A global pandemic now, COVID-19 was not something the world seemed to have been ready for when it was first discovered in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. A member of the larger family of coronavirus (including Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)) which causes illness in both humans and animals, COVID-19 impacts the respiratory system of its target.
This Case Update provides a brief analysis of the recent judicial decisions delivered by the Supreme Court of India (SC) and High Court of Bombay , on certain labour and employment matters pertaining to maternity/paternity leave in surrogacy cases, wage claims by absentee employees and communications of performance appraisals to concerned employees.
Section 7A of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (EPF Act) authorises Provident Fund Commissioners to initiate inquiries in order to determine amounts due from employers under the EPF Act. For the purpose of determining the shortfall in contributions, Section 7A vests Commissioners with the powers of a civil court.
Welcome to the second edition of the E-Bulletin (Volume II) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits (ELB) practice group of Khaitan & Co. This e-Bulletin covers regulatory developments, case law updates and insights into industry practices that would impact businesses from a sector agnostic standpoint.
The Scope and ambit of the definition of an employee under the Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provision Act 1952 (EPF Act) has come up time and again before the Courts in India. This issue often arises in situations wherein workers engaged by an establishment are working from home or are being paid on a piece rate basis.
Welcome to the first edition of the E-bulletin brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits (ELB) practice group. This E-Bulletin covers regulatory developments, case law updates and insights into industry practices that would impact business from a sector agnostic standpoint.
Extant labour laws in India only benefit permanent and fixed term employees, and do not confer any benefits to such gig workers.
On 7 December 2019, the Government of Karnataka (Government) issued a notification (Notification) amending the Karnataka Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Rules 1961 (Rules). This Notification requires industries in Karnataka, both private and public, to give priority to Kannada-speaking individuals (Kannadigas) in local jobs. The Notification cites the lack of a common language being the cause of majority of accidents on the shop floor and the reason behind its recommendation of giving preference to locals.
Welcome to the first edition of the E-Bulletin (Volume II) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co. This E-Bulletin covers regulatory developments, case law updates and insights into industry practices that would impact businesses from a sector agnostic standpoint.
Welcome to the second edition of the E-Bulletin (Volume I) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co. This E-Bulletin covers regulatory developments, case law updates and insights into industry practices that would impact businesses from a sector agnostic standpoint.
