Now ESIC require to pay before and on 15th of the Month

Whereas the draft rule under ESIC published on 1st April-2017, in which ESIC proposed to change last payment due date of ESIC Contributions, required to replace with "before 15th of every month in 

wages dues falls" in place of "before 21st of the month in which wages dues falls" as well as sets 30 days for observation of Objection with valid reason form employers, if any.

Now after the rule changed as per amendment ESIC contribution shall be payable before and on 15th instead of 21st. This rule should be implemented w.e.f. June-2017. 

Hence ESIC Contributions for the month of June-2017 shall be paid before and on 15th July-2017.

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Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

Please be informed that the clarification given by the Ministry of Labour and employment regarding new amendment under the Maternity Benefit act. Following points are evaluated:

Ø  All new said amended clauses in notification except sub-section (5) of section 3 will be effected w.e.f. 1st Day of April, 2017 

1. Increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for 1^st & 2^nd children, and 12 weeks for more than 2 children.
2. 12 weeks Maternity Benefit to a Commissioning Mother and adopting mother
3. Provision for work from home for nursing mother.
4. Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every women at the time of her initial appointment about the benefits available under the Act.

Ø  the 1st day of July, 2017, as the date on which sub-section (5) of section 3 of the said Act shall come into force.

1. Mandatory Provision of Crèche  to establishments having more than 50 or more total employees

Also clarified that :-

    ·         The act is applicable to all category of employees whether they  are Permanent, contractual or consultant employees.

    ·         The Maternity Leave is also applicable to the employees who are  already under Maternity Leave at the time of enforcement of this  amendment act.

    ·         The Women who had already availed 12 weeks of Maternity  Leave and joined office before the enforcement of the this  amendment shall not be entitled to avail the extended benefit of 26 week.

·         Employer will be punished under sec. 21 of the act if any dismissal or discharged of women during the pregnancy.

·         The act is applicable to all employees even though they are employed in unrecognized sector.

Clarification Note from Ministry of Labour and Employment

Stay Order - Delhi Minimum Wages March 2017

Please note as per Delhi High Court Order in Case No. W.P (C) 12088/2016, the notification for Minimum Wages for Delhi issued as per Notification No. F.Addl. LC/Lab/ MW/ 2016/ 4859 dated 03.03.2017 has been stayed.

Thus, until the proceedings are decided in the court the Minimum Wages cannot be considered.

Contributor:- Time Rahul

Central Minimum wages W.E.F. 19th Jan, 2017

The Ministry of Labour and Employment published new revision of Central Minimum wages w.e.f. 19th January, 2017. In which the entire wages has increased hence some of amount from VDA has adjusted in to Basic amount and same has intimated vide the said notification.

Further the Chief Labour Commissioner will notified final VDA notification.

 Notification from Chief Labour Commissioner office, Delhi. w.e.f. 19th Jan, 2017

However the notification released from the office of DY Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), Mumbai. In Which the VDA has been notified as “00.00” .

Notification from central Labour commissioner office, Mumbai

Contributor :- Brijesh Gaud

Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017

      High lights of Maternity Benefit (amendment) Act 2017 are as under,

1. Increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for Ist & 2nd children, and 12 weeks for more than 2 children.
2. 12 weeks Maternity Benefit to a Commissioning Mother and adopting mother
3. Facilitate work from home.
   
4. Mandatory Provision of Crèche  to establishments having more than 50 or more total employees.
5. Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every women at the time of her initial appointment about the benefits available under the Act. 

Find the notification for detail reference of new clauses inserted

In addition to this new amendment Ministry of Labour and Employment issued new notification of 2 new effective date of clauses which is follow as under:

• All new said amended clauses in notification except sub-section (5) of section 3 will be effected w.e.f. 1st Day of April, 2017 

1. Increase Maternity Benefit from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for Ist & 2nd children, and 12 weeks for more than 2 children.
2. 12 weeks Maternity Benefit to a Commissioning Mother and adopting mother
3. Mandatory Provision of Crèche  to establishments having more than 50 or more total employees.
4. Every establishment shall intimate in writing and electronically to every women at the time of her initial appointment about the benefits available under the Act. 

• the 1st day of July, 2017, as the date on which sub-section (5) of section 3 of the said Act shall come into force.

1. Facilitate work from home.- In case where the nature of work assigned to a woman is of such nature that she may work from home, the employer may allow her to do so after availing of the maternity benefit for such period and on such conditions as the employer and the woman may mutually agree.’’.

Effective date notification

Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2016.

As per the MGG on the 5th Jan 2017 the applicability of  CLRA Act  on Contractor & Establishment is amended and is published now, after having received the assent of the President 

MAHARASHTRA ACT No. II OF 2017.

(First published, after having received the assent of the President in the

“Maharashtra Government Gazette”, on the 5th January 2017).

An Act further to amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, in its application to the State of Maharashtra. WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, in its application to the State of Maharashtra, for the purposes hereinafter appearing; it is hereby enacted in the Sixty-seventh Year of the Republic of India as follows :—

1. This Act may be called the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Maharashtra Amendment) Act, 2016.

2. In section 1 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, in its application to the State of Maharashtra, in sub-section (4),— 

(a) in clause (a), for the words “twenty or more workmen” the words “fifty or more workmen” shall be substituted ;

(b) in clause (b), for the words “twenty or more workmen” the words “fifty or more workmen” shall be substituted ;

(c) in the proviso, for the words “less than twenty” the words “less than fifty” shall be substituted.

Kindly find notification for detail

Contributor:- Time Rahul