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The Karnataka High Court ("Court"), in its judgement dated September 30, 2024 in Ms. X v. Internal Complaints Committee, ANI Technologies Private Limited and Ors., held that the relationship...

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has, on 21 November 2025, issued notifications bringing into force...

As of November 21, 2025, the Indian labour law landscape was altered with the enforcement of 4 labour codes that subsumed a total of 29 central labour laws.

The framework established under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act, 2013) exist to give women a safe and dignified working environment. While the statute is primarily victim-centric, it also gives the accused certain fair process rights, including, in many institutions, the right to appeal an adverse finding before it is acted upon.

This move aims to reinforce the legal framework ensuring safe workplaces for women and holds both private and public sector employers accountable for statutory compliance.

On June 29, 2024, the Karnataka State Government released the draft of the Karnataka Platform-based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024 ("Bill").

The labour law framework in India was formed during the colonial and early post-independence period. These laws were designed with an intent of the early twentieth century where factories were the driving force.

The advent of the industrial revolution had triggered the social impact of accidents in manufacturing plants.

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH) mandates a structured redressal mechanism...

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ("OSHWC Code" or "Code") is the third code under our 4-part series on the new labour legislations.

The labour codes are a codification of the existing labour laws with suitable amendments legislated by Parliament.

Impacts of sexual harassment are felt beyond just the harassing interaction.

The Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014 was enacted to provide a framework to investigate alleged corruption and misuse of power by public servants and to protect persons who allege any wrongdoings.

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and a public health emergency of international concern.

The Government of India has ordered that the nationwide lockdown must continue until 3 May 2020 to contain the spread of Covid-19.

November 21, 2025 will mark a watershed moment for Indian labor laws moving employment relations to a new paradigm shift.

Given that it is a developing situation, COVID-19 may not directly be covered within the statutes applicable to an employer.

“Men and women stand equal in the eyes of the law; yet, they are biologically distinct. To acknowledge such differences, particularly in matters concerning health, dignity, and bodily autonomy, is not to transgress the guarantee of equality, but to give it substantive meaning".