Labour Laws Applicable to Casual and Self Employed Work Force

Labour Laws Applicable to Casual and Self Employed Work Force

Reliable estimates of employment and unemployment are obtained through quinquennial labour force surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO). Last such quinquennial labour force survey was conducted during 2009-10. As per results of the most recent survey, 15.6 per cent, 33.5 per cent and 51.0 per cent of the total work force on usual status basis was found to be engaged in regular wage/salaried work, casual labour and self employment respectively during 2009-10.

The Central labour laws applicable for the casual labour in the country are broadly The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976, The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979, The Contract Labour (Regulation and abolition) Act, 1970, The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 and The Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008.

The Minister of State for Labour & Employment Shri K. Suresh gave this information in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha 

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MACP SCHEME–CGDA CIRCULAR

CGDA CIRCULAR

Subject: Modified Assured Career Progression Scheme (MACPS):Clarification regarding grant of financial benefit to Hindi Officers.

The matter regarding grant of financial Upgradation under MACP Scheme to those Hindi Officers, who have been initially appointed as Hindi Translators -grade II, after qualifying the Departmental examination, was referred to the Ministry for clarification as to whether, the appointment of such Hindi Translators is to he treated as fresh appointment or promotion, for grant of benefit under MACP Scheme

DOP&T vide ID No. 61550/12/CR dated 14,11.2012 has now clarified that such appointment shall be treated as direct recruitment and past service/promotion will not be counted for the benefits under ACP/MACP Schemes, in terms of clarification point of doubt No. 6 issued vide DOP&T F. No.
35034/I/97—Estt (D) (Vol. IV) dated 10.2.2000 circulated under AN/XI/11051/ACI’ dated 17.2,2012.

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List of holidays of Govt.of West Bengal in 2013

Government of West Bengal
Finance Department
Audit Branch

No. 10015-F(P)                                                                              Kolkata, the 10th December, 2012.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the power conferred by the explanation to Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (XXVI of 1881), read with Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. 20/25/56-Pub(I) dated the 8th June, 1957 the Governor is pleased to declare the following days to be public holidays during the year 2013,

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