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Unemployment surge: Centre likely to extend PF subsidy for new recruits
According to CMIE estimates, as many as 2.53 crore jobs were lost between February and May
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Centre’s Covid-19 support triad: Direct cash benefit, free foodgrains, increased allocation for MNREGA
The free foodgrain scheme will run till Diwali, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced on June 7
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Labour codes on the cards; workers to see reduction in take-home pay
Once the wages code comes into force, there will be significant changes in the way basic pay and provident fund of employees are calculated
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You can take Rs 1 lakh advance from EPFO for emergency hospitalisation
The money will be credited to your bank account within an hour of applying
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EPFO to cheque payment rules: Why June 1 is an important date
These changes include a hike in LPG cylinder price to an increase in ticket prices for domestic flights
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EPFO accounts should be Aadhaar-linked, else employer’s contributions will stop
From June 1, Aadhaar mandatorily has to be linked with each and every Employee Provident Fund (EPF) account. If it is not done, the employer’s
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Covid-19: What are the new benefits under ESIC & EPFO schemes?
ESIC's pension coverage has been extended to the registered dependents of all those who died due to Covid while the insurance benefits under the EDLI
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Amid pandemic, EPFO allows members to avail second Covid-19 advance
Members who have already availed of the first Covid-19 advance can now opt for a second advance, the ministry of labour and employment said
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Do something about unorganised sector workers too
The measures in ESIC and EPFO are welcome but they do not cover the unorganised sector workers who are the most vulnerable.
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Covid-19: Labour ministry announces additional benefits under EPFO, ESIC schemes
Under the EPFO’s Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme, all surviving dependent family members of the members of this scheme are eligi
