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 […]