Call for Papers | 4th NLIU Global Symposium on Labour and Employment Laws (GSLEL) 2025
The Centre for Labour Laws (CLL) at the National Law Institute University (NLIU), Bhopal, is pleased to announce the 4th NLIU Global
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Justice S. Vaidyanathan, Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court, retires after a tenure of 6 months
Justice S. Vaidyanathan was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 11-02-2024.
Know Thy Judge | Justice S. Vaidyanathan, the 12th Chief Justice of Meghalaya High Court
Justice S. Vaidyanathan was appointed by the President as new Chief Justice of the High Court of Meghalaya on 02-02-2024 and took charge of his new office on 11-02-2024.
Special Rules like Standing Orders override general CCA Rules, 1965: Supreme Court reiterates
Supreme Court clarified that Standing Orders cover wider activities of workmen and were workmen specific, yet, in view of Section 13B of 1946 Act, a specific notification can be made applying CCA Rules 1965 to that specific aspect, but a notification was necessary.
Call for Papers | KIIT Student Law Review (KSLR) (Vol XI)
The KIIT Student Law Review (KSLR) is the flagship review (ISSN: 2348-4381) of the School of Law, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha having
Supreme Court’s take on Employment Notice Period
The transition phase from one workplace to another is a period full of uncertainty and doubts. They say that notice period is your honeymoon period, but for some, it turns out to be a perfect example of “Aag ka dariyaa hai…..doob ke jaana hai”.
Workmen won’t be estopped from challenging retrenchment order if employer does not follow S. 25-F of Industrial Disputes Act: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh HC
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court stated that workmen can challenge their retrenchment order even after accepting retrenchment amount in case their employer has not followed the mandate of S. 25-F of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
Karnataka HC | Can Insurance Company’s liability be absolved in cases where the insured vehicle’s driver dies due to cardiac arrest while the vehicle was parked at the time of death?
Karnataka High Court: While deciding the instant appeal wherein the issue was whether the liability of the Insurance Company is
“An Award of the Labour Court without any fundamental flaws, does not invite a High Court’s interference”; Gujarat HC dismisses petitions by employees of Indian Petrochemicals Corporation regarding the company’s Voluntary Retirement Schemes
Gujarat High Court: The instant petitions came up before the Court challenging the Award of the Labour Court, Vadodara, whereby which it
Haryana Labour Department approves maintaining records in electronic form under Labour Laws & Rules
The Labour Department, Haryana has taken up a series of measures to improve ‘Ease of Doing Business’. The emphasis has been on
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 | Women shall be entitled to be employed in all establishments for all types of work [Key Features]
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 received Presidential Assent on 28-09-2020. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Code on Social Security, 2020 | Schemes for unorganised workers, gig workers & platform workers, Gratuity period for journalists reduced from 5 to 3 years, Scope of Social Security widened [Read More]
The Code on Social Security, 2020 received Presidential Assent on 28-09-2020. The Code on Social Security, 2020 Second National Commission on Labour,
Labour Laws and Migrant Workers during COVID-19
by Animesh Upadhyay & Shashank Pandey*
Rajya Sabha Passes The Code on Wages Bill, 2019
Rajya Sabha passed The Code on Wages Bill, 2019 after due consideration and discussion. Lok Sabha has already passed the bill on
Cabinet approves Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Bill, 2019
13 Central Labour Laws brought in the ambit of New Code
Cabinet approves Code on Wages Bill
As reported by PTI, Cabinet has approved the Code on Wages Bill which seeks to : ” subsume existing laws related to
International Labour Day | May Day | Worker’s Day: May 1st
by Devika Sharma†
Centre & States must stop passing on the burden on one another for time-bound payment of wages: SC
Supreme Court: The bench of Madan B. Lokur and NV Ramana, JJ directed the the Ministry of Rural Development to prepare an
Construction workers not covered by the Factories Act, 1948 and are entitled to the welfare measure specifically provided under BOCW ACT, 1996 and Welfare Cess Act, 1996
Supreme Court: The Bench of Dr. A.K. Sikri and N.V. Ramana, JJ held that construction workers are not covered by the Factories