Karnataka High Court in Stumpp Schuele and Somappa Pvt. Ltd. vs. Basavaraja M. W.P. No. 58467/2013, while holding that the applicability or non-applicability of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 (“IESO Act“) is premised on an industrial establishment and not the...
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Punishment approval once approved by the industrial tribunal, will be binding on all parties: SC
Supreme Court in Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs. Bharat Singh Jhala C.A No. 6492/2022, observed that once the application for approval of punishment order made by employer under Section 33(2)(b) of Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 is approved by the industrial tribunal on appreciation of...
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Blood relatives are not excluded from employer-employee relationship under the ECA: Karnataka HC
Recently, the Karnataka High Court in The Oriental Insurance Co., Ltd. vs. Smt. Sayeeda Khanam MFA 25711/2011, reiterated that there are no provisions under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (“ECA“), prohibiting creation of employer and employee relationship between blood...
Kerala High Court in A.G.Dinesh vs. The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited W.P.C No. 9290/2021,on September 26, 2022, observed that once the punishment of compulsory retirement is imposed on an employee it would be impermissible for the employer to re-appreciate the facts of the case for...
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Employer cannot delay reinstatement because appeal against acquittal is pending: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court in Abhimanyu Laxman Kumbhar vs. The Maharahtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited W.P.C No. 14327/2021,on September 27, 2022, while answering the question as to whether an employer is justified in denying wages to the employee during pendency of appeal against his...
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Eklavya Sinha elevated to the position of Learning & Leadership Development Lead – Accenture Operations
Eklavya Sinha is elevated to the position of Learning & Leadership Development Lead – Accenture Operations of Accenture. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Eklavya has been associated with the Accenture from last 1.10 year in different position and recently as...
Priyanka Gupta is elevated to the position of Senior Director – HR of BYJU’S. She has confirmed this development through a social media post. Priyanka has been associated with the BYJU’S from last 1.5 year in different position and recently as General Manager – HR before...
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HC reiterates Extension of the apprenticeship period cannot lead to the claim that the parties are akin to regular employees
The Single Bench of the Delhi High Court in the case of Shiwang Tripathi & Ors. vs Union of India & Ors. consisting of Justice Rekha Palli observed that the extension of apprenticeship period cannot lead to the claim that the parties are akin to regular employees, or that the period of...
(IANS): Meta is reportedly conducting ‘quiet layoffs’ at Facebook that may lead to thousands of job cuts — at least 12,000 or about 15 per cent of its workforce. According to a report in Insider, the senior executives are in the process of executing “quiet layoffs” of...
Innoterra, a Swiss-Indian food and technology Platform Company, announced the appointment of Raj K. Mallavarapu as the Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Raj will be based in Mumbai and lead Innoterra’s Human Resources divisions globally. Equipped with over 18 years of experience at the...
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