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...
Employee Cannot Claim Non Receipt of Show Cause Notice after Failing to Update Address: Supreme Court
The judgment fits within a series of Supreme Court decisions emphasizing accountability in employment relationships. Courts have consistently distinguished between...
Shared Auto‑Rickshaw Is Not a ‘Workplace’ Under PoSH Act : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court’s judgment in Siddhesh Pradeep Satpute vs State Bank of India & Ors. is a reminder that workplace safety...
Supreme Court Urges Law on Paternity Leave in India
For India, the introduction ( Court ) of a paternity leave law would mark a decisive step towards gender equality,...
Supreme Court Revisits Definition of “Industry”: What HR Leaders Must Know
The Supreme Court reconsideration the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply verdict is a defining moment in Indian labour jurisprudence. While the Industrial Disputes...
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....
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...
