ESIC PUBLISHES A CYCLICAL LISTING OF STATE-WISE NOTIFIED AND NON-NOTIFIED DISTRICTS UNDER THE ESIC SCHEME.
The Employee's State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) has published a comprehensive State-by-State status of notified district of ESI Scheme in Circular No. N-15015/01/2023-P&D dated 18.03.2024. It has stipulated that notifications have been sent to the complete region of 17 States and Union Territories and the partial area of 19 States and Union Territories. There are 565 fully notified districts, 103 partially notified districts, 668 total notified districts, 103 total non-notified districts, and 778 overall number of districts, according to the consolidated state of the district.
ELECTION COMMISSION HAS REQUIRED PAID HOLIDAY FOR EMPLOYEES ON DAY OF POLLING WITHOUT DEDUCTING WAGE.
The Election Commission of India has directed relevant authorities about the General Election to the Lok Sabha of 2024 and the Assembly Bye-elections in a circular with reference number 78/EPS/2024, dated 16.03.2024. It draws attention to Section 135B of the Representation of the People Act, 1951, which requires employers to provide paid time off on election day in exchange for no pay reduction. Businesses that violate any laws will be fined, with the maximum penalty being five hundred rupees.
Rajasthan sets conditions for hiring female workers at night.
For the purpose of hiring women workers during the night in Rajasthan in stores and institutions covered by the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial institutions Act, 1958, the Rajasthan government's Labour Department has released a directive dated March 07, 2024 with No.: F.14 (11) (1) Bomb: Law: 2017. The company must have the approval of the female workers who will be working at night, among other things. In addition, appointment letters and photo identity cards will be given to every female employee. Employers must make precautions to stop potential acts or episodes of sexual harassment in the workplace when female employees work late hours. It will be the employer's duty to guarantee their total security. As a result, the employer is required to make transportation arrangements for female employees to and from their homes during the night.
EPFO modifies the list of documents that must be submitted in order to correct the name of the parent.
The Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has released a circular dated March 11, 2024, bearing No. WSU/2022/Rationalization of work areas/Joint Declaration/17. As a result, additional documents have been added to the list of documents specified in the EPFO Standard Operating Procedure for processing joint declarations for updating member profiles in EPFO. These documents include the member's Aadhaar card bearing their father's or mother's name, PAN card, 10th or 12th certificate or mark sheet with their parents' or mothers' names, and driver's license.
Maharashtra amends the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953.
By enacting the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund (Amendment) Act, 2024, through a notification dated March 18, 2024, the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act has been further changed. Sub-section 2 to Section 6BB has been amended by the aforementioned change, changing the amount of payment that each employee and their employer must pay every six months.
SEVERAL NOTICES ABOUT MAKING AADHAAR REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ACCESS DIFFERENT SCHEME BENEFITS.
Operating under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, the Government of India's Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) released several notifications including S.O. 1265 (E), S.O. 1266 (E), S.O. 1259 (E), S.O. 1260 (E), S.O. 1261 (E), S.O. 1262 (E), S.O. 1263 (E), S.O. 1264 (E), S.O. 1267 (E), S.O. 1268 (E), S.O. 1269 (E), and S.O. 1270 (E). The aforementioned notice requires use of Aadhaar for beneficiaries who are qualified to receive benefits under the Scheme of Institutes, which is run by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in India. This project is being implemented through nine autonomous entities.
Conditions for Women Workers in the State of Harayan at Night.
The Governor of Haryana has imposed the requirement on factories requesting an exemption to employ women for night shifts, specifically from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM, in notification No. 11/6/2022-4lab dated 14.03.2024. The primary goal of these rules is to protect female employees' security and safety. These include actions like outlawing sexual harassment, setting up internal committees, putting anti-harassment policies into place, providing sufficient lighting and CCTV coverage, setting up transportation with security measures, assigning female supervisors to work night shifts, getting consent from female employees to work night shifts, providing medical facilities, abiding by labor laws, facilitating grievance redressal, holding awareness campaigns and, submitting yearly reports on the details of female workers and any related incidents to the appropriate authorities.
Guidelines for reporting in NIDHI AAPKE Nikat 2.0 are released by EPFO.
Under the Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0 program, EPFO hosts district camps on the 27th of every month, or the following working day in the event that the 27th falls on a holiday. The camp is available to members, pensioners, employers, and everyone else for information sharing and grievance settlement. It is called Nidhi Aapke Nikat 2.0. Regarding this, EPFO has directed in a circular dated March 26, 2024, bearing No. C&PR/2023/NAN2.0/Report-4/E-57674, that a visitor log or register for the camps must be kept in the format specified. In order to promote the district camps widely, the venue information must also be posted on EPFO websites and disseminated on social media. Camps shouldn't be allowed to relocate at the last minute. Additionally, zonal officers are asked to submit NAN-1 by the tenth of each month.
The Joint Declaration of Member Profile Updation Processing Standard Operating Procedure, Version 2, is approved by EPFO.
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