Lets Talk Compliance – Maternity Benefit Act – Tracing the History

Introduction of BillThe Bombay maternity Benefit Bill was first introduced in 1929 in the Bombay legislative council. It was the first law established for working women in India. The legislation for working women has always remained a double-edged sword.  The bill was first introduced in Bombay as it was a textile hub for India with…

NEEM Scheme – AICTE revisits for enhanced process

In addition to Apprentice training under Apprentices Act -1961 and trainees engaged as per Standing order provisions, a new initiative was notified by AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education) on 15/4/2013 in the name of NEEM  (National Employability Enhancement Mission) with an objective to offer “on the job practical training” to enhance employability of…

Laws of High Sea and its effect on labour law focused on indutries like Oil rigs, petroleum refineries etc.

Let’s Talk Compliance – The Law of High Seas – Labour Laws perspective

Introduction: We are living in an era of rising expectations from people and increasing consumerism. This has paved the way for business expansion beyond land borders and, many companies have ventured into the sea to tap the natural potential and convert this into business opportunities. Until a few decades ago, there were no national or…

The most important element to scale your startups

A proper germinated and conceptualized Startup can over a period of time survive, succeed and thrive once it starts calling up according to its strategic initiatives. After the initial commencement of business, and market growth and success, Startups look to scale through other different options available in the market to spread its reach. New customer…

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Statutory Compliance Audit for NBFCs – An introduction

What is NBFC? The Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFC) is a heterogeneous group of financial institutions that perform vehicle finance, equipment lease finance, personal loans, consumer loans, housing loans, etc. It is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Most NBFC’s are categorized as: NBFC-D NBFC-ND Core investment companies. NBFC-D is NBFCs accepting deposits from banks whereas…

Let’s Talk Compliance – Proposed Labour Code on OSHWC, 2019

Currently, there are 13 central legislations in India which regulate the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions of the persons employed. These are either based on the type of establishment (ex. Factory, Mines, etc.) or on the class of workers (ex. Contract labour, Interstate migrant workers, etc.). The Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working…