Suspend and Forget” No More: A Strong Message from the Karnataka High CourtIn a significant and timely ruling, the Karnataka High Court has reaffirmed an important principle of service jurisprudence: administrative delay cannot be a substitute for due process. The judgment serves as a wake-up call to authorities who tend to suspend employees and then… Continue reading Departmental Inquiry begins only upon issuance of chargesheet :Karn.HC
India’s transition to a new labour law framework has triggered one of the biggest shifts in how salaries are paid and how statutory benefits are calculated. With the four labour codes coming into force on Nov 21, 2025, India has moved to a unified labour framework, and at the heart of this reform is a… Continue reading How labour codes impact salaries & social security
The Supreme Court has asked the central government and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to examine the long-pending issue of revising the ₹15,000 monthly wage ceiling for enrolment under the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) scheme, a move that could have wide-ranging implications for salaried employees’ retirement savings. According to a report by Press Trust… Continue reading SC asks provident fund body to review ₹15,000 EPF wage ceiling: What it means for salaried employees
A delegation of leaders ofthe Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-backed trade union Bharatiya MazdoorSangh (BMS) met Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya here on Tuesday and demanded that the Indian Labour Conference (ILC) be convened at the earliest. The BMS leadership also urged the Union Government to increase the ceiling limits of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) and… Continue reading Trade union urgesCentre to increase EPF and ESI cap
Click here to view our presentation on the financial impact of the four Labour Codes on employers. In a major policy shift, the government on Friday announced the implementation of four consolidated labour codes–Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC)… Continue reading Big workforce reform! Four Labour Codes made effective to simplify and streamline labour laws – check top details
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGYNOTIFICATIONNew Delhi, the 13th November, 2025 G.S.R. 846(E).––– Whereas draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025 were published, as required under sub-section (1) of section 40 of the of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (22 of 2023), vide notification of the Government of India in the… Continue reading The Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025.
Subject: Provision of One Day Paid Menstrual Leave for Women Employees in Registered Establishments in Karnataka References: 1. Government Notification No. KAI 466 LET 2023, dated 12/1/2024. 2. Commissioner, Department of Labour, Letter No. CLC/SLC-39/2022-23 dated 21/02/2025. 3. Cabinet Note No. 834/2025, dated 9/10/2025. According to the notification mentioned in reference (1), under the Factories… Continue reading Karnataka notifies menstrual leave policy: 12 days of paid leave annually for women employees
The Supreme Court upheld the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s decision refusing to refer the dispute to arbitration, observing that the mere use of the term “arbitration” in a clause is not sufficient to mandate reference to arbitration unless the parties clearly intended to resolve their disputes through arbitration. “mere use of the word ‘arbitration”… Continue reading Mere Use Of Word ‘Arbitration’ Does Not Create Arbitration Agreement Unless Parties Clearly Intend So: Supreme Court
