Supreme Court in Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Coimbatore & Another vs. Dr. Mathew K. Sebastian S.L.A. No. 5218/2022, while allowing back wages claimed by an employee reiterated its observation [made in J.K. Synthetics Ltd. vs. K.P. Agrawal, (2007) 2 SCC 433] that once...
Suspended employee cannot take advantage of his unauthorised absence to claim benefits: SC
Supreme Court in the State of Jharkhand vs. Banaras Prasad (Dead) Through Lrs. C.A. No. 7196/2022, while examining an issue as to whether the employee (who was suspended from service but no departmental enquiry was initiated) is justified in demanding allowances and benefits for the period when he...
Nature of work and not the designation of employee important to decide the status of person: Gujarat HC
The Gujarat High Court in Radhe Govind Ramdas Yadav vs. Cema Electric Lighting Products (India) Pvt. Ltd. while examining the issue as to whether the employee fall within the meaning of term ‘workman’ as defined under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (“ID...
Kaushal Parikh has joined Adani Wilmar as Head – L&D and Employee Engagement. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment Kaushal was associated with Bajaj Allianz Life as Head Learning, OD and Talent Management for about four years. Also...
A Bench of Justices MR Shah and BV Nagarathna in the case of M/s Indian Oil Corporation Ltd vs. Shri Rajendra D Harmalkar Civil appeal (2911 of 2022) found that the Bombay High Court had exceeded its jurisdiction by interfering with an order of dismissal imposed by a disciplinary authority. The...
As many as 87 per cent of businesses around the world face challenges when it comes to recruiting replacements for departing employees, as per the survey by Wiley’s Talent Development Service. The survey also revealed that 34 per cent of employers struggle to replace departing employees before the...
Shraddhanjali Rao has joined Google as Head HR for India. Conforming the development, Shraddhanjali wrote through a social media post, ”Thrilled to announce that I have joined the incredible team at Google as Head of HR for India. Inspired by the opportunity to touch a billion lives and ultimately...
Hyderabad, 22 April 2022: One Moto India- The first-ever British Brand of Elegant and premium 2-Wheeler EV in India, has announced increasing manpower by 150% in its first hiring drive in India. The brand currently boasts a workforce of 35, and aims to take this number up to 100 by the end of...
Gaurav Singh Parmar has joined HSBC as Vice President – HR Gaurav has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Gaurav was associated with S&P for five years and recently as global as Director-People (India Strategic Projects Lead and People Partner) for...
Andrew Kaushik Has joined The Chedi Katara Hotel & Resort, Doha, Qatar as Director – HR. Andrew has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Andrew was associated with Park Hyatt as Director HR for about eleven years. He moved from Hyderabad...