Introduction: Discussions and debates on the amendments to the Indian Legal system and sudden imposition of the Digitalisation in the life of normal people, clearly elucidate the intention of our Government to develop our Economy on par with other economies. The World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business is a stepping stone for us to realize […]
Perpetual License and other proposed amendments under Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
FSSAI (Food Safety and Standards Authority of India) has proposed to do away with complex year-on-year license renewal process by introducing perpetual (permanent) licenses and registrations under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006. This move will furthermore enhance the ease of doing business for the food businesses in India. The FSSAI has proposed to […]
A Comprehensive list of licenses For Hotel and Restaurant business
Hospitality is the most booming service industry, with a high disposable income, quality of service and customer satisfaction are needs for its growth. The Hospitality Industry encompasses a broad category of service segments within itself like Food & Beverages, Travel & Tourism, Lodging and Recreation, Event Planning and many more services The Hotel and Restaurant […]
Lets Talk Compliance – Maternity Benefit Act – Tracing the History
Introduction of BillThe Bombay maternity Benefit Bill was first introduced in 1929 in the Bombay legislative council. It was the first law established for working women in India. The legislation for working women has always remained a double-edged sword. The bill was first introduced in Bombay as it was a textile hub for India with […]
NEEM Scheme – AICTE revisits for enhanced process
In addition to Apprentice training under Apprentices Act -1961 and trainees engaged as per Standing order provisions, a new initiative was notified by AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) on 15/4/2013 in the name of NEEM (National Employability Enhancement Mission) with an objective to offer “on the job practical training” to enhance employability of […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – The Law of High Seas – Labour Laws perspective
Introduction: We are living in an era of rising expectations from people and increasing consumerism. This has paved the way for business expansion beyond land borders and, many companies have ventured into the sea to tap the natural potential and convert this into business opportunities. Until a few decades ago, there were no national or […]
The most important element to scale your startups
A proper germinated and conceptualized Startup can over a period of time survive, succeed and thrive once it starts calling up according to its strategic initiatives. After the initial commencement of business, and market growth and success, Startups look to scale through other different options available in the market to spread its reach. New customer […]
Startups – a great disruptors
When you look at traditional industries in India, it is clear that many are bygone and monotonous. However, people continue to do business within these industries, because of, the absence of other practical alternatives. But when a startup emerges with modern technology, better investment options and wider market acceptance things start changing. Startups are called […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – OSHWC Anamoly
Is it what is intended or an error to be rectified? Following the Code on Wages, 2019, it looks like The Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions Code, 2019 is the next one to be released. A bill to that effect has already been introduced in the Lok Sabha on 23rd July 2019. The code […]
Break Complexities of compliance
Handling the complexities of statutory compliance in emerging businesses from central, state and local Governments is a challenge for every organization/company/startup in India. In specific, companies with limited resources find that compliance management is difficult and consider this as a barrier for business growth and sale. Let’s see some of the common problems as follows:- […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Is it the intention of CoW to make Principal Employers liable for bonus to contract workers ?
Every employee who has worked in the establishment for not less than 30 days in an accounting year shall be paid bonus by his / her employer as per Sec 8 of, The Payment of Bonus Act. The term ‘employee’ as defined in Sec 2(13) does not include contract workers. Hence the position is clear […]
Statutory Compliance Audit for NBFCs – An introduction
What is NBFC? The Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) is a heterogeneous group of financial institutions that perform vehicle finance, equipment lease finance, personal loans, consumer loans, housing loans, etc. It is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Most NBFC’s are categorized as: NBFC-D NBFC-ND Core investment companies. NBFC-D is NBFCs accepting deposits from banks whereas […]
Indian HealthCare Industry and Its Mandatory Compliance Laws
Health is considered as a state of complete physical, mental, spiritual and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Dr. Ashok Kumar Saxena (Director General of Health Services) With his words, it is clear that health is one of the imperative parameters of a nation’s development. Obviously, the Healthcare industry is […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Will 2(y) of CoW make gratuity a non-wage?
The term ‘wages’ has not been defined in The Contract Labour ( Regulation & Abolition ) Act. Sec 2(h) gives a direction to have the meaning assigned to it in clause (vi) of Sec 2 of the Payment of Wages Act. As per the said section:- “ ‘wages’ means all remuneration (whether by way of […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Wages Under Code on Wages
The incoming 2(y) vis-à-vis the outgoing 2(h) Finally, the new Code on Wages, 2019 which aims to amend and consolidate the existing four legislations, viz., The Equal Remuneration Act, The Minimum Wages Act, The Payment of Bonus Act and The Payment of Wages Act has been published on 8th August 2019. The definitions for the […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Minimum Basic Rate DOUBLED in Maharashtra
On 24th July 2019, the Government of Maharashtra revised the basic rate of minimum wages for the workers in the “employment of Shops and Commercial Establishments”. The revision was made after a gap of 9 years. It was done for Skilled, Semi-skilled and Unskilled workers. It was a 100% hike for all the three category […]
Flexi Staffing and Associated Imperative Norms
What is Flexi Staffing? Flexi staffing is a service for employing people to make them available to a third party i.e., principal company. This is a tripartite employment type that the people are hired by a staffing agency and then hired out to perform work under the supervision of a principal company. The thing is […]
Compfie’s Smart Mobile App for Compliance Track
Compfie, a cloud-based compliance tool which enables the convenience of monitoring and managing organization’s compliance and reducing overall legal risks. It assesses and tracks your compliance status on all parameters in giving you a bird’s eye view on your organizations compliance score through a dashboard. You can also receive real-time updates and triggers which helps […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Code on Wages, 2019
In my last write, I have narrated some of my ideas about the Code on Wages Bill. As aptly mentioned in the preamble of the bill, the Code on Wages, 2019 is for just consolidating the existing provisions of wages and bonus related matters. Certain provisions have been fine-tuned to stay relevant to the contemporary […]
Let’s Talk Compliance – Information Security vis-à-vis Labour Law – Need of the hour!!!
What does labour law have to do with information security? On the face of it, this question and the title may appear intriguing for the uninitiated labour law (LL in short) experts for whom the Information Security (IS in short) may be a new domain. Presently, among a major section of population, it appears that […]