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Certain amendments to Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 in 2014 brought in multi-layered restrictions on the contributions that can be made to the Pension Fund, the benefits that would arise...

Welcome to the eighth edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VII) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co.

EPFO has rolled out a set of digital, policy, and compliance reforms reinforcing its commitment to ease of living, doing business, and digital empowerment.

The existing tax brackets (known as ‘slab rates') have not been changed for Individuals and Hindu Undivided Families (HUFs).

The Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills in 2019 to amalgamate 29 central laws related to labour laws thereby simplifying and modernizing the labour regulations in a labour intensive country, like India.

Welcome to the ninth edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VII) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co.

The Supreme Court ("SC") on November 4, 20221 upheld the validity of the Employees' Pension (Amendment) Scheme, 20142 ("EPS Amendment"), which had introduced certain...

Welcome to the fourth edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VII) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co.

This comprehensive update examines significant regulatory reforms and landmark judicial decisions reshaping India's employment law landscape in early 2026. From Delhi's expanded working hour thresholds and Karnataka's gig worker welfare framework to Supreme Court rulings on maternity benefits and the constitutional definition of 'industry', these developments signal a transformative period for workplace rights, gender equity, and labour relations across public and private sectors.

India’s gig economy is expanding rapidly, but gig workers do not automatically receive the same provident fund protection as traditional employees. With the Code on Social Security, 2020 now in force and the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 notified, has India finally addressed the social-security gap or has it simply created a new, scheme-based framework that still falls short of EPF protection?

On the eve of the upcoming elections, India's Finance Minister Piyush Goyal, under the Modi led BJP Government announced the interim budget which would be in force till the Election on 1st February, 2019 .

EPF (Amendment) Scheme, 2025: Special enrolment window to streamline employee enrolment, contributions, and employees' provident fund benefits.

In The Management of Tata Engineering & Locomotive Company Ltd. (now Tata Motors Ltd.) v. Sumitra Devi & Ors., the Jharkhand High Court reaffirmed that Labour Courts possess...

The law relating to labour and employment in India is primarily known under the broad category of "Industrial Law".

A recent judgment by an Hon'ble Court against a premier technical institute underscores the critical importance of adhering to legal procedures while addressing complaints of sexual harassment...

The whole world has been affected by the spread of the novel corona virus. It is as if the world economy has been brought to a standstill as we are forced to stay indoors.

"Labour" is a subject in the "Concurrent List" under the Constitution of India where both the Central and State Governments are competent to enact legislations subject, however, to reservation of certain matters...

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