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EPFO has announced the launch of its New Online Module to simplify surrender of Exemption.

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Under Article 226, it is impermissible for the High Court to reappraise the facts in a departmental enquiry. The Supreme Court held that where there is some evidence which the authority entrusted with the duty to hold the enquiry has accepted and which evidence may reasonably support the conclusion that the delinquent officer is guilty of the charge, it is not the function of the High Court to review the evidence and to arrive at an independent finding on the evidence

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The Delhi HC has held that consent requires consensus ad idem and there must be positive consent present from the petitioner side with respect to the appointment of an arbitrator. If such consent is absent, the appointment becomes unilateral and ex facie illegal.

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ESIC has announced annual preventive health check-up for the ESI insured persons/insured women aged 40 years and above.

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Maharashtra Minimum Wages for the period of 01.07.2024 to 31.12.2024 notified by the office of the Commissioner of Labour.

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Draft of certain rules to amend the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby. The said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public; Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Shri Vineet Singhal, Director to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Room No 505, 5th Floor, Pandit Deen Dayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 or by email at udidsection-depwd@gov.in. The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.

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A press release issued the PIB stated that the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ (LEMM) assembled in Fortaleza, Brazil have approved the Labour and Employment Ministerial declaration on 26th July, 2024. The final text was approved after the conclusion of the two-day long Labour & Employment Ministers´ meeting (LEMM) on 25-26 July, under the Presidency of Brazil.

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The Govt of Maharashtra has notified Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 for incorporating details of the Establishment Insurance Certificate in Forms A,D F & R of the Rules.

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The court emphasized that negligence in safety measures directly contributing to a fatal accident can constitute a criminal offense under Section 304-A IPC. The court found that the lack of warning signs was a significant breach of duty, and Agrawal, as a partner and responsible party, failed to ensure these precautions, directly leading to Charan Singh’s death.

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The Bombay High Court, while deciding a question of law as to whether a Director, who is also the occupier, would be personally liable to pay the ESI Dues of the Company, has held as follows:

(a) The liability to pay ESI dues is of the company and in the event of there being an occupier who has ultimate control over the affairs of the factory, he is liable to meet the demand. However, the liability of the occupier is not personal.

(b) If the dues of ESIC are of the company the same can be recovered from the company or from the assets of the company

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