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...
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Union must provide details of office bearers whom they want to get declared protected workmen: Karnataka HC
The Court observed that Umesha K.P. was declared guilty in the filed inquiry report based on the evidence. Later, without...
Termination Without Disciplinary Inquiry and Compensation unlawful, Pay 25 Lakhs : Bombay High Court
The employer-employee connection was determined by the court using the six standards outlined in Balwant Rai Saluja v. Air India...
“Demand of accommodation is not Every employee’s matter of right”: Bombay HC
The regulations "demonstrate that every employee cannot demand accommodation as a matter of right," according to Justice R. N. Laddha....
Disputes regarding Absorption or Regularization Can Only be Done by Union on Behalf of Workman: Karnataka high Court
The Court had to ascertain whether a workman seeking regularization could raise an industrial dispute as defined under Section 2(k)...
Bombay HC scraps mandatory daily attendance: Union vs HUL
The case involved Hindustan Lever Employees Union and Hindustan Unilever Limited, where the company insisted on suspended employees reporting daily...
Termination of Temporary employee without Inquiry Violates Principle of natural Justice: Karnataka HC
In a writ petition filed by an employee against an order (termination) terminating her employment, the court held as follows:....
Customary Practice Of Requiring Suspended Employee To Mark His Attendance At Factory Gate Illegal: Bombay HC
In a writ case filed by M/s. Hindustan Level Employees Union against Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), the court made this...
Wipro To Enter Arbitration With Ex-CFO Jatin Dalal Over Joining Cognizant
Wipro claimed that Dalal's hiring as CFO of Cognizant had broken a non-compete agreement that prohibited him from working for...
Paralyzed employee entitled to full compensation: Allahabad HC
The Court dismissed the claim, stating that the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016—the Central Law—overrode the rules. For...
