Karnataka High Court Declares International Worker Provisions of EPF Act Unconstitutional
Members of the Karnataka Employers Association, led by their President, B.C. Prabhakar, had challenged the validity of these provisions in...
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Employee Appointed Through Valid Process Can’t Be Denied Regularization If Performing Permanent Role For Considerable Time: SC
The Supreme Court ruled that employees serving continuously in regular capacities should not be denied regularization based on procedural formalities....
Landmark Supreme Court Verdict Upholds Women’s Right to Childcare Leave
In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court declared that two-year childcare leave, alongside mandatory maternity leave, is a constitutional right...
Termination Of Services Without Disciplinary Enquiry Violates Principles of Natural Justice : Supreme Court
The Judgment authored by Justice Sandeep Mehta observed that the decision to terminate the services of the appellant from the...
‘Slapping superior is grave misconduct’: HC set aside Tribunal order, restored termination of employee for slapping the superior
Bombay HC upheld HPCL workman termination for slapping supervisor, deeming it grave misconduct. CGIT imposed lesser punishment, but HC agreed...
Bharti Airtel v. A.S. Raghavendra: Employee cannot dictate employment terms, employer’s appraisal prevails: SC
Bharti Airtel case ruling by the Indian Supreme Court, an employee cannot dictate terms of employment to their employer. The...
ID Act 1947: Employees Working As Manual, Skilled & Unskilled Workers Are Workmen under ID Act 1947: Bombay HC
The Industrial Tribunal's ruling, which determined that the employees in question were, in fact, workers under Section 2(s) of the...
An employee can claim interest on delayed retirement benefits payments. Kerala HC
A significant ruling was rendered in the case of WA of 2023 by the Kerala High Court, which was presided...
Employer can’t treat a worker as contract labour when employed to perform a perennial/ permanent nature of work. Supreme Court
The judgment by Justice P.S. Narasimha upheld the decisions of the Industrial Tribunal and High Court to regularize the appointment...
Person Voluntarily Retired with Benefits Cannot Be Treated As ‘Workman’ U/S. 2(S) Of Industrial Disputes Act: Karnataka HC
As per the Bench's ruling, a worker who has chosen voluntary retirement and accepted all benefits under the VRS Scheme...
