Employee Rights
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EPFO keeps interest rate on provident fund deposits unchanged at 8.5%
The interest rate had been reduced to a seven-year low of 8.5% in March last year.
Scroll Staff
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Provident fund interest rates lowered from 8.65% to 8.50% for 2019-’20, says Centre
Labour minister Santosh Gangwar said the EPFO’s trustees had decided to reduce the rate for this financial year.
Scroll Staff
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Overworked and underpaid, India’s ‘gig workers’ are survivors of a flawed economy
1.5 million drivers work for ride-hailing companies in India. Most have no insurance, no pension plan and no overtime.
Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com & Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
Trending
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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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EPFO hikes interest rate from 8.55% to 8.65%, says Union minister Santosh Gangwar
The proposal by the Central Board of Trustees requires approval from the Finance ministry.
Scroll Staff
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Was it right for a White House employee to write an anonymous article exposing Donald Trump?
Loyalty is staying committed to the values of an institution and that might mean challenging the person temporarily in charge.
Andre Spicer, The Conversation
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Your PF account will be transferred automatically when you change jobs if you have Aadhaar: Centre
The facility will be provided starting September, the government said.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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PF is not going to be reduced by 2% after board rejects proposal
Representatives of unions and the government had strongly opposed the idea.
Scroll Staff
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You can now make EPF withdrawals for medical reasons with a self-declaration
Applicants no longer need to submit a doctor’s certificate or proof of an employer’s approval, according to the Labour Ministry’s latest notification.
Scroll Staff
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Microsoft India extends paternity leave from two weeks to six weeks
The company also introduced caregiver benefit to take care of an ailing immediate family member.
Scroll Staff
The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Uber’s quasi union could be a Faustian bargain for drivers
The company's move to establish a drivers association is akin to the 'yellow unions' of the 1930s.
Sarah Kaine and Emmanuel Josserand, The Conversation
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Uber’s $100 million settlement with drivers in US settles very little – here’s why
The deal, in which drivers won't pursue their claim to be employees in exchange for the cash and other changes, raises more questions than it answers.
Alan Hyde, The Conversation
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Liberal 'Hindu' newspaper reiterates no-meat policy in office, sparks debate on vegetarian fundamentalism
Many companies enforce a vegetarian-only policy for employees opening their lunchboxes in office dining areas.
Aarefa Johari
The Field
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants