In a recent case, the Supreme Court explained when can the official superiors be held liable for the abetment of suicide of their junior official. The bench comprising Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra reasoned that behind the act of suicide can be categorized into two broad categories i.e., where the deceased is having sentimental… Continue reading When Can Official Superiors Be Liable For Abetment Of Suicide Of Employee? Supreme Court Explains
The Orissa High Court held that there is no need of granting an opportunity of hearing to a delinquent employee at the stage of fact-finding inquiry. The Court held thus in a writ petition challenging the order of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack by which it declined to interfere with a show-cause notice. A Division… Continue reading There Is No Need Of Granting Hearing Opportunity To Delinquent Employee During Fact-Finding Inquiry: Orissa High Court
The Karnataka High Court, in a landmark judgement, ruled that under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act 2013), a driver-subscriber of a transport aggregator like Ola and Uber is considered an “employee”. With this as a premise, the court ordered Ola to pay Rs 5 lakh… Continue reading Karnataka HC says cab drivers are company employees, fines Ola Rs 5.5 lakh under PoSh
In a recent judgement, the Bombay High Court bench comprising Justice Vibha Kankanwadi and Justice S.G. Chapalgaonkar addressed the legal consequences of forwarding objectionable content on social media, particularly under the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989(Atrocities Act). The case involved a WhatsApp message that allegedly hurt… Continue reading Bombay HC Clarifies Legal Consequences of Forwarding Objectionable Content on Social Media
The entire workforce is shocked and dismayed by the tragic death of the Ernst & Young employee. As per reports, the death seems to be associated with work-related stress, making people justifiably enraged by the unhealthy work culture and conditions. The incident has reignited advocacy for mental health rights in such spaces. Following the outrage,… Continue reading Employer’s duty to protect mental health of employees: What the labour laws say
NEW DELHI, Sept 25 (Reuters) – An Ernst & Young (EY) office in western India, which employed a 26-year-old who allegedly died after facing a high workload, has operated since 2007 without a state permit which regulates work hours, a senior government official told Reuters. EY faces scrutiny in India over the death of audit… Continue reading Probe into EY India’s office after worker’s death finds it lacked labour welfare permit
The Supreme Court observed that the failure of the defendant to file a written submission would not foreclose its right to cross-examine the plaintiff’s witnesses to prove the falsity of the plaintiff’s case. “Even if a defendant does not file a written statement and the suit is ordered to proceed ex parte against him, the… Continue reading Defendant Can Cross-Examine Plaintiff Even If Suit Is Proceeding Ex-Parte Against Him & Written Statement Isn’t Filed : Supreme Court
In a meeting with platform aggregators such as Urban Company, Swiggy and Instamart, Zomato and Blinkit, Porter, Amazon, Uber and Ola as well as organisations such as FICCI, CII and Employer’s Federation of India, Minister of Labour and Employment Dr Mansukh Mandaviya emphasised the need for registering gig workers on the e-Shram portal. The Centre… Continue reading Onboard gig workers on e-Shram portal in 3 months: Centre tells platform aggregators
The government may advance the launch of certain social security benefits for gig or platform workers even before the formal implementation of a comprehensive Social Security Code. This move comes on the back of some states bringing in such provisions in their local laws. The labour and employment ministry has already sounded out the aggregators… Continue reading Benefits for gig workers may trickle in before social security code launch
The Madhya Pradesh High Court observed that merely because a contractual employee has continued beyond the term of his appointment, he would not be entitled to be absorbed in regular services or made permanent merely on the strength of such continuation. The Court reiterated that a contractual employee cannot claim regularisation or permanent status as… Continue reading Contractual Employee Not Entitled To Regularization Merely Because He Continued Beyond The Term Of His Appointment : Madhya Pradesh HC
