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Anthropic’s Economic Index Reveals Software Engineering Is Most Impacted by AI
Anthropic introduced the Anthropic Economic Index on Monday to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the labour market and the economy. The initial report of the research reveals that software engineering fields are the most impacted by this new technology. The research found the arts, design, sports, entertainment, and media fie...
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Expert Panel On Wages To Submit Report "As Early As Possible": Ministry
Amid reports that the constitution of an expert group to provide recommendations on fixation to the government is a ploy to delay the exercise, the centre has clarified that the group will submit its recommendations "as early as possible".
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4-Day Work Week? Government May Consider Giving Companies Flexibility
The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain sacrosanct, said Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra on Monday.
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App-Based Platform Workers’ Federation Writes to Labour Ministry, Demands Universal Social Security
The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has made a submission along with others to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020. It has also been signed by labour unions and civil society organisations to raise concerns about the implication...
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Apple Puts Major Taiwanese Supplier Pegatron on Probation Over Labour Laws Violation
Apple on Monday said that its Taiwanese supplier Pegatron will not receive any news business from the technology giant after it found that Pegatron violated Apple's supplier code of conduct by asking student employees to work night shifts and overtime, and also take up work unrelated to their majors.
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"Like East India Company": Sharad Pawar's Party Slams New Farm, Labour Bills
Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today hit out at the Centre over the passage of farm sector and labour reform bills, accusing it of being a "government of capitalists".
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Labour Reform Bills Will Ensure Well-Being Of Workers, Boost Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the passage of key labour reform bills by Parliament, saying it will ensure well-being of workers and give a boost to economic growth.
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3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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Lok Sabha Passes 3 Key Labour Codes Amid Opposition Boycott. Here's What Changes
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three labour codes amid boycott of the House proceedings by several Opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members.
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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Amid COVID-19 Effects, Executive Orders To Fast-Track Labour Codes
The coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown has pushed the government to take the ordinance route to formulate three of the four labour codes it is planning. The codes have already been introduced in parliament. One of them - the code on wages, which clubs together the laws relating to minimum wages, bonus, equal remuneration and a few others - has...
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Apple Finds Supplier Problems as Its Audits Expand
Apple runs one of the largest manufacturing chains in the world, but most of the work is done at factories owned by contractors.
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First Labour Code On Wages Likely To Be Passed In Budget Session
The Ministry of Labour and Employment aims to combineover 44 labour laws into a single law in the forthcoming budget session.
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To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
NITI Aayog has pressed for 'substantive' reforms in labour laws to take the country out of the current low-productivity and low-wage jobs situation. It has also said that unifying the existing large number of labour laws into four codes without reforming them will serve little purpose.
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Restriction Imposed In Jammu's Katra After Protests By Labourers
Restrictions under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) have been imposed in Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the protests by labourers and potters against opening up of the new battery car track to the pilgrimage.
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Anthropic’s Economic Index Reveals Software Engineering Is Most Impacted by AI
Anthropic introduced the Anthropic Economic Index on Monday to understand how artificial intelligence (AI) is impacting the labour market and the economy. The initial report of the research reveals that software engineering fields are the most impacted by this new technology. The research found the arts, design, sports, entertainment, and media fie...
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Expert Panel On Wages To Submit Report "As Early As Possible": Ministry
Amid reports that the constitution of an expert group to provide recommendations on fixation to the government is a ploy to delay the exercise, the centre has clarified that the group will submit its recommendations "as early as possible".
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4-Day Work Week? Government May Consider Giving Companies Flexibility
The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain sacrosanct, said Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra on Monday.
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App-Based Platform Workers’ Federation Writes to Labour Ministry, Demands Universal Social Security
The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has made a submission along with others to the Ministry of Labour and Employment over the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020. It has also been signed by labour unions and civil society organisations to raise concerns about the implication...
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Apple Puts Major Taiwanese Supplier Pegatron on Probation Over Labour Laws Violation
Apple on Monday said that its Taiwanese supplier Pegatron will not receive any news business from the technology giant after it found that Pegatron violated Apple's supplier code of conduct by asking student employees to work night shifts and overtime, and also take up work unrelated to their majors.
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"Like East India Company": Sharad Pawar's Party Slams New Farm, Labour Bills
Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) today hit out at the Centre over the passage of farm sector and labour reform bills, accusing it of being a "government of capitalists".
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Labour Reform Bills Will Ensure Well-Being Of Workers, Boost Economy: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the passage of key labour reform bills by Parliament, saying it will ensure well-being of workers and give a boost to economic growth.
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3 Labour Code Bills Passed In Rajya Sabha Amid Opposition Boycott
Three of the four labour code bills, that comprise the government's flagship labour reforms, were passed by the Rajya Sabha today as opposition protests raged outside parliament. The opposition, which boycotted both houses since yesterday, had written to Rajya Sabha chairman Venkaiah Naidu, asking that the contentious bills not be passed "unilatera...
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Lok Sabha Passes 3 Key Labour Codes Amid Opposition Boycott. Here's What Changes
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed three labour codes amid boycott of the House proceedings by several Opposition parties, including the Congress, in protest against the suspension of eight Rajya Sabha members.
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Three Labour Law Codes Get Cabinet Approval, Will Go Before Parliament
Three labour codes involving what the government called "important labour reforms" were approved by the Union cabinet at a meeting held last evening. The codes involve social security, occupational safety, health and working conditions and industrial relations, sources said. All three codes will be placed before parliament in the monsoon session t...
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Amid COVID-19 Effects, Executive Orders To Fast-Track Labour Codes
The coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown has pushed the government to take the ordinance route to formulate three of the four labour codes it is planning. The codes have already been introduced in parliament. One of them - the code on wages, which clubs together the laws relating to minimum wages, bonus, equal remuneration and a few others - has...
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Apple Finds Supplier Problems as Its Audits Expand
Apple runs one of the largest manufacturing chains in the world, but most of the work is done at factories owned by contractors.
-
First Labour Code On Wages Likely To Be Passed In Budget Session
The Ministry of Labour and Employment aims to combineover 44 labour laws into a single law in the forthcoming budget session.
-
To Ensure High Productivity, NITI Aayog Presses For Major Labour Reforms
NITI Aayog has pressed for 'substantive' reforms in labour laws to take the country out of the current low-productivity and low-wage jobs situation. It has also said that unifying the existing large number of labour laws into four codes without reforming them will serve little purpose.
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Restriction Imposed In Jammu's Katra After Protests By Labourers
Restrictions under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) have been imposed in Katra, base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi Cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the protests by labourers and potters against opening up of the new battery car track to the pilgrimage.
