Equal Pay for Equal Work Cannot Be Applied Mechanically: Supreme Court
The ruling carries significant implications for service jurisprudence. It reinforces the principle that pay structures must reflect not only the...
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Long Service Alone Does Not Create Employer-Employee Relationship; Outsourced Workers Cannot Be Regularised: P&H HC
The Division Bench held that such a relationship must be established on the basis of written documentary evidence, including an...
Industrial Tribunal Cannot Take Hyper-Technical View to Shield Corrupt Employee Over Minor Wage Deficit under Sec 33(2)(b) of ID Act: Bombay HC
The matter arose in Dr. Satish Bhide for and on behalf of Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai v. Ravindra M. Pande (Writ...
Piece-rate worker can qualify as regular employee: Delhi High Court
Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that workers paid by output remain protected under labour law, and employers cannot evade obligations...
Fresh Show-Cause Notice Mandatory Before Punishing Employee on New Charge : SC
While acknowledging the importance of integrity in medical education inspections, the Court emphasized that procedural fairness cannot be sacrificed.- SC...
Reinstatement cannot be denied when 33(2) (b) of ID Act is not complied with: Bombay High Court
Bombay High Court Reinforces Mandatory Safeguards in Workman Dismissal Mumbai, May 2026 In a significant ruling that strengthens statutory protections...
Insurer is Not Liable to Pay Statutory Penalty for Employer’s delay in Compensation Payment: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that while insurers can indemnify compensation and interest, the penalty is a statutory punishment intended to...
The 26‑Day Formula for Wage Computation is not valid, adopt fair practices: Rajasthan High Court
The High Court partially allowed the appeal, enhancing the compensation amount by approximately ₹33,000, with interest at 6% per annum....
Financial Crisis Cannot Compel an Employee to Work, Resignation Rejection Amount to Bonded Labour: Kerala High Court.
This Court judgment will likely serve as a guiding precedent for future disputes involving resignation, employee autonomy, and constitutional protections...
Existing labour courts, industrial tribunals to continue till new ones formed: Govt to Delhi HC
The Bench had said it appeared that prima facie, the provisions permitting smooth transition for the new labour code have...
