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...
LABOUR LAW REPORT
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....
India’s Labour Codes Are Redrawing the Hiring Map- Tier III & IV Cities Emerge as the New Growth Engines: Report
As implementation matures and state-level adoption deepens, the real test will be whether employers continue to invest in decentralised, formal...
Ministry of Labour and Employment Amends Code on Wage, 2019: Supervisory Wage Limit Raised to ₹18,000
The Ministry of Labour and Employment’s amendment to the Code on Wages, 2019, raising the supervisory wage limit to ₹18,000...
Delay in Justice is not denial of Reinstatement and Back Wages for Unlawful Termination: SC
The Court acknowledged ( justice ) that wrongful termination carries a stigma that can prevent re-employment, and denying back wages entirely would...
Violation of Retrenchment Rules Doesn’t Always Mean Reinstatement: Rajasthan High Court
The High Court leaned on several earlier Supreme Court judgments which have consistently held that compensation in lieu of reinstatement...
All Employees are entitled to Membership and Voting in Recognition Elections of Trade Unions: Madras High Court
The Court, however, rejected this narrow interpretation. It pointed out that the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, which came into force...
Court Cannot Substitute Punishment — Disciplinary Authority Must Reconsider Quantum: Jharkhand HC
The Court judgment reinforces the principle of proportionality in disciplinary actions and affirms that while disciplinary authorities have the prerogative...
Karnataka High Court Orders Insolvent Company to Pay ₹13 Lakh Compensation for Wrongful Termination
The High Court held that the employee’s right to compensation had crystallized at the time of the Labour Court’s decision....
Gujarat Assembly passes Factories Amendment Bill to raise 12 hours work shift
In a significant provision, the Bill permits women to work in factories between 7 pm and 6 am, subject to 16...
