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"What is the minimum wage and what are the components in the minimum wage? Is it only basic + DA or are all allowances included? Please answer with citation from the act. — - The minimum wage refers to the lowest wage that employers can legally pay their employees. It is designed to ensure tha" ... (more)

"Greetings All, Thank you for steering the discussion to a proper conclusion. Mr. Saswatha Banerjee made a valid point as follows: "The court is free to summon any retired employee for questioning. Similarly, the labor department can do so in its investigations. In such instances, the company will b" ... (more)

"Greetings All, Following are my comments on your responses: 1. Mr. Kamal - Thank you for your post on "Occupier." I note and agree with your point that "No manager designated as a factory manager can escape from past liability." 2. Mr. KK Nair - I agree that a foreigner is not above the law. Also, kindl" ... (more)

"Greetings Harishnan sir, Thank you for sharing your experiences. Yes, as you say, there has to be an open mind from both the employer and department side for compliance with the law. Though it is not right to say, I think the non-compliance area provides more knowledge than the compliance area for bot" ... (more)

"Greetings M/s. Bhaskar and Kamal, Thank you for your inputs. Also, thanks to Mr. Kamal for a detailed reply. I am raising this issue in the background of a live case known to me wherein a Manager (HR Head) who has left the company is fixed in a case wherein the company had allowed excess OT to its worker" ... (more)

"Greetings All, Question: Can a CEO (Occupier) of a foreign company claim ignorance of the law and show the HR Head to escape from lapses, particularly under the Factories Act? In such a situation, is the HR Head, even though they have left the company, responsible for such omissions and lapses, and wil" ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Harikrishnan & All, It would be nice to have people like you with good exposure to industries and labor laws on this platform to guide and answer queries. How nice it would be if people in power (in labor offices) helped industries understand the laws and assisted them in complying wit" ... (more)

"Hi Himani, It is nice and a very interesting observation. Experiment and post some more like this if you are free! Regards, K. Ramachandra Bangalore" ... (more)

"Greetings Nikhil S Gurjar, I think you have not mistaken and have rightly analyzed the issue. Your following point gives the answer to the questioner and reflects my view above: "It’s a phenomenon, you will be pushed down the food chain, rather slowly... So, you will slowly experience a downslide" ... (more)

"Hi Mr. Sapid & All, I have gone through the responses, and Mr. Madhu is right. However, I would like to summarize the response for a clear understanding: 1. PF is applicable from day one when the employee joins. 2. The Act provides an option that those whose basic+DA is above Rs. 6500/- need not be covere" ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Shetty and All, Everyone has contributed their best points to the problem raised by Mr. Shetty. I just want to add one or two lines from my personal experience. 1. The worst happens to us when there is more light waiting for us! 2. The light could be in the same organization waiting fo" ... (more)

"Greetings All, The idea of teaching English and learning English is good. I congratulate Mr. Pawan for initiating this in his workplace. The following tips may help the persons who are willing to teach and those who want to learn and improve English. Both will improve the literacy level and help communicat" ... (more)

"Greetings Mr. Ramakrishna, Thank you for your appreciation. Greetings Mr. Antony Prakash, Thank you for suggesting the book "The Present" by Spencer Johnson - I will read it. I hope everyone has read "THE POWER OF NOW" by Eckhart Tolle - if not, please do. When you speak of Meditation - I know ther" ... (more)

"Greetings All, Mr. Balaji has given wonderful tips to overcome jealousy from a colleague. I just add one more point: be honest while implementing all the tips given by him, and it works! Ms. Shilpa HR persons are self-motivated. However, as you say, he is also a human being and he also will have hi" ... (more)

"Greetings All, The topic "Is a person with strong views an egoist?" A person with strong views cannot be straightaway considered or concluded as an egoist. The question here is whether the person having strong views is trying to force his views and ideas on others; this is what matters. This alone ca" ... (more)