Sumit Gulati has joined Central Park as General Manager Human Resources. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Sumit Gulati was associated with Smartworld Developers as Assistant General Manager. Also read – Zepto HR head Martin Dinesh...
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Zepto HR head Martin Dinesh resigns, Chandan Mendiratta to take over Chief Culture Officer
New Delhi, (PTI): Zepto’s HR head Martin Dinesh Gomez has resigned, following which the company has reoriented the function as Chief Culture Officer and named Chandan Mendiratta for the post. Gomez has put in his papers in September and is serving his notice period in the firm, a company...
Employ ability among Indian graduates has seen a steady rise of 7% this year, reaching 54.81% in 2025, up from 51.25% last year, reveals Wheebox ETS India Skills Report 2025, in collaboration with CII, Taggd, AICTE, and AIU. With 65% of the Indian workforce under 35 years old, India’s youthful and...
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Vague Eligibility Criteria in Job Advertisements Should Benefit the Candidate, Not the Employer: Madhya Pradesh High Court
Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Birendra Singh Yadav vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors., W.P. No. 31629 of 2024, held that disqualifying a candidate for holding a higher position than the one advertised did not bar the candidate from applying for the advertised position, as the...
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Person Engaged in Building Construction, Maintenance, or DemolitionOver One floor is an Employee Under the EC Act: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court in Seema Devi vs. Vimal Jain & Anr., First Appeal from Order No. – 1596 of 2022, examined Section 2(dd) of the Employees Compensation Act (” EC Act“) and held that anyone engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition of buildings more...
Guwahati High Court in Hemanta Changmai vs. State of Assam & Ors., W.P. (C) No. 4849 of 2022, set aside the employer’s decision to revoke an employee’s promotion due to serious irregularities in the process. The court held that revoking the promotion without providing the employee...
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Employer cannot recover excess payment from employee unless fraud or misrepresentation: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court in State of West Bengal & Anr. vs. Kali Sadhan Bhattacharjee & Ors., MAT 1002 of 2022, on December 3, 2024, relying on the Supreme Court judgment in Punjab and Others vs. Rafiq Masih (White Washer) [(2015) 4 SCC 334], observed that the employer cannot recover an excess...
Supreme Court issued a notice to the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Janaki Chaudhry and Anr. vs. Ministry of Women and Child Development Through the Secretary and Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 000796/2024). on December 7, 2024 . The PIL has raised concerns about...
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Oral complaints cannot be substitute for written complaints under PoSH Act: Kerala High Court
The Kerala High Court recently observed that oral complaints of sexual harassment cannot be a substitute for a written complaint to trigger an inquiry under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act). Justice PG Ajithkumar observed that...
Dhiraj Saxena, the chief technology officer (CTO) at Poonawalla Fincorp Limited, quit the company on December 3, citing “harassment and unnecessary interventions” by the chief human resource officer of the firm. Poonawalla Fincorp has released an official statement. Saxena made the...
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