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Since the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic in India, the unprecedented nation-wide lockdown mandating closure of commercial, private and industrial establishments (with limited exceptions) has been extended from time to time since 24.04.2020. The COVID-19 pandemic represents a major public health challenge and is having serious economic and social impacts. Special attention should be given to protecting migrant workers in the informal economy by pur... Read More

“We need to learn to live with the virus”. These were the words of the joint secretary of Union Health Ministry ‘Lav Agarwal’ during one of his press meets. Today the entire world is fighting the ‘Novel Coronavirus’.  The rapid spread of COVID-19 has forced countries to use every trick in the book to contain the disease and among these tricks was the imposition of nationwide lockdowns.The imposition of lockdown might have caused very... Read More

“Employees are the soul of the association” legal entities all organization in the entire we do cannot survive even for a second without their employees so it is must and also the core duty of these organization to protect the employee legal rights. Whereas in India various statue formulated by our legislative authority including worker legal rights and administration of labour law, all though laws have been made on the paper but these laws a... Read More

There are several growing companies across the world either in the private sector or the public sector. Each bearing responsibilities of growth and development of not only of their own company but also it is their duty to look after the welfare and healthy development of their employers and employees simultaneously keeping in mind the welfare of the society as well.Employer and Employee, they both are the two strong pillars of a company as well a... Read More

This article will educate you about the overtime policy in India, and the provisions relating to it under various legislations. The article will also discuss the overtime laws for women and children. Lastly, the article will tell you how the overtime is calculated, along with some FAQs for a better understanding.Meaning of OvertimeOvertime denotes to the excess time worked to one’s regular working hours. In India, the regular working hours is e... Read More

The Bombay Shops & Establishments Act: According to The Bombay Shops & Establishments Act, which provides in section 65 of the act that no employee shall work in any establishment, nor shall any employer knowingly permit an employee to extend services to another establishment on an off day as per the Act.The Delhi Shops and Establishments Act: The Delhi Shops and Establishments Act states that no person shall work for the business of an e... Read More

The major issue which the employees in India face is the non-payment of salaries on time by their employer. The delay or the absolute refusal to pay the salary by the employer is a  commonly occurring event in many organizations. What adds to this misery of the employees is the lack of knowledge with respect to the legal rights and recourses such an employee is entitled to. Due to this absolute helplessness and cluelessness, the employees in... Read More

Labor Market in India Development of any nation is dependent largely on its labor force. And nations’ development is measured by its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). GDP can be defined as the monetary value of all finished goods and services produced in a given time period. This production comes into place with the aid of human entrepreneur, capital, land and labour. However, it is a different issue that the labour force participation index has d... Read More

Introduced in Lok Sabha by the Labour & Employment Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar, on Thursday i.e. 28 November 2019, Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2019 aims to smoothen the industrial relations while helping India promote the ease of doing business. Nature of employment in India has changed manifolds in recent and past years due to increased foreign investments, global trade, technological advancements, and others and increasing need ... Read More

A bond issued by an employer to an employee stating the terms and conditions that both the parties must adhere to is known as an employment bond. An employment bond includes all company policies and provisions and the period when the work started till the work ends (if applicable). If the employee does not hold his or her end of the bargain with an organization as written in the contract, then they may face serious charges along with compensation... Read More

While our jobs are an integral part of our sustenance, sometimes things can go wrong. Our employers can terminate us from the job owing to various reasons. However, sometimes getting fired from the job can happen even when it’s not really a fault of yours. Such situations of wrongful termination can be a major financial and emotional blow to an employee and hence it is very important to be aware of the laws governing wrongful termination in In... Read More

Can an employer take legal actions against the employee?Legal actions against absconding employees can be taken if he has left the company without prior notice or handover of payment and documentation. For this, a legal notice should be served to the employee first. The alternative action the company can take includes reluctance in issuing documents such as relieving letter, full and final settlement statement, service or experience certificate, ... Read More