LUCKNOW: A 42-year-old area manager with Bajaj Finance, Tarun Saxena, died by suicide in Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, following severe workplace pressure. Saxena left behind a five-page note addressed to his wife, Megha, in which he expressed his distress over the relentless demands from his seniors, who...
India, 3 October, 2024: Professionals in India are realising how quickly work is changing with 90% looking for more guidance and support than ever before, according to new research from LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network. As jobs evolve, the biggest opportunity for workers in India...
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Ola driver is employee, POSH Act applicable: Karnataka High Court on sexual harassment case
Bengaluru: In a significant judgement, the Karnataka High Court has held that under the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (PoSH Act), a driver-subscriber is an ‘employee’ of the transport aggregator, Ola in the instant case...
By Praveen Paramasivam Chennai, (Reuters) – Indian police on Tuesday said they had released 912 Samsung Electronics workers and union members detained for almost a day for organising a street protest, as a strike at the South Korean firm’s home appliances plant in Tamil Nadu state...
Vinod Nair has joined Aadhar Housing Finance Ltd. as Head of Human Resources. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Vinod Nair was associated with Mahindra Finance and Mahindra Manulife Investment Management Pvt. Ltd. as Head – Human...
Omega Seiki Mobility has elevated Nitin Khindria as the Chief Human Resources Officer. Nitin has confirmed this development through a social media post by stating,” “Thrilled to announce that I have been promoted to the position of Chief Human Resources Officer at Omega Seiki Mobility! I am deeply...
Punjab and Haryana High Court, in Sujata Mehta vs. Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam &Ors., reiterated that pension is not a charity and that delayed pension payments should incur interest, reaffirming the state’s duty to provide timely pension benefits to its employees. Stay connected...
Gauhati High Court in Mrs. Sangeeta Kormel Yadav vs. Union of India and 4 Ors. WP(C)/6973/2015, while granting the female employee maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (“Maternity Act“) after the cessation of her employment, rejected the employer’s contention...
Supreme Court, in S.D. Manohara vs. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited &Ors(SLP (C) No. 15788/2021), upheld the reinstatement of an employee who had withdrawn their resignation before it was formally accepted. The court stated that the employer’s argument, claiming the resignation had...
Supreme Court, in Zahid Showkat Alias Mir vs. Joint Secretary, Prime Ministers Office &Ors. W.P.(C) No. 493/2024, on September 20, 2024, dismissed a writ petition filed by an ex-employee of Google regarding religious discrimination. The Court observed that since the cause of action arose from a...
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