Nature of work performed and not label assigned to worker should determine employment status

Jaggo Vs Union of India & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) Supreme Court held that hiring temporary employee as a means of avoiding payment of employee benefits is unjustifiable since the nature of the work performed, rather than the label assigned to the worker, should determine employment status and the corresponding rights and benefits. Facts- The appellants before this Court were originally engaged by the Central Water Commission on part-time, ad-hoc terms. Applicant No.1 was appointed as a Safaiwali in 1993, Applicant No.2 as a Safaiwali in 1998, and Applicant No.3 as a Safaiwali in 1999...