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EPF interest hiked to 3-year high of 8.25%
This will be the highest rate of interest for EPF subscribers in the last three years
2022: Daunting labour reforms, informal workers' social security fund await take off
More than 17 crore informal sector workers have registered themselves on the e-Shram portal
EPFO alert! Employers to register digital signatures online through e-mail
Employers are not able to function normally and are facing problems in using their digital signatures or Aadhaar-based e-sign on EPFO portal
Labour ministry sets up control rooms to address migrant workers' problems
The Prime Minister has announced extension of the nationwide lockdown till May 3 with conditional relaxation from April 20
EPFO settles 1.37 lakh covid19 withdrawal claims
The provision for a special withdrawal from EPF scheme to fight Covid-19 pandemic is part of the PMGKY scheme announced by the government
Spanish jobless claims jump by over 3,00,000 in March
Pandemic "changed the trend" in unemployment figures for March, after only 2,857 workers filled jobless claims in the first 12 days
Unemployment rate at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, confirms govt data
The joblessness among male on all India basis was 6.2 per cent, while it was 5.7 per cent in case of females.
Amid fund crunch, EPFO shelves plan to double minimum pension
Govt has guaranteed a least benefits of Rs 3,000 per month for informal sector workers through PMSYM scheme.
Income tax exemption limit on gratuity doubled to Rs 20 lakh, says labour ministry
'This would benefit those employees of PSUs and others not covered by Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972,' said Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar.
Retail inflation for industrial workers rise to 5.61 pc in August
The indices of 37 centres are above All-India Index and 41 centres' indices are below national average.