The Code on Social Security (the Code), passed with a view to repeal and consolidate existing labor laws and facilitate ease of doing business, has introduced several changes in the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Scheme. This article brings forth the features pertaining to the ESI Scheme under the said Code, which proves crucial for both the employee(s) as well as the employer(s). A snippet of these features are as follows:
Part 1 of this series discussed the EDPB’s findings on Meta’s illegal data transfers to the US and its decision to impose a 1.2 Billion Euro fine on Meta. In Part 2, the article attempts to highlight the impact of this decision on Indian businesses with active platforms in the EA/EU region. While doing so, it articulates Meta’s response to the EDPB, India’s existing international data transfer and retention policy, the data protection framework between India and the EU, and the way forward.
The European Union (EU) has issued a 1.2 billion euro fine on Meta Inc. for transferring the personal data of EU subjects to the United States (US). The present article series is divided into two parts. Part 1 of the series explains the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) decision in the light of the events that transpired and Part 2 of the series attempts to highlight the impact of this decision on Indian businesses operational in Europe.
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In what can be termed an opportune moment for the capital market investors, the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman recently proposed the merging of four laws that govern capital markets as well as Securities. These Acts include the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (“SEBI Act”), the Depositories Act, 1996 (“Depositories Act”), the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (“SCRA”) and the Government Securities Act, 2007 (“GSA”). These laws have been aimed to be consolidated into a unified securities market Code.