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Delhi High Court in Vallabhbhai Patel Chest Institute vs. Nishikesh Tyagi & Another [W.P.(C) 7161/2003], while adjudicating a dispute of an employee working in a hospital controlled by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, reiterated the Supreme Court ruling given in Bangalore Water Supply...

Orissa High Court in Union of India and others vs. Md. Ahmed Baig [W.P(c) No. 9987/2021], while responding to the question of whether an excess payment made in favour of an employee due to the erroneous calculation can be recovered from his leave encashment benefits after his retirement, observed...

Punjab and Haryana High Court in Banarsi Dass vs. State of Haryana and others [CWP 7299/2023], observed that withholding the gratuity, leave encashment and retiral benefits was not because of the fault of the employee and it was only because of the surcharge proceedings which were initiated against...

Supreme Court in Union Of India and Others vs. Ex. Lt. Selina John [CA No. 1990/2019], held that women cannot be terminated based on their marital status and termination of the employment of a woman because of her marriage is a coarse case of gender discrimination and inequality. Also read:...

Supreme Court in Dr. Mrs. Suman V. Jain vs. MarwadiSammelan [CA No. 1480/2012], validated the employee’s request for withdrawal of the prospective resignation prior to the effective date and observed that allowing the prospective or intending resignation would be complete and operative on the...

Plum, India’s leading insurtech platform providing group health insurance and business insurance solutions, surveyed working women in order to understand their awareness regarding egg freezing and its process. Egg freezing is the process of retrieval of eggs from the woman’s ovaries and...

Theannual Speak Up survey highlights a growing optimism among women in the tech sector, with 93% reporting improvements in equity and inclusion, largely driven by the flexibility of hybrid work models and expanded learning opportunities. The survey result was announced by Ensono, an expert...

Companies in India are expected to give an average salary hike of 9.6 per cent in 2024, similar to the actual increase witnessed last year, according to a report. Consultancy firm EY in the report also said that overall attrition dropped to 18.3 per cent last year from 21.2 per cent in 2022, and is...

The Karnataka High Court has held that the act of a workman using abusive language not once, but on several occasions cannot be treated lightly and the imposition of punishment by way of dismissal in such a case cannot be held to be disproportionate. A single judge bench of Justice K S Hemalekha...