Gujarat High Court in Chairman and Managing Director Union Bank of India vs. Jaykant R Gohil SCA No. 699/2019, while examining the entitlement of the employer to forfeit the amount of gratuity payable to an employee by invoking provisions of Section 4(6)(a) of the Payment of Gratuity Act...
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Close relations or family members of owners cannot be prosecuted unless directly responsible for the accident: P&H HC
Punjab and Haryana High Court in Dhanpreet Singh and Anr. vs. State of Punjab CRM 54097/2019, on 20th June,2022 dismissed the contention of the sons of the owner of the factory, wherein the accident had occurred and it was alleged that the machine used in the factory was quite old and not fit to...
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Before transfer of workman, employer must give notice under Sec. 9A of ID Act: Karnataka HC
Karnataka High Court in B.M. Veena vs. The Divisional Controller, B.M.T.C. Volvo Division W.A No. 460/2022, while rejecting the contention of the employer [wherein it was contended that transfer is a part of service conditions and therefore notice of change as required under Section 9A of the...
Avinash Kumar has joined Contec Global Limited as Head of Human Resources. Heading the Human Resource Function for all the group companies in Nigeria and West Africa. Group Companies have operations in E -governance (CERPAC CARD), Green Lotto – Gaming & Lottery, Now- Fintech, Afrione...
Parag Lokhande has joined Kotak Securities as Executive Vice President. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Parag Lokhande was associated with Bajaj Finserv as Head – Service analytics for about 5.3 years. Parag Lokhande is an experienced...
Thirumalai Selvan, a Chennai-based techie who was laid off by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 2015, has won a seven-year legal struggle against the company. Thirumalai was one of the TCS employees who were abruptly fired in 2015, without a prior notice. The company must also compensate him with...
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IIFL Foundation to Create Mumbai’s First Urban Forest in Partnership with Government of Maharashtra
Financial conglomerate IIFL Group’s CSR arm – IIFL Foundation has partnered with Maharashtra government’s ‘Mumbai Climate Action Plan’ to create the mega city’s first large urban forest. IIFL Foundation will create a 10,000-tree strong urban forest in Andheri’s UJLP ground near Veera Desai...
Extending paternity leaves to reduce the burden of raising children on mothers was among the recommendations made by experts at the Final Law Review Consultation on the Maternity Benefit Act, the National Commission for Women said on Saturday. The National Commission for Women (NCW) organized the...
(IANS): While the majority of Ford India Private Ltd’s about 2,600 workers at its Maraimalai Nagar plant near here are continuing their protest demanding a better severance package, a small group of about 150 workers have joined duty, said a union leader. “The majority of the workers are protesting...
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14% of both large enterprises and SMEs/start-ups have no paternity policies! – JobsForHer
As the world moves into a hybrid work model, it’s about time that we look at the impact on fathers who have to juggle between work and home. What are companies doing to ensure that they are able to advance in their careers without compromising on quality time with family? JobsForHer’s Diversity...
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