-The Hindu The Centre has proposed amending a law to empower States and allow industries to pay wages by cheque or by direct credit into Bank Accounts. The Union Labour ministry has proposed changes to the Section 6 of the Payment of Wages Act of 1936. The present law states that all payment of wages should be made in cash, with a provision enabling employers to obtain written permission of the...
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PM said don't return Jan Dhan cash, villagers say we have no choice -Priyangi Agarwal
-The Times of India BAREILLY: Two days after PM Modi urged Jan Dhan account holders at a rally in poll-bound UP's Moradabad city to hold on to the money deposited into their accounts by people with illegal cash, villagers across districts that TOI spoke with said the PM's advice didn't factor in "ground realities". "The PM may have meant well, but the fact is not one Jan Dhan account holder who let...
More »Are Jan Dhan accounts being misused? Unlikely, shows data -Karthik Shashidhar
-Livemint.com The increase in bank balance in Jan Dhan accounts is not extraordinary as they are being used as much as regular Bank Accounts, following demonetisation Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) accounts are in focus again thanks to the new notification by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposing withdrawal limits on such Bank Accounts. The ostensible reason for this is concern that such accounts might be being used to convert...
More »Law to regulate working condition of domestic workers demanded
-PTI The platform has also drafted a model Domestic Workers Regulation of Work and Social Security Bill and discussion on it was held with various stakeholders. New Delhi: Civil society organisations and trade unions under the banner of National Platform for Domestic Workers today demanded a comprehensive legislation to regulate their working condition and provisions for social security benefits. The platform has also drafted a model Domestic Workers Regulation of Work and...
More »Centre, states to list industries for cashless wage payment
-PTI Amritsar: Aiming to move towards a cashless India, the Centre and states could soon have powers to specify categories of employers who will have to pay wages either through cheques or by crediting the amount directly into the workers’ bank account. “The Government is ready with the Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016 which seeks to empower the Centre as well as states to specify industrial or other establishments where employers...
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