EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 23rd July 2024 Issue No. 12/24-25 UNION BUDGET 2024: SOCIAL WELFARE AND EMPLOYMENT UPDATE Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the Union Budget 2024, a bold plan outlining the government’s goals for economic expansion, employment creation, and skill development. In an effort to promote job creation and economic development, the budget includes a … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 15th July, 2024 Issue No. 11/24-25 KARNATAKA INTRODUCES BILL TO PROTECT ITS GIG WORKERS The Government of Karnataka on 29th June, 2024 introduced the draft Karnataka Platform based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2024 (“Bill”). The Bill inter alia places an obligation on the Aggregators for the social security and … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 2nd July 2024 Issue No. 09/24-25 MINISTRY OF LABOUR HOLDS NATIONAL LEVEL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE LABOUR CODES BACKGROUND A senior government official had in April, 2024 indicated that the implementation of the Labour Codes would be one of the top agendas of the BJP Government’s 100-day plan post the general elections. … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 17th June, 2024 Issue No. 08/24-25 EXEMPTIONS TO IT/ITES ESTABLISHMENTS: A STEP FORWARD FOR EASE OF DOING BUISNESS LEGISLATIVE BACKGROUND The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) IESO Act, 1946 (“IESO“) requires employers in industrial establishments formally to define conditions of employment for employees under them. The objective of the IESO has been to … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 12th June 2024 Issue No. 07/24-25 UNTRACEABLE EMPLOYEE PRESUMED DEAD AFTER SEVEN YEARS BACKGROUND A writ petition in the nature of mandamus (WPA 19235 of 2021) was filed before the Calcutta High Court wherein the petitioner sought release of the ex-gratia lump sum amount of her husband’s retirement benefits due to her. … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 10th June 2024 Issue No. 06/24-25 SIKKIM HIGH COURT INTRODUCES MESTRUAL LEAVE POLICY FOR ITS FEMALE EMPLOYEES The Sikkim High Court registry has implemented a groundbreaking menstrual leave policy for its female employees, vide notification dated 27th May 2024, marking a significant development in workplace gender equality in India. On Menstrual hygiene … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 14th May 2024 Issue No. 3/24-25 KARNATAKA HIGH COURT HOLDS INTERNATIONAL WORKER PROVISIONS UNDER PF ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL BACKGROUND: On 1st October, 2008, the Union of India vide notification introduced para 83 in the Employee provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (“EPF Scheme”) and further para 43A under the Employee’s Pension Scheme, 1995 (“Pension … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE 30th April 2024 Issue No. 2/24-25 LABOUR CODES ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S TOP AGENDAS POST ELECTIONS BACKGROUND: The Labour Codes are set to amalgamate 29 central labour laws in India and will comprise of four legislations known as the Code on Wages, 2019 (Published in 2019), Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on … Read More >
EMPLOYMENT UPDATE 21st February 2024 Issue No. 18/2023-2024 PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013. The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) is India’s first legislation specially addressing the issue of sexual harassment faced by women in the … Read More >
CORPORATE LAW UPDATE 19th December 2023 Issue No.17/23-24 AN OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITAL PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT, 2023 India received its first data protection statute governing Personal Data of its citizens on 11th August 2023. The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (“DPDP Act”) received Presidential assent and was notified consequently in the E-Gazette making … Read More >