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Norges said it decided to exclude Adani Ports due to "unacceptable...
EPFO evaluating course of action over HC ruling on foreign workers
India presently has social security agreements with 21 countries....
FinMin looking at suggestions of raising upper age limit for Atal Pension Yojana: Rajiv Kumar
APY is guaranteed pension scheme announced by the government on May 9, 2015. The scheme is focused on the unorganised sector workers which constitute more than 85 per cent of the workforce.
Pension Trustees seek corporate disclosure of Sexual Harassment Costs, Policies
“We don’t see how it could possibly be accretive to corporate value to have a culture that allows for sexual harassment in the workplace,” said Priya Mathur, the departing president of the $345 billion California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the largest U.S. pension fund.Companies are losing customers, paying settlements and higher insurance costs and being distracted “from their core strategies because they have to deal with this.”
There may be no tax on income up to ₹500,000
Budget may also reinstate tax-free status for medical expenses and transport allowance, providing some relief to the section already under strain since demonetisation
EPFO subscribers may be allowed to invest more in equity markets in 2019
“By way of supplementing the employer’s share of contribution at the rate of 12 per cent, a good number of approximately 9 million new employees are extended the benefit of social security net through the EPFO,”
Govt to now contribute 14% to National Pension System, no tax on withdrawal
Tax exemption limit for lump sum withdrawal on exit has been enhanced to 60%, the minister said, adding that the entire withdrawal will now be exempt from income tax.Out of 60% of the accumulated corpus withdrawn by the NPS subscriber at the time of retirement, 40% is tax exempt and balance 20% is taxable.
Kejriwal announces old pension scheme will be restored in Delhi
He said a resolution to restore the old pension scheme in the city will be passed in a special session of the Legislative Assembly
India Inc increasing focus on employees’ emotional and financial wellbeing:Willis Towers Watson
The study found that in 2018, over 80% of the organisations have taken at least one action in the following areas – health risks or condition management; weight management, physical activity and nutrition; and, managing employee stress and mental health. While 61% have taken at least one action to improve the financial wellbeing of employees in 2018, it is a concern that almost half of the surveyed organisations still do not have a formally articulated health and wellbeing strategy.
ESIC data suggest 16 mn new jobs created in 13 months till Sept: Report
Since April, 2018 the Ministry of Statistics has been bringing out the employment related statistics in the formal sector covering the period September 2017 onwards, using information on the number of subscribers, who have subscribed under three major schemes, namely, the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme (EPF), the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme (ESIC) and the National Pension Scheme (NPS).
India ranks 2nd last in pension schemes, Netherlands, Denmark on top: Study
Measuring 34 pension systems (34 countries), the Index showed that the Netherlands and Denmark (with scores of 80.3 and 80.2, respectively) both offer A-Grade world-class retirement income systems with good benefits — clearly demonstrating their preparedness for tomorrow’s ageing world. Meanwhile, countries with the highest value for the adequacy sub-index are Germany (79.9) and France (79.5) with Mexico (37.3) and India (38.7) having the lowest values.
Central govt staff to get pension payment order on day of retirement: Govt
The pension adalats are being convened with the objective of bringing on a common table the aggrieved pensioner, the department concerned, the bank or CGHS representative, wherever relevant, so that such cases can be settled across the table within the framework of extant rules.