Karma Life, a fintech start-up providing solutions to gig economy workers’ financial problems has come out with a report, titled GigPulse, on the back of a detailed survey on gig workers in India that throws interesting insight on the industry and the lives of the workers. For the survey, Karma...
64% of bank employees suffers from Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD) issues reveals: Godrej Interio’s study
India, July 20, 2022 – Godrej & Boyce, the flagship company of the Godrej Group, announced that its business Godrej Interio, India’s leading furniture solutions brand, in home and institutional segments, has revealed findings from their exclusive study ‘Wellbeing at Work in the Banking Sector’...
Mumbai, 20 July 2022: Known for bucking the slowdown trend within the Edtech ecosystem and making headlines for all the correct reasons, upGrad, Asia’s higher Edtech major has now announced the appointment of Saurabh Deep Singla as the Chief Human Resource Officer (CHRO), effective July 13th. With...
Sandiep Batra has joined Adani Airport Holdings as Chief Human Resources Officer. He has confirmed the development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment Sandiep was associated with Landmark Group as Group CHRO and Head Foundation. Also read: Corporates’ Role in bridging India’s...
(IANS): Online interior design services startupModsy has quietly shut operations and several customers have been left with unfinished renovations and project orders in process. San Francisco-based Modsy has abruptly ceased offering design services, laid off its designers and left its customers in...
Kerala High Court in Cochin University of Science and Technology vs. Dr.P.V. Sasikumar W.P. No. 7931/2022, upheld the order of controlling authority appointed under the Gratuity Act allowing the payment of gratuity to the professor holding that the Central Government in exercise of the powers...
Certified Standing Orders will prevail over mutual settlement regarding retirement age: Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court in Management of M/S Grasim Industries Limited vs. The General Secretary Harihar Polyfibers, Employees Union & Ors. W.A. No. 100250/2021, while rejecting the, contention of the employer to keep the retirement age of 58 years which was agreed vide mutual settlement between...
Supreme Court in Union of India and Another vs. R.K. Sharma C.A. No. 4059/2015, while examining a question as to whether the punishment of dismissal from service to the employee on account of his absence from duty is proportionate, reasonable or not, observed that the employee remain absented on...
Gujarat High Court in Abhishek Industrial Service Private Limited vs. Natha bhai Bhagwanji bhai Rathod S.C.A No. 10438/2017, on July 13, 2022, while noting that the employer after issuance of show cause notice to the employee for long absenteeism cannot straight away dismissed the said employee...
Kerala High Court in Kerala State Co-Operative Bank Limited vs. S. Viswanathamallan W.P.C No. 18946/2020, On July 14, 2022, reiterated the settled principle that in order to get Section 4(5) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“Gratuity Act“) attracted, there must be better terms of...