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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


Director with Control Over Day-to-Day Affairs is an Employer Under EPF Act

January 2, 2025 1257 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC dismisses Yash Pal Ashok’s petition against recovery proceedings under the EPF Act, upholding the actions of the Recovery Officer.

Writ Court to Interfere if Show Cause Notice Lacks Jurisdiction or Due Process

January 2, 2025 1647 Views 0 comment Print

Lotus Herbals Private Limited Vs Employees’ Provident Fund Organization And Ors. (Delhi High Court) Delhi High Court addressed a petition filed by Lotus Herbals Private Limited challenging a notice under Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). The petitioner contended that the […]

EPF Act Applicability Cannot Be Denied After Compliance: Calcutta HC

January 2, 2025 960 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta HC dismisses appeal by North 24 Parganas Cooperative Bank, upholding EPF dues payment order, citing non-applicability of exclusions under EPF Act.

High Court Rulings 2024: Key Judgments on Industrial Disputes Act

January 1, 2025 9042 Views 0 comment Print

Explore significant High Court rulings from 2024 on the Industrial Disputes Act, including key judgments on workman definitions, employer rights, and jurisdictional issues.

High Court Rulings 2024 – Employees’ Provident Fund Act Cases & Decisions

December 26, 2024 10065 Views 0 comment Print

Summary of key 2024 High Court rulings under the Employees’ Provident Fund Act, covering employer liabilities, deductions, and more.

Layoff under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Comprehensive analysis

December 26, 2024 3633 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the concept of layoff under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, its legal provisions, procedure, effects on employees and companies, and compensation guidelines.

Notification dated 27 June 2022 issued by West Bengal Government quashed: Calcutta HC

December 18, 2024 591 Views 0 comment Print

Calcutta High Court held that notification dated 27 June 2022 issued by the Government of West Bengal is excessive, manifestly arbitrary and contravenes the provisions of the Constitution and the Rule of Law and also contrary to the Industrial Disputes Act 1947.

Employer must provide PF benefits to individuals defined as ’employees’ under Section 2(f) of EPF Act: HC

December 18, 2024 1074 Views 0 comment Print

Tamil Nadu Grama Bank challenges EPF assessment order in Madras HC, claiming exemption based on its own pension scheme under the Employees’ Provident Funds Act.

School principal is not a ‘Principal Employer’ under Section 2(17) of ESI Act: P&H HC

December 18, 2024 1164 Views 0 comment Print

“Analysis of Vijay Singh Jakhar vs ESIC case, addressing liability under ESI Act for non-payment of contributions and the definition of ‘principal employer.'”

Police lose jurisdiction to investigate once Factory Inspector files criminal complaint under Factories Act: Bombay HC

December 18, 2024 2232 Views 0 comment Print

“Bombay High Court quashes FIR against Pidilite manager citing double jeopardy. Incident involved factory fire causing injuries. Read key legal arguments and judgment.”

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