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26 Sep 2024

Minimum Wage For Workers Hiked Ahead Of Festivity

The new wage rates will take effect on October 1, 2024. The last revision was done in April 2024.

West Bengal Assembly Election 2021

26 Feb 2021

West Bengal CM hikes minimum wages of labourers before poll code sets in

"A total of 56,500 workers (40,500 unskilled, 8000 semi-skilled, 8000 skilled) will benefit from this," she also tweeted. The Election Commission will announce the schedule for assembly polls in Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, West Bengal and Puducherry.

14 May 2019

Facebook raising minimum wage of contractors, content moderators

The US-based company had drawn flak after reports of contract workers facing tough work conditions and getting low compensation came out. These reports suggested that some workers also suffered from post-traumatic stress.

30 Aug 2016

Trade unions stick to September 2 strike, reject government's wage hike

Trade unions Tuesday said they will go ahead with nation-wide strike on September 2, rejecting as "completely inadequate" the government's 42 percent hike in minimum wage to Rs 350 per day.

Labour Ministry

17 Apr 2016

Executive order soon for Rs 10,000 minimum wage for contract workers

The Centre will issue an executive order to ensure contract workers get a minimum wage of Rs 10,000 per month, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said on Sunday.

08 Jan 2016

Higher bonus for workers becomes a reality

The government has notified the Payment of Bonus Act on January 1, a move which will benefit crores of workers whose wages are below Rs 21,000 per month.

29 Aug 2015

Myanmar approves first-ever national minimum wage

Myanmar's government has approved the country's first-ever national minimum wage, state media reported Saturday, after months of bitter negotiations with labour groups and employers.

23 Jul 2015

New York plans $15 minimum wage at fast-food chains

New York state was poised Wednesday to raise the minimum wage to $15 in the fast-food sector, a key victory in a long-running workers campaign for liveable wages.

Government wage

07 Jul 2015

Govt hikes minimum wage to Rs 160 a day

After a gap of two years, the government on Tuesday hiked the minimum wage for workers by Rs 23 to Rs 160 a day.

24 Jun 2015

IKEA raises minimum wage for US workers 2nd year in a row

Ikea's US division is raising the minimum wage for the second year in a row as the Swedish ready-to-assemble furniture chain looks to improve its relations with workers and reduce worker turnover.

29 Dec 2014

German minimum wage rings in Happy New Year for millions

As the New Year approaches, Berlin bakery worker Jessica Arendt is not just looking forward to the fireworks. In 2015, she says, "I`ll be able to afford a few more things".

08 Sep 2014

Finance Ministry may ratify 8.75% interest rate on EPFO next week

The Finance Ministry is likely to give its concurrence next week to retirement fund body EPFO's trustees' decision to provide 8.75 percent rate of interest on PF deposits to over five crore subscribers this fiscal.

28 Aug 2014

Minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 under EPFO; wage ceiling up at Rs 15,000

The much-awaited minimum monthly pension of Rs 1,000 and a higher wage ceiling of Rs 15,000 for social security schemes run by retirement fund manager EPFO will be implemented from September 1.

23 Jul 2014

EPFO asks staff to take steps to enforce min pension, wage cap

EPFO has asked its field staff to take steps for enforcing government's decision of raising wage ceiling to Rs 15,000 to cover the organised sector worker.

02 Jul 2014

Germany to adopt minimum wage to help working poor

The minimum wage of 8.50 euros an hour will eventually benefit more than five million workers in the low-wage sector.

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