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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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Attached are holiday list 2022 for the States of Gujarat, Goa, Bihar and Andaman and Nicobar islands.
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HC: Employer not bound to retain contractual staff till term-end
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Karma Management embraces with delight the great news of Global tech outsourcing expected to grow 20% annual
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EPFO officer caught seeking Rs 1 lakh bribe to settle dispute
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Union Minister Bhupender Yadav Flags Off Survey On Domestic Workers
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ED attaches assets worth ₹1.13 cr of ex-EPFO officer over pension fund misuse
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Lieutenant Governor, Delhi gives approval for publication of amendment notified on 24/9/2021 for Delhi Shops and Establishments rules, 1954 after no objection or suggestion was received in the aforesaid period of 15 d…
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Labour laws come into focus amid protest threat
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EPFO board meeting today. From PF interest rate to minimum pension — key things to watch
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation or EPFO has approved the development of centralised IT-enabled systems after which employees will not have to get their PF fund transferred when they change jobs.
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Delhi Motor Vehicles (First Amendment) Rules 2021 (dated 17-11-2021) Government of NCT Delhi.This notification comes into force from 17/11/2021
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The Government of Tamil Nadu approves Standard Operating Procedure for identification, release, rescue, and rehabilitation of Bonded Labour and implementation of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act , 1976
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Notification under sub section (1) of Section 5A of Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (dated 17-11-2021)
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EPFO Increases Ex gratia Death Relief Fund Amount To Rs 8 Lakh: Details Inside
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Karma Management’s Hiring Managers say aloud that recruitment/talent acquisition done by Karma is a whole new different ball game altogether !!!
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The Government of Odisha have been pleased to declare that the State Government Offices as well as Revenue and Magisterial courts will remain closed for the year 2022 as listed in Annexure – 1.
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Department of Economics & Statistics No.DES/859/2021-P3(1) Thiruvananthapuram ,12/11/2021 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Industrial Workers for the month of September 2021 Vide G.O.(MS) No…
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The Governor of Karnataka has announced the holidays for the year 2022 and the notification is attached herewith.
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Indian Express Report : 20% Unorganised Sector Workers Registered With Labour Ministry's e-Sharm Portal: Report
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Sec 163A MV Act -Fixing Rs 15,000 Per Annum As Notional Income For Non-Earning Members Not Reasonable As Schedule II Not Yet Amended : Supreme Court
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The date of completing the seeding and verification of Aadhaar with UAN is extended till 30/11/2021
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The Government of Rajasthan has announced the holidays for the year 2022 and the notification is attached herewith.
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Karma Management’s Payroll Optimization Program 2022
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Update: ESIC Extends Payment of ESI Contribution for the month of Oct, 2021. details here AND Update: ESIC Extends Payment of ESI Contribution for the month of Oct, 2021
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Give each submission a clear review outcome, a named next action and a defined closure point so the team can see what remains unresolved.
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