Tag: social security
Why job creation and job quality are the two biggest challenges facing India
India‘s per capita net national income (NNI) for 2022-23 stands at Rs 1.7 lakh. Despite this impressive growth, the perceived increase in wealth is not…
23 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme in May this year
Formal job creation under the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) went up by 13.9% to 2.30 million in May this year compared to 2.02 million…
Social Security: Man, 86, accused of assuming dead brother’s identity in 1965 convicted of several charges
PORTLAND: An 86-year-old man accused of assuming his brother’s identity decades ago and using it to double dip on social security benefits has been convicted…
epfo: EPFO forms three committees to frame draft schemes
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation has formed three committees to frame draft schemes for pension, provident fund and insurance under the retirement fund body, in…
House: House vote on debt-limit bill faces Republican resistance
WASHINGTON: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy toiled on Wednesday to lock down the votes to pass his deal with President Joe Biden to suspend the…
Govt nudging firms to offer social security benefits to gig workers
The government is reportedly asking firms, like Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato and Urban Company, to offer gig workers some social security benefits such as life…
rajasthan gig workers funding: Rajasthan govt announces Rs 200-crore fund for gig workers, will others follow the suit?
In a first, the Rajasthan government on February 10 said that the state will launch Rs 200-crore fund to protect gig workers. Chief Minister Ashok…