As India emerges from lockdown, companies will be mandated to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) when returning staff to the active workforce. One of the new requirements issued under the SOPs is to provide health insurance for all employees of […]
On 5 March 2020, the government of Karnataka in India issued a circular mandating all employers to provide an additional 28 days of employer-paid sick leave to employees who have tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19). Key details The new […]
On 25 November 2019, the Indian parliament passed the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act (the “Act”) to end discrimination against transgender people in accessing employment, education, healthcare, welfare and housing. The Act was given presidential assent on 5 December […]
On 1 July 2019, the Indian government lowered the rate of contribution required under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act 1948 to reduce employers’ financial burden and increase employees’ take-home salaries. The ESI contribution rate was reduced from a total […]
On 28 February 2019, the Supreme Court of India ruled that special allowances will be included in the scope of basic wages and shall therefore be subject to Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) contributions. This issue has been subject to extensive […]
The Indian government passed the 2019 interim tax budget, which increased the standard deduction limit from INR 40,000 to INR 50,000. The change took effect on 1 April 2019. The standard deduction was initially introduced in the 2018 tax budget […]
On 1 April 2017, the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 took effect, increasing paid maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for companies with at least 10 employees. The act also required employers with 50 or more employees to […]
The Payment of Gratuity Act 2018, which increases the gratuity limit from INR 1 million to INR 2 million, received Presidential assent on 28 March 2018 and came into force on 29 March 2018. (See also January 2018 alert.)