On 29 November 2023, the ILO presented its new Approach to Good Governance and Decent Work in Uzbekistan's Cotton, Textile, and Apparel Sectors.
The ILO approach aims to achieve important objectives, such as respecting fundamental principles and labour rights in the cotton supply chain, developing inclusive and sustainable enterprises, and strengthening the capacity of employers' and workers' organisations to promote decent work.
On 17 August 2023, in the case Dr. Kavita Yadav v The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Department and Others (Civil Appeal Number 5010 of 2023), the Supreme Court of India stated that maternity benefits must be granted, even where they extend beyond the duration of a fixed-term employment contract.
It clarified that a woman employed on a fixed-term basis who meets the eligibility criteria for maternity benefit under the Maternity Benefit Act (MB Act) 1961 is, therefore, entitled to the whole 'maternity benefit,' even if the period of that benefit exceeds the duration of the employment contract.
On 16 November 2022, Wipro Limited announced the agreement with employee representatives on setting up a European Works Council (EWC), becoming the first Indian company to set up European works councils for its workers in Europe.
The agreement was successfully negotiated with employee representatives from 13 different countries and was formally signed on 15 September 2022.
On September 2022, in the case of Kaushal Kishor Singh v/s M/S Sita Kouni World Travel India Limited (Writ Petition (c) 11631 of 2008), the Dehli High Court addressed the issue of the distinction between freelance and employee.
The Court defined a “freelancer” as a person who acts independently, without being affiliated with an organisation, in the business of selling his services and skills to different employers for a specified period, with the ability to pick and choose assignments.
The last edition of the Staffing Executive Regulatory Outlook (SERO) presents the result of a survey to executives of staffing national federations around the world on the probability and potential impact of regulatory changes in the industry within the next six months.
In India, Italy and Mexico, the provisions are that regulation changes for staffing industry will have an overall strong and positive impact on the sector, while Belgium, Norway, Germany and Sweden are expected to have the most negative impact.
Randstad published the Workmonitor 2022, the first full survey of 2022 that addresses issues such as job flexibility, work life balance, personal and professional growth and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) in the context of the recovery from the pandemic.
The survey was conducted between 21 February and 13 March 2022 in more than 30 countries worldwide.
It is the first Indian company that moved to a weekly salary regime, aiming to build a flexible and supportive working environment for its employees and to ensure them financial wellness.