Government: 43 percent employees in unorganised sector
Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said there are around 43 percent of the total employees in the country are in the unorganised sector and 4.7 crore of them were in the construction sector.
Jul 31, 2017, 13:10 PM ISTSalary threshold may be hiked to Rs 25,000 for mandatory PF coverage
EPFO is likely to approve a proposal to hike wage ceiling for coverage under its social security schemes to Rs 25,000 per month from the existing Rs 15,000.
Apr 07, 2017, 10:38 AM ISTSingle form soon for firms to enrol with EPFO, ESIC
Companies will soon have to fill just a single common form to enrol themselves with retirement fund body EPFO and state insurer ESIC.
Mar 05, 2017, 13:25 PM ISTBudget may levy new cess to provide social security to coolies
Government may announce a new cess in the forthcoming Union Budget 2017-18 to cover around 20,000 railway coolies under social security schemes run by the retirement fund body EPFO.
Jan 23, 2017, 15:39 PM ISTHealth insurance for all: Domestic workers to be brought under ESIC fold
As part of its vision to provide health insurance for all, the government will bring domestic workers under the ESIC fold and soon launch pilot projects in Delhi and Hyderabad in this regard, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said.
Oct 29, 2016, 19:57 PM ISTSoon, Employees State Insurance not compulsory for workers, can chose other insurance options
Over 2 crore formal sector workers will soon have an option to choose health insurance products available in the market in lieu of the mandatory scheme run by the Employees State Insurance Corp (ESIC).
Oct 16, 2016, 16:56 PM ISTESIC to extend services in unorganised sector as well: Bandaru Dattatreya
The Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) will extend its health services to 20 crore workers in organised as well as unorganised sectors in 3 to 4 years, Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya said on Monday.
Oct 10, 2016, 18:35 PM ISTESIC dispensary opens day care- center in Delhi
Watch this special segment and get to know about the auspicious initiative taken by the ISIC dispensary by providing facility of hospital.
Jun 11, 2016, 17:08 PM ISTLabour Ministry asks EPFO, ESIC not to inspect startups for 3 years
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision to nurture startups, the ministry said in a set of directions last week that the new age ventures should be allowed to self-certify their compliance with 9 labour laws.
Jan 25, 2016, 18:25 PM ISTESIC board to discuss other health insurance issue
The Employees' State Insurance Corporation will discuss Tuesday a proposal to provide an option to its 1.95 crore subscribers to choose health insurance products available in the market in lieu of mandatory scheme run by it.
Apr 06, 2015, 14:11 PM ISTESIC 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