The step was taken to enhance women’s participation in the workforce and to ensure that workplaces are safe and secure, enabling women to thrive and succeed. NEW DELHI: The centre on Thursday launched a centralized platform for registering and monitoring complaints of sexual harassment of women at the workplace. The new She-Box portal, which was… Continue reading Centre launches portal to register and monitor sexual harassment complaints of women at workplace
Mumbai: Sexual harassment complaints recorded across some of India’s largest companies showed a sharp increase in FY24, underscoring the rapid emergence of a culture of improving corporate disclosures. There has been a 40.4% increase in number of complaints of sexual harassment (up by 268) filed during last fiscal, shows latest data from BSE 30 companies… Continue reading Sexual harassment complaints at companies see sharp rise
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has quashed the departmental proceedings against a retired Forest Department officer accused of using a fake Schedule Caste certificate. The court also ordered the immediate release of his withheld retiral benefits, citing the unacceptable delays in concluding the inquiry. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel, while delivering the judgment, stated, “It is the… Continue reading ProProlonged Delay In Departmental Inquiries Unacceptable: HP High Court Quashes Case Against Retd Officer Accused Of Using Fake Caste Certificate
Speaking exclusively to CNBC-TV18’s Shereen Bhan, Dawra said, ‘Our ministry is a tripartite ministry; we work very closely with the labour unions and also with the employers.’ Sumita Dawra, Secretary of the Ministry of Labour & Employment, on Thursday (August 1) said the Narendra Modi government is actively engaging with states, labour unions, and companies… Continue reading Govt collaborating with states, unions, corporates for labour code implementation: Labour Ministry
The Supreme Court on Tuesday (July 30) quashed criminal proceedings initiated under Section 29 (penalty for breach of settlement or award) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act) observing that the complaint did not contain specific pleading regarding breach of settlement or award binding on the accused employers. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka… Continue reading Complaint U/s.29 Of Industrial Disputes Act Must Contain Specific Pleadings Regarding Breach: Supreme Court
The government will form a core group of officials of 20 central ministries and industry to integrate multiple data sources on employment generation under different schemes of the government. The decision was taken at the high-level inter-ministerial meeting chaired by labour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday. “The focus of the meeting was to… Continue reading Govt to form a core group to integrate multiple data sources on employment generation
This comes against the backdrop of the National Association of Software and Service Companies(Nasscom) and corporate leaders demanding the scrapping of the bill. The Karnataka government on July 17 decided to delay the implementation of a bill mandating job reservation for locals in the private sector. “The bill intended to implement reservation for Kannadigas in… Continue reading After backlash, Karnataka puts job quota-for-locals bill on hold
MUMBAI: The employment stratosphere is constantly evolving. It is no longer a rarity for a salaried individual to have a side gig. Further, the number of non-salaried gig workers is also on the rise. Non-salaried have to meticulously compute and pay their own advance taxes. The Income-tax (I-T) Act prescribes for payment of advance taxes… Continue reading Gig workers find it tough to assess advance tax payment
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
