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The Karnataka Cabinet has cleared a Bill mandating that industries, factories and other establishments appoint local candidates in 50% of management positions and 70% in non-management positions. The Karnataka State Employment of Local Candidates in the Industries, Factories and Other Establishments Bill, 2024, was cleared in the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on… Continue reading Karnataka Cabinet clears Billmandating 50% reservation for locals inmanagement jobs and 70% in nonmanagement positions

The Bombay High Court has observed that merely because the transfer is found to be exceptional, the same is not ground for the Industrial Tribunal to stay the transfer. In that context, the Bench of Justice Sandeep V Marne observed that, “Mere filing of earlier litigation is not a reason to infer existence of malafides… Continue reading Transfer Cannot Be Stayed Merely Because It Is Found To Be ‘Exceptional’: Bombay HC Sets Aside Stay On Transfer Of Indian Express Employee

A single judge bench of the Karnataka High Court comprising of Justice Jyoti Mulimani while deciding a writ petition in the case of Shri G. Ramesh. v. The Karnataka State Seeds Corporation Ltd. has held that absence without leave constitutes misconduct in industrial employment and justifies disciplinary punishment. Background of Facts Shri G. Ramesh (Employee) was appointed as a… Continue reading Absence Without Leave Constitutes Misconduct In Industrial Employment and Justifies Disciplinary Punishment: Karnataka High Court

New Delhi: The number of companies switching to work from office mode is on the rise. Six in ten companies are in 100% work from office (WFO) mode this year compared to four in ten in 2023, according to Page Group Talent Trends report 2024. “There has been a significant increase in employers insisting on… Continue reading More Firms Nudge their Employees to Work from Office

As the BJP-led NDA government gears up to firm up the road map for implementing the four labour codes, labour secretary Sumita Dawra will chair a meeting of labour secretaries and labour commissioners of all states on June 20 to take stock of the state rules and suggest changes if they do not meet the… Continue reading Labour Codes: Secy to meet officials to take stock of state rules

Experts say the codes have already been introduced in a staggered manner, and expect this approach to continue. There might be some modifications in specific laws that impact certain states like Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, they said Despite the shift from a decade of strong single-party dominance to a coalition government at the Centre, labour… Continue reading Coalition govt at Centre may not hinder labour code implementation

In a recent ruling by the Karnataka High Court on April 25, 2024, the special provisions for ‘International Workers’ under the Indian Employees Provident Fund law were struck down as unconstitutional and arbitrary. These special provisions for international workers were first notified by the Central Government on October 1, 2008 through the introduction of Paragraph… Continue reading Do international employees still have to make EPF contributions after Karnataka High Court ruling?

“MUMBAI: The rising cost of having a baby in India is driving demand for health insurance plans with maternity benefits. The sale of such policies, which can be purchased up to 9 months before childbirth, is growing 80% annually, data from online distributor PolicyBazaar showed. Though claims are almost certain under such policies due to… Continue reading Rising cost of having baby pushes insurance demand