KARNATAKA MINIMUM WAGE
Karnataka releases draft gig workers Bill; seeks comments from platforms, other stakeholders
Karnataka introduced draft Bill for app-based platforms to provide social security benefits to gig workers and sought public feedback. The Bill proposes fee on transactions and penalties for non-compliance. It aims to protect workers' rights and ensure basic social security. It is inspired by Rajasthan law and includes grievance redressal mechanism and prevention of illegal termination. the Bill promises welfare board, fund for gig workers. Discussions have been held with major platforms and International Labour Organisation for input.
Congress manifesto promises "unimplementable", will put burden on Budget: FM Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday took potshots at the Congress, saying that its 'guarantee' promises in Karnataka had put burden on developmental activities besides hurting the state budget. Also, the Lok Sabha manifesto of the Congress party is non-implementable, she added
Centre likely to notify MGNREGS wage revision, calls it 'routine' exercise
The Centre determines wages under the flagship scheme under sub-section (1) of section 6 of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, which says the Central government may, by notification, specify the wage rate for its beneficiaries.
Status quo for Indian apps in Google row; D2C brands push offline
Google is providing an extended timeline to ten companies to pay the service fee applicable for in-app purchases made by users. According to sources, the timeline will be stretched till the time there is a concrete verdict from the Supreme Court.
Karnataka plans to levy cess on online transactions to fund welfare of gig workers
The State Government plans to levy a cess on online transactions to fund the welfare of gig workers. The government will introduce the Platform-Based Gig Workers Fund and Welfare Fee Bill to provide livelihood security and insurance. Bengaluru has an estimated 200,000 plus gig workers.
Karnataka: Stakeholders pitch in with suggestions on unorganised and gig workers’ welfare Bill
The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) met with additional labour commissioner Manjunath Gangadhara, to present its inputs for the upcoming Bill on gig and platform workers' welfare. The new Bill seeks to regulate workers' service conditions and create a fund by setting up a Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Board, said Gangadhara.
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Karnataka: Unorganised and gig workers’ welfare bill likely in next assembly session
The Labour department plans to place the Bill before the Legislature at its next session, hoping to implement it from the next financial year, sources in the government told ET. The Bill would also encompass the entire sector instead of just focusing on gig and platform workers.
Bengaluru traffic restrictions: Check roads to ignore on Nov 27, 28 ahead of sit-in by Samyukta Horata Karnataka Samiti
Bengaluru Traffic Police has announced traffic restrictions for November 27 and 28 in view of a major sit-in by Samyukta Horata Karnataka Samiti. The people of 'tech city' have been advised to ignore certain roads and parking has been restricted in areas such as Y Ramchandra Road, Kalidasa Road among others.
Karnataka: Industries urge govt to appeal HC order on minimum wages
The Karnataka government is facing pressure from industry associations to contest a recent High Court ruling on minimum wages. They fear that a substantial increase could adversely affect manufacturing and service industries. They argue that minimum wages in neighboring states are lower, and further hikes could erode competitiveness.
Karnataka rolls out Rs 4 lakh insurance cover to gig workers
Karnataka's Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah, has announced the implementation of an insurance cover worth Rs 4 lakh for each gig worker in the state. The scheme will cover approximately 2.3 lakh gig workers and aims to provide social security to those in the unorganized sector, such as delivery personnel for companies like Swiggy and Zomato. This announcement fulfills a vow made during Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jogo yatra. The Congress had promised in its manifesto to establish a gig workers' welfare board and ensure a minimum hourly wage for workers in the unorganized sector.
Karnataka budget: Gig workers to have Rs 4 lakh insurance cover
The state will pay the entire premium for the scheme under which workers will get a life insurance cover of Rs 2 lakh and accidental cover of Rs 2 lakh, chief minister Siddaramaiah said while presenting the state budget.
Seven ingredients of the Congress' Karnataka magic recipe
The Congress has been sharpening its freebies strategy for quite some time and in the Karnataka election the party used it as a major weapon. It gave five major guarantees of Rs 2,000 per month to every woman head of a family; free bus passes for all women; Rs 3,000 for graduates and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders as unemployment monthly payment; 10 kilos of rice; and 200 units of free power to households.
BJP vs Congress: How business took a backseat in Karnataka's state election campaign
Karnataka's business and economy seemed to have taken a backseat amid a high-octane campaign for elections that are crucial for the overall political prospects of the two opposing parties as several states go to the polls this year before the General Elections next year. Real economic issues, the crux, receded to the background. The last three-four days were filled with the controversy on the Congress promise of banning Bajrang Dal. Though parties raise issues that they think will appeal to the voters, Bengaluru, one of India's rapidly developing states, deserves better.
Rahul Gandhi meets gig workers in Bengaluru, takes a scooter ride with delivery agent
Gandhi who sat down for Dosas in Bengaluru's Airlines Hotel, discussed the workers’ lives, asking them about their difficulties with rising prices and lack of stable employment. In its manifesto, the Congress party has promised to set up a gig workers’ welfare board and to ensure minimum hourly wage for workers in the unorganised sector.
Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress manifesto moots ban on Bajrang Dal
The party announced it will increase the reservation for SC/ST, OBC and others from the current 50% to 75%, and restore the 4% Muslim quota. The party government will increase the quota of SCs from 15% to 17%, for STs from 3% to 7% and hike the reservation for Lingayats and Vokkaligas and other communities.
Congress manifesto pledges to raise quota from 50% to 75%, Rs 10 cr startup fund for each assembly seat
The party said it will increase the quota of SCs from 15% to 17%, for STs from 3% to 7% and hike the reservation for Lingayats and Vokkaligas and other communities. The party will pursue to have the revised quota policy included in the 9th schedule of the Constitution and release the socio-economic caste census conducted by the previous Congress government.
Congress sharply focuses on women voters in poll-bound Karnataka
A separate manifesto for women is also in the works. The Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently announced 'Na Nayaki' ('I am the woman leader') project here under which the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme offering Rs 2,000 was promised. According to her, a separate manifesto for women, as was done in Uttar Pradesh, will be brought out in Karnataka.
PM Modi gives BJP launchpad in poll-bound Karnataka, showcases progress, welfare schemes
The visit gains significance, as the ruling BJP prepares for Assembly polls and has set a target of winning a minimum of 150 out of total 224 seats.
39% of job card-holding households didn't get any work under MGNREGA in FY21
About 39% of all job card-holding households seeking work under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme did not get a single day of work in the Covid year of 2020-21 as against the average work demand for 77 days, shows a study conducted by Azim Premji University in partnership with the National Consortium of Civil Society Organisations on NREGA and Collaborative Research and Dissemination (CORD).
PF & ESI: Karnataka working on law to keep hawk's eye on compliances by manpower firms
The government is drafting this law as most complaints it has received are directed at manpower agencies, and the current labour regulations have limitations to deal with them, labour minister Shivaram Hebbar told ET. The draft is expected to be ready next month.
Only 39 per cent of workers can be considered as permanent workers in tea plantation sector in Assam: Oxfam India
Oxfam India is working in seven districts of Assam—Biswanath, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Lakhimpur, Tezpur, Golaghat and Sivasagar.
Karnataka introduces centralised inspection system
The single window system will enable the departments of factories, boilers and industrial safety, labour and legal metrology, and the Pollution Control Board to carry out joint inspection of target units.
Employer liability on wages to be fixed in the final rules under labour code
Liability with regard to statutory dues including minimum wages, overtime, bonus, provident fund, insurance and gratuity could be spelt out explicitly in the final set of rules likely to be notified next month.
Centre notifies draft wage rules, recommends eight hour working day
The draft rules of the Centre has recommended eight hour working day against 10-12 hours in nearly 12 states including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka and Punjab who have raised the work hours for labourers to address the issue of labour shortage and ensure social distancing at the work site.
India needs skill policy for every state; higher wages for contract labours: Experts
The central government had launched a National Skill Development Mission in 2015 to create convergence across sectors and states in terms of skill training activities.
Amazon wages in step with rivals in India
Amazon this week increased its minimum wage in the US to $15 an hour from $11, more than double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 and ahead of wages paid by retail giants Walmart and Target.
TVS Motors’ failure to grow margins to put pressure on stock
In the March quarter, the company’s EBITDA margin fell by 80 basis points.
View: Irrational, populist minimum wage hikes are hurting the BPO industry and will lead to job losses
The growth of domestic BPO mirrored the growth of the telecom industry, as millions of customers called up for activation, billing and other customer service issues.
Over 90,000 contract labourers working in railways
There are 94,165 contract labourers in railways and are engaged by contractors themselves directly depending upon the nature and quantum of outsourced work, the minister said.
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