In this day and age of hire and fire, employers usually assume that statutory dues of a managerial employee terminated for misconduct can be legitimately forfeited.

Indian Nationals – Employee – Failure to provide proper accommodation – Failure to pay wages – Complaint – Department of Labour – Forego Complaint – Appeal...

The Punjab Shop and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 is a state enactment which provides for the regulation of conditions of work and employment in shops and commercial establishments.

India's 2013 law on sexual harassment of women in the workplace (the so called ‘POSH Act') requires the Internal Committee of each covered organisation to submit an annual report.

The amendments to the Labour laws in Rajasthan that was proposed by the Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje Scindia had been approved by the President of India late last year.

The Karnataka High Court has recently overruled the Revenue Department’s contention that the assessee (a multi-national company) was liable to pay IGST under reverse charge mechanism (‘RCM’)...

The Union Budget 2025 has introduced a transformative initiative aimed at extending formal recognition and social security benefits to platform-based gig workers across the country.

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 should ideally cover within its ambit women who are employed on a contractual basis.

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was aimed towards providing the workers a path that would help them get a relief against wrongful dismissal, layoffs, and related matters.

The gig economy in India has been growing at breakneck speed. A recent study ‘Professional Gig Economy 2018-19 Report Card' undertaken by Flexing It...

The new Code on Social Security, 2020 ("Code"). The Code will replace nine legislations which provided social security to the employees like Maternity Benefit Act...

India has ever since been a hub of trade and industry involved in providing goods of good quality and repute. The business in India is widespread over various segments of the society.

Whether disputes relating to a lock-in period in employment contracts are arbitrable in terms of the Arbitration Act?

The Government of Maharashtra, vide notification dated 7 September 2017 (First Notification), had notified the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments Act 2017.

The case of Executive Secretary of District Health Society vs. K.S. Subha Karuthukhan exemplifies the challenges of balancing the Tamil Nadu Government Servants' Conduct Rules, 1973, which play a significant role in framing the issues governing employment contracts alongside the expectations of public conduct.

In the competitive economy, businesses generally go to great lengths to protect their intellectual property, clients and specialised internal processes.

a significant ruling that has far-reaching implications for employment law in India, the Delhi High Court recently quashed an interim injunction in an employment dispute...

On 24 July 2019, the Government of Haryana, through the Labour Commissioner, Haryana (Government), issued guidelines wherein it has clarified that the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 ...

In India, contract labourers are protected by the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition Act), 1970.

In a judgment delivered on May 14, 2025, the Supreme Court of India addressed a significant issue concerning employment contracts...