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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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Addressable MSME base for banks expanding with growing Udyam registrations: Crisil - 3rd October 2022
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By the Order of the Government of Gujarat Notification - Revision in VDA - 30th September 2022
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Pratik Vaidya, CVO & MD of Karma Management Global Consulting Solutions Pvt Ltd participating along with Advantage Austria and brainstorming on the ecosystem of Startups in Salzburg, Austria
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By the Order of the Governor of Bihar, Joint Secretary, Notification No.5/M/W/40-16/2021/L&R/3808 - 30th September 2022
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Government of Uttar Pradesh revision in VDA effective 1st October 2022
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By the Order of the Government of Madhya Pradesh Notification for VDA revision - 29th September 2022
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By the Order of the Government of Chattisgarh Notification for VDA revision - 28th September 2022
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Stakeholder definition for Karma - 27th Sept 2022
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The Supreme Court has held that leave encashment is part of the salary. The Court held that the condition in Rajasthan Voluntary Rural Education Service - 27th September 2022
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Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2022 - 20th September 2022
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Special commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, and the Competent Authority under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Notifications - 27th September 2022
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Central Government, Ministry of Labour & Employment, revised the rates of variable dearness allowance for the employees covered by the industries falling under Central rule. - 28th September 2022
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Claim Request Submission for Cash Benefit - IP Portal – In respect of Maternity Claim - 22nd September 2022
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The Government of Uttarakhand, vide Notification No. 3367/4-01/13 has released Minimum Wages effective from 1st October 2022 - 20th September 2022
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Kerala - Department of Economics & Statistics, Thiruvananthapuram, Notification No. DES/859/2022-P3/(1) - 20th September 2022
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The commissioner of Labour, Telangana, Hyderabad, and the Competent Authority of Minimum Wages, 1948 has declared the State Industrial Workers consumer price index numbers for the year ending June 2022 - 26th Septembe…
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Deadline or Benefit Acceptance, Marks The Point of Culmination for Withdrawal from The Voluntary Retirement Scheme!!!! - 27th September 2022
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Self-Employed Cannot Be Denied Future Prospects Says the Honourable Supreme Court!!!!
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Regulatory Compliances Are the Bottom Line of All Services and Any Staff Shortage Is a Seen as “Hulla Bulla”!!!!
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Hallucination Is Engulfing Some States In The Centre’s March Towards Implementing The Labour Codes !!!!
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Decriminalisation of certain labour law provisions for imprisonment for minor breaches - in the light of the Andhra Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act !!!!
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PM puts labouring efforts on the right track with the onus on states !!!!
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Abundant clarity on central’s regulation relating to private security agencies act established in 2005 and its journey down the years !!!!
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Germany’s labour law and gas crisis - disruption in operational process can create havoc and jitters especially if it is “no work - no pay” !!!!
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