Labour Law

A lot has been written about new four Labour Codes about its implications and impact on industries and workforce. In this article Author throws light on certain untouched areas of labour codes which seem having element of ambiguity which could have been removed at the earlier stage, confusion and...

The present judgment fully supports the financial flair of the Government and the authorities by barring pre-01.09.2014 retirees from exercising options under para 11(3).

An employee is free to exercise his skill, training, and knowledge after leaving his job. A service covenant cannot be either extended beyond the termination of an employee under section 27 of the Indian Contract Act, 1872. No employee can be compelled to remain in employment at the cost of his...

We are passing through an era of new changes in many areas and changes in existing archaic labour laws also is contentiously on the anvil. It is hoped that the idea of 4 days working, if so, would be based on a thoughtful consideration of its pros and cons.

'Principal to principal' employment will accelerate the pace of industrial growth and will also increase the quantum of employees and will be more economical.

Once the new labour Codes are made effective, restructuring of salary will be imperative keeping in view the new definition of wages, leading to increase in CTC. From April, when the next financial year begins, and the Labour Codes are introduced, the employers will have to restructure the wages of...

Monday blues are the serious warning signs that everything is not fine after free weekends. According to a survey conducted in European countries, the cases of heart strokes occur more on Mondays than on any other days because employees feel unduly stressed with the feeling of going to offices and...

With the dynamic changes in the marketplace, it is the prerogative of the management to take calls which are unconventional but help the organisation to manage itself in tough times and set the foundation for a better tomorrow. Settlement discussion and structure must allow themselves to be...

Formation of an IC is not only the duty cast upon the employer. In many occasions it has been found that the IC lacks competence and competency to deal with a given situation. Hence, it becomes imperative upon the employer to educate, sensitize and train their IC members as to how an enquiry should...

In case of Social Security Code and OSH Code if the settlement has provisions that are more favourable to the employee compared to the provisions of the Codes, then, the provisions of the settlement that are favourable to the employee will continue to operate and the remainder of the provisions of...