INDIA : Annual Update : Expected Labour Law Changes 2019
Known or anticipated changes in labour law : iGlobal Annual Update India 2019 For more information, please contact Jo Martin on joanne.martin@igloballaw.com
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UPDATE : India : Rules on Providing Crèche Facilities
Overview: Draft Rules regarding the obligation on certain employers to provide crèche facilities have been published for consultation by the Karnataka government (Bengaluru). Law change: The obligation to provide crèche facilities came into force in 2017 but the detailed Rules for Karnataka were only recently published for public consultation. The
Read MoreExtension of India’s Maternity Rights
As anticipated, India’s Parliament has now officially signed off on new maternity leave rights. The changes include: 26 weeks’ of paid leave for most mothers (previously 12 weeks), which can be started up to 8 weeks before the employee’s due date; 12 weeks’ paid leave for mothers adopting a child aged
Read MoreIndia Simplifies Employment Compliance
India has moved to make employment compliance significantly easier by reducing the number of registers that employers are required to maintain. Under the new ‘Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under Various Labour Laws Rules’, 56 registers required under 9 separate national labour laws have been merged into 5 combined
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Maternity Rights bill A bill introducing new maternity rights has passed the Indian Upper House. It now needs to pass the Lower House and get Presidential consent. The bill, when passed, will: • increase the right to maternity leave from 12 to 26 weeks; • provide 12 weeks leave for
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