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		<title>Do’s &amp; Don’ts Of Contract Labour Engagement</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:35:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Contractor should possess a valid license to take up the works in an establishment or organisation. 
2.    Every establishment which engages contract labour should obtain a Certificate of Registration under the Contract labour (R &#38; A ) Act, 1970. 
3.    The work of the contractor should never be supervised or administered by the officers of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=21&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Medical Tests as per Factories Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 10:04:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are routine medical test that have to be conducted for workers engaged in the premises. The provision of medical test is also a statutory requirement under the Factories Act.
The Following medical tests have to be conducted in a half-yearly basis
General Examination
X-Ray of abdomen
Urine Test
Blood Test
Stool Test for food handlers (Canteen Workers)
Health Card has to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=18&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Insurance for Contract Labour</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the location is a ‘Notified Area’ under the Employees Sate Insurance Scheme (ESI) then the workers will have to be covered under the Act. For the purpose the Contractor will have to be a registered entity under the ESI Act.
If the location is not a notified area under the ESI Act, then the workers [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=13&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Notices to be displayed in the premises</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Notices have to be displayed at a position nearest to the main entrance gate.
They should be prominently placed and visible
They have to be signed/authorised copies
They have to be updated
The following formats have to be necessarily placed in the Notice Board. Few formats/ notices have been hyperlinked. Please click on the necessary forms to obtain [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=10&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Balanced Scorecard?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 09:23:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The balanced scorecard is a new management concept which helps managers at all levels monitor results in their key areas. An article by Robert Kaplan and David Norton entitled &#8220;The Balanced Scorecard &#8211; Measures that Drive Performance&#8221; in the Harvard Business Review in 1992 sparked interest in the method, and led to their business bestseller, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=6&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What amounts to wages under Employees State Insurance (ESI)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:50:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Labour Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Employees State Insurance (ESI)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHING ALLOWANCE:
It is a sum paid to defray special expenses entailed by the nature of employment and as such this amount does not amount to wages.
SUSPENSION ALLOWANCE/SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE
During the suspension period the employee is not allowed to actually work and he is not given full remuneration but the permissible subsistence allowance is paid to the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hrgrapevine.wordpress.com&blog=1586633&post=5&subd=hrgrapevine&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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