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The jurisprudence surrounding workplace sexual harassment demands a delicate balance between specialized statutory frameworks and the administrative prerogatives of an employer.

The Office of the Commissioner (Labour), Government of NCT of Delhi has notified a draft notification for the exemption of Warehouses as a category from Sections 15 and 16 of Delhi Shops...

Indian State Governments offer varied incentives under their respective state industrial development corporation policies to promote the set-up of new manufacturing...

In October 2025, the Chief Minister of Karnataka announced that the Karnataka Cabinet of Ministers had taken a decision to provide women employees with one day's leave per month towards menstrual leave.

India is set to overhaul its data privacy regime with the coming into force of the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.

The Madras High Court has restrained India’s leading information technology ("IT") company from terminating the employment of a software analyst.

In a significant pronouncement that bridges the gap between rigid administrative procedures and constitutional compassion, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has set aside the dismissal of a pregnant woman candidate's petition and directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to permit her to undergo the Physical Efficiency Test for the posts of Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard.

Indian resident employees are increasingly granted stock options in the form of employee benefits schemes in their foreign parent companies.

Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI"), vide its circular dated November 11, 2024, has amended the procedure for reclassification of Foreign Portfolio Investor ("FPI") investment to Foreign Direct Investment.

An offer letter is a document given to a prospective employee after he/she successfully pass an organization's interview or selection process. The offer letter informs the individual of the terms and conditions...

The overlap between Central and State labour laws could be a source of complexity for employers in India. The constitutional principles suggest that central legislation ordinarily prevails over State laws on matters in the concurrent list. This issue came into focus pursuant to notification of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (“OSH Code”).

The Government of the State of Haryana recently enacted (and brought into force) the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020 (Act) with the aim to ensure that jobs in private...

Courts in India have consistently stressed that integrity in hiring and employment is essential. While fair procedures and employee rights are central to service law, these principles are not absolute.

The Central Government amalgamated the existing labour laws, namely, the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 ("SO Act"), and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Indian State Governments offer varied incentives under their respective state industrial development corporation policies to promote the set-up of new manufacturing units in the state.

The scales of justice reflect the challenges facing law-makers in the context of labour and employment laws.

On January 30, 2024, the Ministry of Women and Child Development released the National Minimum Standards and Protocol for Crèches (Operation and Management) ("NMSPC").

India's labour governance structure has undergone a radical change with the implementation of its four labour codes. These codes: the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security...