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An Explainer - brief case laws & precedents  The social securities available to workers/ employees for employment injury are manifold;their rights and the corresponding obligations by the employers/Employees' State Insurance Corporation ( ESI) has a complex nexus. Fair working knowledge is esssential for not only employers and employees, but every one, to ensure that the victim's family avail due benefits without much ordeal.  This article endeavours to provide a brief  perspective of such social security benefits under law. Currently the benefits are covered, inter alia, under the Employees' Compensation Act and ESI Act. The  new code on Social Securities  enacted recently (contemplated to be effective from April 2021, replaces the existing legislations with a  comprehensive coverage.  What is an employment injury? Under   Section 3(1) of the   Employees Compensation Act , 1923, if personal   injury   is caused to an   emp...

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  Transforming Indian Employee Laws -   Highlights of the new Labour Codes– Throttle or Speed Breaker ?     Labour falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution.  Therefore, both Parliament and state legislatures can make laws regulating labour and there are over 100 state and 40 central laws regulating various aspects of labour such as resolution of industrial disputes, working conditions, social security and wages. To improve ease of compliance and ensure uniformity in labour laws, the Central Government introduced four Bills to consolidate 29 central laws.  These Codes regulate: (i) Wages, (ii) Industrial Relations, (iii) Social Security, and (iv)   Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions.  While the Code on Wages, 2019 has been passed earlier, remaining three codes have been passed recently. Code on Industrial Relations, 2020 Provisions on fixed term employment  The 2020 Bill introduces provisions on fixed t...

KARNATAKA MINIMUM WAGES REVISED NOTIFICATION DEC 2017 - EFFECTIVE 1ST JANUARY 2020 - CHALLENGE IN HIGH COURT AND FINAL UPDATE/ADVISORY  Brief                                                                                                                                                          Several Industries and Associations filed Writ Petitions before the Karnataka High Court, against thesteep increase in the Minimum Wages Notified effective 1st January, 2017.were filed on behalf of thefollowing scheduled employments / industries: Some of the Industries are:- ·         Shops...

originally published in ungender.in :  https://www.ungender.in/maternity-benefits-and-creche-facilities-for-contractual-labour/ Written By:  Vasudevan V, lawshastra.  contact email: viswanathanvasudevan159@gmail.com Note from the Editor:  ‘Explainers’ are a new series at Ungender Insights. An explainer is a conversation, not a traditional article. At Ungender our explainers aim to answer questions, but not just any question. These are questions that focus on the practical. We feature ready-reckoners or tip-sheets for common situations or terms that one comes across, while aiming to ensure PoSH compliance or implement D&I, in our workspaces. We hope the series proves useful! In May this year, several  news reports  suggested that a variety of state governments in India were  contemplating amendments to labour law , which accoridng to experts, disproportionately intended to negatively impact women contract labour. Among other proposed amendments...