Code on Social Security 2020 Current Affairs for UPSC
A complete UPSC revision trail for Code on Social Security 2020: 2 published analyses, their syllabus connections and closely related themes.
Complete coverage and analysis
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Maternity Leave Cannot Mean Career Demotion: Delhi High Court Expands Workplace Protection
In Rakhi Bisht v. Union of India & Anr., the Delhi High Court has held that pregnancy or maternity leave cannot become a reason for demotion, loss of professional status or denial of career progression. The Court ruled that merely retaining an employee's salary and designation is not enough if her actual role, authority and advancement prospects are reduced. It also directed the Union government to create a comprehensive post-maternity reintegration framework under the Code on Social Security, 2020.
EPFO 3.0 Explained: Universal Pension Cover and Social Security for Gig Workers
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is planning a set of reforms under its EPFO 3.0 phase, including a universal pension cover for all workers, first-time social security contributions for gig and platform workers, and a technology upgrade to a Core Banking Solution (CBS) platform. A key feature is a defined-contribution pension built around a Target Retirement Sum (TRS), aligned with the Code on Social Security, 2020. This article explains what EPFO 3.0 proposes, how the TRS works, how gig workers would be covered, the existing EPFO framework, and the wider social security architecture.
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