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Govt to extend social security benefits to gig and platform workers: Mandaviya
"Our government is fully committed to the well-being of gig and...
Wages of Assam tea workers meagre shortcomings in welfare scheme implementation CAG report
Shortcomings in facilities such as hospitals, schools, canteen,...
China basic pension fund posts 0.33% investment gain in 2022
The basic pension fund manages a total 1.62 trillion yuan by the end of 2022, and has posed an annual average gain of 5.4% since the end of 2016, when the national social security fund started to manage the pension's investment The basic pension fund managed by...
Global investors and businesses have to factor terror risk into their decision making: FM
`Businesses can no longer be just attracted by policies or by the openness of an economy. The risk that the investors and businesses will have to factor into their decision-making is going to be strongly influenced by the impact of global terror,’’ Nirmala...
India among world’s worst countries to work remotely: Report
India’s low position is due to poor results in all four dimensions, primarily because of its digital and physical infrastructure (77) and social safety (74) New Delhi: India ranks 64th among the 108 countries for remote work -- 15 places lower compared to last year --...
India’s pension system improves from 2022: Report
''Changes in workforce dynamics, employment and family patterns have brought formal sources of retirement to the forefront. While there is improvement in the net pension replacement rate and participation in private pension plans, which is reflected in the value of...
SC declines to allow same-sex marriages
On April 27, the court asked the Centre whether social welfare benefits such as opening joint bank accounts, nominating a life partner in provident fund, gratuity and pension schemes can be extended to same-sex couples without going into the issue of legal sanction to...
ILO and WHO review social protection impact in reducing socio-economic damage of next pandemic
Mia Seppo, ILO Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection, highlighted the complexity of the issues involved. “We see the discussions on a strengthened framework for prevention, preparedness and response as an opportunity to drive the point home that to...
T’gana polls: BRS promises increased social security pensions and health insurance in manifesto
K Chandrasekhar Rao,BRS chief and Telangana Chief Minister 93 lakh families living below the poverty line (BPL) in the state would be provided life insurance cover of Rs five lakh and that the government would bear the cost of the premium. Social security pension,...
Global coal industry expected to layoff over 4 lakh miners by 2035: Report
Climate commitments to phase out coal power generation could accelerate ongoing trends in coal-mining job losses, even as employment in renewable energy and construction now exceeds 50 per cent of total energy employment Dorothy Mei, project manager for the Global...
Confronting ageing: the talk Australia has to have
The rising number of older Australians is projected to increase the country's health spending on them to more than double to Australian dollar 270 billion (USD 174 billion) by 2035, even if the cost of providing care to each older person is static Public aged care...
Thousands of govt employees protest at Ramlila Maidan to demand restoration of Old Pension Scheme
In Old Pension Scheme (OPS)), the government employees are entitled to receive pension equivalent to 50 per cent of their last drawn salary. Under the NPS, a state government employee contributes 10 per cent of his/her basic salary plus dearness allowance with the...