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Standing Orders & Model Standing Orders Under IR Code 2020
Standing orders apply at 300 or more workers. The Model Standing Orders, 2026 govern until you certify your own within the sixty-day window
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Full and Final Settlement India: 2-Working-Day Rule
Full and final settlement nets earned salary, leave encashment, gratuity and bonus against deductions. Under the Code on Wages, exit wages are due in two working days
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Retrenchment, Layoff & Closure Under the IR Code 2020
Layoff pays 50% wages, retrenchment 15 days per year, closure needs 60 days' notice. Here is how each works under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020
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Maternity Benefit Act: Eligibility, Leave & Duties
The Maternity Benefit Act gives eligible women 26 weeks of paid leave after 80 days of work. See who qualifies, how to claim and employer penalties
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Termination Rules in India: Your Rights, Avoid Penalties
Good one to tighten. A meta description should lead with the focus keyword and read as a factual answer. Here's a stronger version built around Termination rules in India
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Minimum Wages & the National Floor Wage: Wage Code 2026
The floor wage is the national baseline no state minimum wage may fall below. The Code is in force, but the floor wage is not yet notified. Here is how it works
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Payment of Bonus: Eligibility, Calculation & Wage Code
Payment of bonus is a statutory right: minimum 8.33%, maximum 20%, for employees within the wage ceiling. See eligibility, the formula and the new Code on Wages rules
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ESI Scheme: Eligibility, Contribution & Benefits
The ESI scheme: 0.75% employee + 3.25% employer on wages up to Rs. 21,000/month, for medical, sickness, maternity and disablement cover under the ESI Act, 1948.
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EPF: Contribution, UAN & Withdrawal Rules 2026
Last verified: 2026-07-14 The Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) is a compulsory retirement-savings scheme for salaried workers in India, run by the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the Employees' Provident…
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Gratuity in India: Eligibility, 15/26 Formula & Rules
You get gratuity after 5 years of service: last drawn basic+DA x 15/26 x years, capped at Rs. 20 lakh and tax-free up to it. Fixed-term staff now qualify after 1 year
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