In light of widespread layoffs announced globally since early 2025, INDUSLAW's Debjani Aich, Shivani Kapur Jeet and Riddhi Jain offer essential guidance for employers operating in India.

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

The retrenched workmen are entitled to compensation as per the provisions of the Act.

In a recent judgment of Drish Shoes Workers Union Vs Drish Shoes Ltd. , the NCLAT held that the RP does not have the authority and lacks jurisdiction to compute workers' salary during the layoff period, which was prior to the commencement of the CIRP.

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.

It is common for corporates to carry out termination of employees who do not meet their performance requirements, or are found wanting in their conduct or are incapable of working in teams.

1,600 employees were fired per day in 2023 by tech companies globally, including India. Tech giants across the globe have had to resort to layoffs and cost-cutting measures to stay afloat.

Employers are being confronted with difficult choices, especially when their employees or former employees issue threats of violence or other actions.

The term subsistence allowance refers to the allowance which is paid to a workman1 when he is suspended due to allegations of misconduct, and the investigation...

These are extraordinary times. People are unsure as to when pandemic created by the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) would cease and the normalcy would return.

In this Part 2, we have attempted to answer some of the questions which businesses are asking concerning their ability

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is turning out to be a twin fold pandemic – that started with affecting public health and soon spread throughout the economy.

Under the Constitution of India, the labor and employment laws are categorized in the concurrent list, which means that both the Parliament and the individual State Legislatures share co-equal powers...

Imagine this, a savvy brown woman techie in her late 30s eagerly sets up job alerts with precise keywords on a leading professional network; only to hear her white male colleague...

The central and state governments have responded to this evolving situation by imposing curfews, travel restrictions, and closing down certain services and private businesses.

We at Singhania & Partners LLP, have always strived to keep our viewers up to date on the current legal situation across the country, as well as the most recent happenings that you should not miss.

Global Capability Centres (“GCCs”) in India are at an inflection point. With over 1,800 centres employing nearly two million professionals and generating approximately USD 64.6 billion in revenue as of 2024, the sector accounts for roughly 35 percent of India’s technology services workforce and over 1.6 percent of national GDP.

Contract of Service can easily be termed as 'when one person has agreed to employ another person as an employee, and the other person has agreed to the terms of employment and of an employee.'

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, akin to global trends, India also experienced notable shifts in its employment landscape.

Labour and Employment Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of India, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries