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Contract workers may get gratuity before completing five years of service
Currently, workers are not entitled to gratuity before completing five years of continuous service, according to the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
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Some 46,000 GM auto workers go on strike after contract talks hit roadblock
The move to strike, which the Wall Street Journal described as the first major stoppage at GM in more than a decade, came after the manufacturer's four-year contract with workers expired
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Motown crisis: Contract workers bear the brunt of slowdown in auto sector
The second of a three-part series on auto sector crisis talks of how some allege that layoffs are to put pressure on the Centre to reduce GST
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Govt to propose annual licence for hiring contract workers across projects
Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar is likely to introduce the Code on Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions, 2019, in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday
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Govt to ensure firms do not convert employees into contract workers
Safeguards likely in framework for contract jobs
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Contract workers: Govt to resolve tug of war between employers and unions
The present law suggests a firm cannot hire contract workers in jobs perennial in nature or round-the-clock
