CVO & MD of Karma Global, concluded a three-part Labour Codes webinar series explaining the Wage Code, Social Security Code, Industrial Relations Code and OSH Code with practical clarity. Over 4,000 par…
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Does the New Labour Code mandate salary payment by the 7th of every month for all employees? Understand Section 17 of the Code on Wages, earlier salary payment rules, the Ministry of Labour’s 21 November 2025 statemen…
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Karma Global offers comprehensive HR and statutory compliance services for MSMEs in India. From Labour Code implementation and payroll reconfiguration to PF, ESI, licensing, and litigation support, we help MSMEs build…
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ESIC has issued a fresh circular expanding employee coverage under the Code on Social Security. Understand how the revised wage definition and the 50% rule bring previously excluded employees under ESIC coverage and w…
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India’s New Labour Codes 2025 are reshaping payslips and working hours. Understand how the 50% wage rule impacts salary structure, PF and gratuity, overtime rules, four-day workweek flexibility, and what employees sho…
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India’s New Labour Codes have triggered mixed reactions, balancing wage security and social protection with cost pressures and flexibility in working hours. Explore how the Right to Disconnect Bill 2025 aims to protec…
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Pratik Vaidya, CVO & MD of Karma Global, has been redesignated as Head and Convenor of the HR, Compliance and Labour Committee on behalf of India SME. Learn about his role in shaping practical labour code implementati…
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Explore how India’s new Labour Codes 2025 redefine gratuity eligibility, wage calculation, and coverage for fixed-term, gig and platform workers. Understand the 50% wage rule, higher gratuity payouts, and key complian…
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Understand statutory bonus eligibility, calculation ceilings, and the 50% wages rule under India’s new labour codes effective 21 November 2025. Includes bonus cap, exclusions, add-back example, and compliance-safe str…
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Complete guide to paid holiday for voting in 2025 elections across Kerala (Dec 9 & 11), Telangana, Maharashtra & Himachal Pradesh. Legal compliance requirements under Section 135B of Representation of People Act 1951…
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A detailed analysis of ESI applicability before and after 21 November 2025 under India’s new labour codes. Understand the 50% wage rule, expanded coverage, ESIC circular updates and payroll compliance implications for…
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The government has notified new labour laws on 21st November 2025 requiring all establishments in India to ensure basic salary gets stretched to at least 50% of the total cost-to-company (CTC), necessitating direction…
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In the recent writ petitions filed by several employers and employees against the provisions related to international workers under Para 83 of EPF Scheme 1952 and Para 43-A of EPF Scheme 1995, the Single Bench of the…
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The Labour Department, Delhi has issued directions following the Supreme Court’s Order in Aureliano Fernandes versus State of Goa, mandating a survey of Organizations with 10 or more employees to ensure compliance wit…
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The Central PF Commissioner , in exercise of powers conferred under Para 78 (3) of the Employees Provident Funds Scheme 1952 has given an Order to the PF Fund Organisation’s Officers to issue a directive to the establ…
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The Karnataka Government has proposed some changes in the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Rules, 1963, and by virtue of powers conferred by section 40 of the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishment…
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The Workmen Compensation Act 1923 aims to provide financial compensation to employees in case they meet with an unfortunate accident while performing their duties. All employees working full-time, part-time, temporari…
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In pursuance of the instructions of Government of India with regard to the exercise of deregulation and compliance reduction exercise to the industry and as part of the priority areas identified, it was suggested that…
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The Government of Maharashtra has issued a new circular on Wednesday clarifying that Shops can now be kept open 24/7 as a step up to the existing Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Cond…
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Once upon a time, all these lakhs of MSMEs were tiny entrepreneurs , and were supposed to have been forgotten and their contributions towards India’s economy, was not so much recognized.
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Sometimes HR is in a dilemma whether Sundays and paid holidays are to be included for payment of maternity benefit or to be excluded ?
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