EPFO to hit stock market through ETF route on August 6
Retirement fund body EPFO will kickstart the process of investing in the stock market on August 6 with an initial corpus of around Rs 5,000 crore to be invested through ETFs in the current fiscal.
Jul 31, 2015, 13:33 PM IST
Labour law amendments on agenda of Indian Labour Conference
The decision to include proposed labour law amendments in the agenda for discussion at the conference was taken here in a meeting of Standing Labour Committee headed by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.
Jul 10, 2015, 19:46 PM IST
Over 3 lakh bonded labourers released till March 31
"We have information regarding number of bonded labourers identified and released in various states till March 31, 2015," Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.
Apr 20, 2015, 16:20 PM IST
ESIC to run its existing medical colleges says Labour Minster
Labour Ministry has decided that Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will continue to run its four functional medical colleges at Rajajinagar (Bangalore), K K Nagar (Chennai), Joka (Kolkata) and Rohini (Delhi).
Mar 23, 2015, 16:09 PM IST
PFs to invest minimum 5% of funds in equity mkt: FinMin
In a market friendly move, the government will make it mandatory for non-government provident funds to invest a minimum of 5 percent of their investible funds in equity or equity related instruments.
Mar 01, 2015, 21:59 PM IST
Foxconn to close Chennai plant on Tuesday: Employees Union
An employees union of Foxconn India on Monday said that they have been told the company is closing its plant near here tomorrow, but it could not confirmed with the management.
Feb 09, 2015, 22:41 PM IST
Talks remain inconclusive at Foxconn plant
The talks between the management and its Labour Unions held in the presence of Labour Department officials were inconclusive, Foxconn India Employee Union President E Muthu Kumar said.
Dec 18, 2014, 22:48 PM IST
Rs 119.95 cr production loss due to 89 industrial strikes: Govt
A total of 89 strikes were reported in various industrial complexes in the country this year, leading to loss of 11,67,987 man days and a production loss of Rs 119.95 crore.
Dec 15, 2014, 14:41 PM IST
EPFO has no plan to launch housing scheme for its members:Govt
The idea to provide housing by EPFO on additional contribution 10 percent of subscribers' basic wages was mooted earlier this year by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes during a function of the body in January.
Nov 26, 2014, 16:49 PM IST
French unemployment hits new record
Unemployment in France hit a new record in September, with official statistics published showing 3.43 million people claimed jobless benefits.
Oct 25, 2014, 12:46 PM IST
EPFO trustees decide to pay 8.75% interest on PF for 2014-15
Retirement fund body EPFO on Tuesday announced 8.75 percent rate of interest on provident fund deposits for the current fiscal, a move which would benefit its over five crore subscribers across the country.
Aug 26, 2014, 16:42 PM IST
EPFO may announce interest on PF for 2014-15 next month
Retirement fund body EPFO may take a decision on rate of interest on PF deposits to be provided for current fiscal to its over 5 crore subscribers, in its trustees meet scheduled next month.
Jul 22, 2014, 23:03 PM IST
