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Domestic Violence – The Abuse Virus in Pandemic
The COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in the surge of domestic violence cases all across the globe, according to NCW data 315 complaints of domestic violence were received online and on WhatsApp and were highest since August last year. One of the most crucial underlying factors for this rapid rise in the number of DV cases…
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Why the Supreme Court was wrong in denying Quota to Tribal Teachers
By Aditi Uniyal On 22nd April, 2020, the Supreme Court of India passed a judgement quashing an order that provided a 100% quota for tribal teachers in scheduled areas. Justice Arun Mishra went as far as saying that to have only tribals teach tribals is an ‘obnoxious idea’. But is it really ‘obnoxious’ to ensure…
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What is Multi-Level Marketing (MLM)? The Facts You Need to Know about the MLM Legality in India
Direct sales companies such as Amway or Herbalife can function through two business models: single level marketing or multi-level marketing. Multi-level marketing is a strategy which involves promoting the existing distributors to bring more distributors into the fold and the incentive for the old distributors is a percentage of their recruit's sale. The recruited distributors…
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The Employment Exchanges (Compulsory Notification of Vacancies) Act,1959 – Brief Notes
Employment Exchange as per section 2(d) is means a Government maintained an office or established a place for the place of furnishing and collecting information by keeping of registers or otherwise with respect to- d) persons seeking employment e) persons who seek to engage employees f) vacancies to which persons seeking employment can be appointed.…
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Building and Other Construction Workers Act,1996 – Brief Notes
This Act is applicable to Building and other construction workers. This main objective of the Act is to provide adequate safety, health and welfare measures to the workers employed in a Building or other Constructions. This Act is very similar to the Factories Act, 1948. Building Worker means “a person who is employed to do…
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Shops and Establishment Act,1953 – Brief Notes
The Department of labour regulates the Shops and Establishment Act. As it is promulgated by the state it differs from state to state. This act regulates the working of commercial establishments, charitable trusts, societies, printing establishments, educational institutions that are established for making a profit, premises where banking, stock or share brokerage, insurance is carried…
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The Trade Unions Act, 1926 – Brief Notes
The Trade Union Act,1926 primarily deals with the registration of Trade Unions. It also ensures that the rights of these unions are protected, their liabilities and funds are properly utilised. This Act is also applicable to the association of employers. These are unions are protected from criminal or civil prosecution under this Act so that…
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The Factories Act, 1948 – Brief Notes
The main object of this act is to provide safety measures for the workers employed in a factory and also to promote their health. An establishment to be a factor must include fulfilling the following conditions- a) A manufacturing process must be carried out b) There must be a premise c) Ten or more persons…
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The Interstate Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act, 1979 – Brief Notes
The Interstate Migrant Workmen (regulation of employment and conditions of services) Act is an Act which is enacted in order to protect inter-state migrant workmen from exploitation in states which is not their native state. The act creates a provision to employ workers from other states in case there is a lack of skilled workers…
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The Apprentice Act, 1961 – Brief Notes
The main object of the Act is to provide practical training to the apprentice, to abide by the training standards prescribed by the Central Apprenticeship Council and to regulate the training programme of apprentices in the industry. A worker does not include an apprentice. There are different types of Apprentices under the Act, they are,…
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