Minimum wage Archives - Vivek Patwardhan https://vivekvsp.com/tag/minimum-wage/ The Events in Human Resources and Employee Relations space, and in My World through my eyes. Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:43:26 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 113682794 Contract Workers Battle for Their Rights https://vivekvsp.com/2024/08/contract-workers-battle-for-their-rights/ https://vivekvsp.com/2024/08/contract-workers-battle-for-their-rights/#comments Wed, 14 Aug 2024 14:49:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=8753 Deadly Delays in the Delivering Justice I have written about the travails of the housekeeping contract workers of BPCL. You can read it here. The...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2019/01/nationwide-strike/feed/ 2 5468 Vinoba’s Lesson https://vivekvsp.com/2018/11/vinoba-lesson/ https://vivekvsp.com/2018/11/vinoba-lesson/#comments Sun, 11 Nov 2018 11:21:38 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=5422 “Reading Diwali special numbers?” Lulu, my parrot asked. Diwali magazines are special Marathi publications; some of those are annuals, and they bring thought-provoking articles to...

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]]> https://vivekvsp.com/2018/11/vinoba-lesson/feed/ 2 5422 Labour Reforms Must Mean Economic Development https://vivekvsp.com/2017/03/labour-reform-policy/ https://vivekvsp.com/2017/03/labour-reform-policy/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2017 16:55:10 +0000 https://vivekvsp.com/?p=4775 I would like to begin this address by thanking CII for inviting me to deliver the Keynote address on ‘Labour Reforms at Policy Level.’ I...

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