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Code on Social Security, 2020: Transforming India’s Social Protection Framework

Corporate Law : India’s Social Security Code consolidates multiple labour welfare laws into a unified framework covering organised, unorganised,...

May 21, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Code on Wages, 2019: A New Era of Wage Governance in India

Corporate Law : The Code on Wages and the 2026 Rules introduce a uniform wage definition and cap exclusions at 50% of total remuneration. Employer...

May 15, 2026 879 Views 0 comment Print

What Employers Must Know About New Wage Rules Effective 21st Nov 2025

Corporate Law : India’s new Labour Codes introduce a uniform wage definition and 50% cap on exclusions, affecting PF, gratuity, bonus, and salar...

May 1, 2026 2853 Views 1 comment Print

Gender Equality in Workplace: A Critical Analysis of India’s Labour Codes 2019-2020

Corporate Law : The paper examines whether recent labour law reforms deliver real gender equality or merely formal compliance. It concludes that d...

April 21, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Maternity & Paternity Benefits in Labour Law: India on Its Way to a Gender-Neutral Framework

Corporate Law : Dhara Verma Abstract The labour welfare laws in India provide essential maternity and paternity benefits to workers which demonstr...

April 15, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print


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FAQs on Code on Social Security, 2020

Corporate Law : The ruling clarifies that digital processes are encouraged but not mandatory, ensuring workers rights are protected even through p...

January 13, 2026 1359 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs – Code on Wages, 2019

Company Law : The law removes sector-based exclusions and extends minimum wage protection to all employees. It confirms universal coverage acros...

January 13, 2026 1857 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Labour Codes

Corporate Law : The FAQs explain the uniform wage definition and the 50% allowance cap across all Codes. Gratuity applies prospectively from 21 No...

January 13, 2026 7161 Views 0 comment Print

FAQ on Myths and Realities of Industrial Relation (IR) Code 2020

Corporate Law : The Code retains trade union rights, collective bargaining, and strike provisions with notice requirements. It confirms continued ...

January 13, 2026 1167 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020

Corporate Law : Raising factory and licensing thresholds does not remove safety and welfare protections. All establishments with 10 or more worker...

January 13, 2026 1413 Views 0 comment Print


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Overtime Wages Must Include Allowances Under Factories Act: SC

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that compensatory allowances form part of “ordinary wages” for overtime calculation. Executive circular...

January 20, 2026 2265 Views 0 comment Print

Labour Authority Must Examine Material Before Sanctioning Prosecution: Karnataka HC

Corporate Law : The Karnataka High Court has set aside a prosecution order against Natural Remedies Private Limited. The court found that the Comm...

September 15, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Cannot Be Terminated during Maternity Leave: Punjab & Haryana HC

Corporate Law : Punjab & Haryana High Court directs that temporary employees cannot be replaced by another set of temporary staff but can be repla...

February 26, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

Industrial Dispute Must Be Raised Before Labour Court with Jurisdiction, Not at Head or Registered Office

Corporate Law : The Telangana High Court addressed jurisdiction and employment status in Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Vs Presiding Officer. Key aspects of ...

January 7, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Employers Can Discipline & Transfer Employees: Bombay HC

Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court sets aside the Industrial Court's interim relief, reinstating employer rights to transfer and discipline emp...

January 6, 2025 1590 Views 0 comment Print


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Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 33 of 2026), introduced in the Lok Sabha, seeks to amend section 10...

February 10, 2026 954 Views 0 comment Print

₹18,000 Monthly Limit Set to Define Supervisory Employees as Workers

Corporate Law : The government has notified a clear wage ceiling for supervisory roles. Earnings above this limit remove such employees from worke...

January 30, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Coal Mines) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The Government has issued draft Coal Mines Safety Regulations, 2026 under the OSHWC Code, detailing safety standards, certificatio...

January 28, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2025

Corporate Law : The draft Central Rules lay down detailed procedures to operationalised the Industrial Relations Code, replacing older dispute and...

December 30, 2025 1935 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2025

Corporate Law : The notification introduces draft rules under the OSH Code to unify and modernise labour regulation. The key takeaway is a shift t...

December 30, 2025 3183 Views 0 comment Print


Non-Disclosure of Labour Court Proceedings Justifies Dismissal from Service: Gujarat HC

January 6, 2025 510 Views 0 comment Print

Gujarat High Court dismisses petition challenging Labour Court’s ruling on termination for misconduct. No interference in the order of dismissal.

Trade union recognition is not enforceable as a right without a statutory provision: Karnataka HC

January 6, 2025 849 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC rejects petition for recognition of Bengaluru Metro Rail Employees Union, citing lack of statutory provision.

Person discharging managerial functions cannot be treated as a workman: Karnataka HC

January 6, 2025 924 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC rules on employee’s status as workman under ID Act in Mphasis case, setting aside Labour Court order for reinstatement.

Bombay HC upholds reinstatement with 50% back wages for terminated worker

January 6, 2025 1401 Views 0 comment Print

Bombay High Court upholds reinstatement with 50% back wages for terminated worker, ruling on employer-employee relationship and labor court jurisdiction.

Individual Workmen Cannot Seek Regularization Without Union Support

January 6, 2025 1137 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka HC rules on individual workman’s dispute for regularization under Industrial Disputes Act. Tata Advanced System Ltd. challenges order of reference.

Employer liable to pay damages for delay in transfer of EPF accumulations by Board of Trustees

January 5, 2025 1668 Views 0 comment Print

The Calcutta High Court reviewed a writ petition from Paschim Banga Gramin Bank, challenging a Section 14B order under the Employees Provident Fund Act.

Assistant Engineer is not a ‘workman’ under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: SC

January 5, 2025 1428 Views 0 comment Print

Lenin Kumar Ray Vs Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd. (Supreme Court) Considering the nature of duties being performed, an Assistant Engineer will not fall under the ambit of ‘workman’ as contemplated under ID Act.

Employees who rendered 480 days of service entitled to regularization: SC

January 5, 2025 2112 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court examines the applicability of Tamil Nadu Industrial Establishments Act in a case regarding the permanent status of employees in Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation.

Employee Transfer Valid if Standing Orders Don’t Contradict Service Contract: SC

January 5, 2025 1155 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court upheld the legality of employee transfers under certified standing orders, dismissing the challenge made by Divgi Metal Wares Employees Association.

Regional Manager is not a ‘workman’ under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: SC

January 4, 2025 1563 Views 0 comment Print

The Supreme Court ruling clarifies that a regional manager’s supervisory duties exclude him from being classified as a ‘workman’ under the Industrial Disputes Act.

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