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India's Ministry of Women and Child Development has released a handbook on the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.

For years, Indian professionals on temporary assignments in the UK faced a quiet but costly problem: paying into two social security systems for the same job, with no additional pension benefit to show for it. That changed on 15 July 2026, when the India-UK Double Contributions Convention (DCC) came into force alongside the broader Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), finally addressing what officials on both sides had long acknowledged as a sunk cost for mobile talent.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment expanding the jurisdiction of Internal Complaints Committees under the POSH Act, ruling that an ICC can investigate sexual harassment complaints even when the accused is employed by a different department. This decision addresses critical questions about workplace definitions and inter-departmental jurisdiction in sexual harassment cases.

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.

Represents one of the most far-reaching reforms in the country's labour law governance in nearly a century.

Employee insolvency introduces a web of complications for workers, businesses, and associated legal professionals. The unfortunate reality of unpaid wages, lost severance, and disrupted benefits...

Paragraph 72(6) of Employees' Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 sets out scenarios when a members' money with Employees' Provident Fund Organisation is transferred to an account called "Inoperative Account".

For years in India, statutory provisions prohibiting employment of female employees in night shift have been argued as denying them the same opportunity as male employees.

The Codes regulate: (i) Wages; (ii) Social Security; (iii) Industrial Relations; (iv) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions.

Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) seems to be at an inflection point in the Far West with the three concepts having witnessed quite a roller coaster...

The Department of Labor oversees the Shop and Establishment Act, which governs locations where any kind of trade, business, or profession is practiced.

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

After being continuously in office for ten hours or more, it becomes very frustrating and stressful for a person to respond to office-related calls even after work hours.

This article explores about the concept of paid menstrual leaves and its potential impact on women's health and the workplace.

India's new labour codes came into force on November 21, 2025. The Code on Industrial Relations, 2020 ("IR Code") consolidates the following 3 laws ─ the Trade Unions Act, 1926 ("TU Act"); the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; and the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (collectively as "Erstwhile Laws") into a unified framework.

This June newsletter covers categories of updates relating to labour, environment and industry related laws. Circular on preventive measures to be taken by establishments/ factories/ shops/ construction

Over the years, the provisions of the POSH Act have become stirring points for various debates on its scope and applicability under changing scenarios.