Employment Law

IS YOUR POSH POLICY GENDER NEUTRAL? The guidelines in the landmark judgment of Vishakha and Others vs State of Rajasthan and Others1 (“Vishakha Guidelines”) laid down the foundation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) ...

Across sectors, employees have enjoyed the work-from-home environment. With its pros and cons it has given them an opportunity to work at their own pace and convenience. As offices are soon to re-open, employees are looking for options where they can reap the benefits of flexibility that remote work...

If a person is aggrieved from the recommendations made by the internal committee under the POSH Act, “where should the aggrieved person file an appeal?”, is the question addressed by a recent notification issued by the government of the State of Maharashtra and the same is explained as under. Th...

In the event of an employee passing away, for payment of statutory benefits such as Provident Fund, Gratuity, Salary Dues and Assurance Benefit under EDLI, there are separate nomination and declaration forms prescribed under the respective statutes. The nominations must accordingly be in place for t...

As per the International Labour Organisation, “social security”i is the protection which is provided to the employees through a series of measures to counter against the economic and social distress resulting from sickness, maternity, employment injury, old age, and death. The Code on Social Sec...

Training a new employee is commonly known concept in the industry. Depending on the organization’s requirements, the employer intends to coach the new employee, in order to suit the services offered by the organization and achieve better performance of services. However, as a general industry prac...

The Indian labour laws currently do not have any specific codified guidelines around a temporary/permanent ‘work from home’ arrangement for any establishment. As such, the rules and regulations pertaining to any permanent/temporary ‘work from home’ arrangement are completely governed by the ...

The Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (the “Scheme”) is introduced to incentivise the employment opportunities during the COVID recovery phase. The Scheme will benefit (i) the new employee joining the EPFO registered establishments on monthly wages less than Rs. 15000/- after October 1, 2020 and ...

In the past year or so, we have seen important amendments to the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (“EPF Act”) and the various schemes formulated under it. These amendments brought about significant changes impacting employee-employer. 1. Interpretation of t...

COVID-19 pandemic doomed the world economy and brought almost all industries and trades to a standstill. Reduced demand of goods and services led to a long-lasting economic impact. With impending retrenchment, job losses, wage cuts and lay-offs, the government swiftly swung into action to safeguard ...