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Labour Law Insights - August 2024

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We are pleased to release the August 2024 edition of our Labour Law Insights. In this edition, we have covered several labour law updates in different states and EPFO updates.

Key highlights

  • Employers in Kerala, Maharashtra and Odisha shall follow the revised rates of minimum wages as applicable to them pursuant to the notifications issued by their labour departments.
  • The Department of Labour, Rajasthan, has introduced an online dashboard to enhance the ease of doing business.
  • The Puducherry Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Rules, 2024, have been implemented, ensuring non-discrimination and access to social welfare schemes for transgender individuals.
  • The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has introduced several updates in August 2024, which cover SOPs for transaction-less and inoperative accounts in EPFO, online system for the employers having exempted PF trust and revision in the rate of damages.