The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that the mere registration of an FIR against an employee does not amount to misconduct and, therefore, cannot be a valid ground to withhold annual increments Justice Harpreet Singh Brar said, “The increment earned by an employee stands as an acknowledgment of services duly rendered during the preceding… Continue reading Mere Registration Of FIR Does Not Constitute Misconduct, Increments Cannot Be Withheld On That Ground: Punjab & Haryana High Court
A Division bench of the Chhattisgarh High Court comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Bibhu Datta Guru held that pendency of a criminal case does not automatically bar the continuation or conclusion of departmental proceedings. Further the stay on disciplinary proceedings pending a criminal trial should only be for a reasonable period, and that the prolonged duration of a criminal… Continue reading Pendency Of Criminal Case Doesn’t Automatically Bar Continuation Or Conclusion Of Departmental Proceedings : Chhattisgarh HC
New Delhi: The ministry of la bour and employment will come up with a National Labour and Employment Policy of India, to be called Shram Shakti Niti 2025. aimed at providing universal social security to all workers, ensuring occupational safety and health. empowering women and youth, easing compliance and enhancing formalisation of work force to… Continue reading Labour & Jobs Policy in Works to Ensure Universal Social Security
The Bombay High Court has held that the limitation period for filing a written statement under Order VIII Rule 1 of the Civil Procedure Code, 1908 begins from the date of service of summons along with a copy of the plaint, and not from the date of filing of the Vakalatnama by the defendant. The… Continue reading Date Of Service Of Summons Is Starting Point For Limitation Period To File Written Statement: Bombay High Court
Mumbai: In the face of gro- wing resistance from trade unions to the state cabinet’s decision to increase working hours in factories from the current 9 to 12 hours and shops and establishments from the current 9 to 10 ho- urs, labour minister Akash Fundkar on Tuesday said the views of trade unions will be… Continue reading Will consider trade unions’views on working hrs: Min
Additionally, it is proposed that an adult be allowed to work over six hours at a stretch only if a half-hour break is included in that time. The Maharashtra government is planning to increase the maximum working hours of employees in private establishments from the present nine to 10 hours a day, by making crucial… Continue reading Maharashtra may soon hike working hours to 10 in private establishments
The Supreme Court stated that in some cases, perhaps the accused may abide by such undertaking, but based on record, in many cases the accused later would not abide and flout the undertaking. The Supreme Court has directed Trial Courts and High Courts not to pass any order of grant of regular bail or anticipatory… Continue reading Supreme Court Directs Trial Courts & High Courts To Not Grant Bail Relying On Undertakings By Accused
HAVANA: The Cuban government fired its labour minister after she was publicly rebuked by the president for saying Cuba’s beggars were all phonies in disguise. A brief announcement Tuesday evening said labour and social security minister Marta Elena Feito had demonstrated a lack of “objectivity and sensitivity on topics that are currently central to political… Continue reading Cuba fires labour minister for calling all beggers fake
The Delhi High Court has ruled that employment contract clauses restricting an individual’s right to seek new employment after leaving a job are void, citing Section 27 of the Indian Contract Act. The verdict delivered on June 25 by Justice Tejas Karia, was in a case concerning a software developer whose previous employer attempted to… Continue reading Non-compete clause can’t restrict employee’s right to employment after termination, says Delhi High Court
