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The Karnataka High Court ("High Court") vide its judgement in Employees State Insurance Corporation v. Messrs Sansera Engineering Private Limited, MFA No. 3687 of 2016 (ESI), decided on July 30, 2025...

“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".

India has emerged as the global hub for capability centres, but establishing one requires navigating complex employment laws, intellectual property protections, and data governance frameworks. Foreign businesses must understand how workforce structuring, restrictive covenants, IP ownership, and compliance obligations intersect to protect their investments and mitigate legal risks in this rapidly evolving landscape.

In employment relationships, resignation is often perceived as a simple unilateral act, reduced to a letter placed on an employer's desk. Indian jurisprudence, however, treats resignation as a legally...

Indian courts are increasingly treating service bonds as legitimate commercial tools rather than automatic restraints on employment. When an employee leaves prematurely after receiving training or specialized benefits, can employers enforce bonds requiring compensation? This analysis examines the evolving judicial framework that determines when service bonds are valid, what evidence employers must provide, and how courts calculate recoverable damages when bonds are breached.

The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 is a beneficial legislation in India designed to safeguard the employment rights of women during pregnancy and childbirth.

Human Resources departments handle some of the most extensive collections of personal information within an organisation. Recruitment records, identity documents, salary details, bank information, attendance records, health information, performance reviews and employee communications can all involve personal data. For this reason, data protection laws for HR departments are no longer simply an IT or legal concern.

The Karnataka Government has exempted IT, ITES, startups, animation, gaming, computer graphics, telecom, and other knowledge-based industries ("Industries")...

The Weekly Holiday Act, 1942 provides for the grant of weekly holidays to persons employed in shops, restaurants and theatres.

In an important ruling that underscores the importance of honesty and transparency in the hiring process, the Hon'ble High Court of Madras ("Madras HC") in P. Karthikeyan vs. The General Manager, State Bank of India and Ors.

Bench of Hon'ble Supreme Court held that it is not the test of sufficient control, but the test of effective and absolute control which would be relevant to decide the employer-employee relationship.

The Labor Law No.14 of 2025, also known as Egypt's new labor law is a major milestone aiming to protect workers, modernize employment relations, and align national labor standards with international conventions.

Under the Bonded Labour Abolition Act, the term "bonded labour" has been defined to mean any labour or service rendered under the bonded labour system.

The law's passage follows a period of judicial and policy debate on whether gig workers qualify as employees within the meaning of existing labour codes and to what extent digital platforms should bear social security obligations.

"Having a POSH policy on paper is not enough—true compliance lies in sustained practice, not just written procedure."

The Bench comprising of Justice Abhay Manohar Sapre and Justice Indu Malhotra of Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in the judgement dated July 24, 2019...

In a significant ruling strengthening the procedural safeguards under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013...