-The Telegraph New Delhi: Leave of up to 90 days granted to women central Government employees who have filed complaints of sexual harassment at the workplace could be in addition to leave they are otherwise entitled to, a circular issued yesterday suggests. Under Section 12, 1(D), of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, a woman employee has the option of taking leave up to 90...
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Government employees earn (much) more than private sector ones – but only at the entry-level -Mayank Jain
-Scroll.in However, 32 lakh employees are still not happy. People working for the Indian government have a reason to celebrate. The Narendra Modi government has just doled out a Rs 1.02 lakh crore pay hike for some 10 million current and ex-employees, whose salaries are likely to get a jump of 23.55% on average. On Wednesday, the Cabinet approved the recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission and the wage hike should follow...
More »Appointment letters to be made mandatory soon -Somesh Jha
-The Hindu Centre may fix a format which would include details such as designation. The Centre will soon make it mandatory for companies with more than ten workers to give appointment letters to employees at the time of joining — a move that would benefit millions of workers in the informal sector. An absence of legislation on the issue makes it difficult for workers, including those who are employed informally or via contractors...
More »Karnataka mulls higher tax for second car -Manu Aiyappa
-The Times of India Bengaluru: To reduce the growing traffic congestion and pollution in the city, the Karnataka government is toying with the idea of hiking the vehicle registration fee and other charges for those who want to own more than one four-wheeler. "We're working on this plan... Higher tax on the second vehicle would discourage citizens from owning too many vehicles, and also raise additional revenue for the government. Before we...
More »Does good monsoon mean big consumption boost? -Mayank Mishra
-Business Standard FY10 was a drought year with a monsoon rainfall deficiency of 22 per cent of the 50-year average, resulting in a seven per cent dip in the total foodgrains production. But, that did not dampen the consumer sentiment as the auto sector grew by 26 per cent, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) 25 per cent and the consumer durables sector by 21 per cent. The momentum continued the following year,...
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