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Updated on: Sep 2022
An employee can be terminated for suppressing Supreme Court
Labour Law

An employee can be terminated for suppressing Supreme Court

Sep 29, 2022

Supreme Court Leave Encashment Benefit is Part of Salary

Supreme Court observed that the appellants had to fight for their entitlements. The Supreme Court ha...

Labour Law
Sep 28, 2022
Supreme Court Leave Encashment Benefit is Part of Salary

Arrears cant be denied on pension due to delay in moving to court Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has recently said that arrears cant be denied on pension due to delay in moving c...

Labour Law
Jun 2, 2022
Arrears cant be denied on pension due to delay in moving to court Supreme Court

Minimum wages act only clerical or arithmetical mistakes can be corrected SC

The Supreme Court has observed and stated that only the clerical or arithmetical mistakes in any ord...

Labour Law
May 12, 2022
Minimum wages act only clerical or arithmetical mistakes can be corrected SC
Can’t force employee to refund mistakenly raise given long back: SC
Industry

Can’t force employee to refund mistakenly raise given long back: SC

According to the Times of India report, can an increment granted to an employee be recovered from him after his retirement on the ground that they were granted erroneously? The Supreme Court said it cannot be done if there was no misrepresentation made or fraud committed by the employee. The proceeding was under the guidance bench of Justices […]

May 4, 2022
Conveyance allowance is not part of wages for ESI Contr: Supreme Court
ESIC

Conveyance allowance is not part of wages for ESI Contr: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court (SC) has observed that conveyance allowance paid to employees is excluded from the definition of wages, so it can’t be part of the wages paid to them for computation of the ESI contribution. The apex court rules conveyance allowance paid to employees is excluded from the definition of wages.  The ESI Court […]

Apr 30, 2022
Ad hoc staff can be replaced only by regular employee: Supreme Court
Labour Law

Ad hoc staff can be replaced only by regular employee: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has emphasized and also clarified that an ad hoc employee can not be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can only be replaced by a regularly appointed candidate. The Court observed, “It is a settled principle of law that an ad hoc employee cannot be replaced by another ad hoc employee, can […]

Apr 25, 2022
Employer can’t reduce salary without hearing opportunity to employees: SC
Industry

Employer can’t reduce salary without hearing opportunity to employees: SC

Bata India Limited Vs Workmen of Bata India Limited and another (Supreme Court of India), it is a case of the appellant that after 01.02.2001, workmen had deliberately adopted ‘go slow’ tactics and did not produce the minimum agreed production as per the settlement. The production was below 50 per cent of the normal production. […]

Apr 5, 2022
Haryana moves to Supreme Court for 75% quota for locals in private jobs
Labour Law

Haryana moves to Supreme Court for 75% quota for locals in private jobs

The Haryana government has moved the Supreme Court on Friday against the Punjab and Haryana High Court order staying the state’s law providing for 75% quota to local people in private sector jobs. A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana agreed to take it up on February 7 after Solicitor General Tushar Mehta mentioned it […]

Feb 5, 2022
Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response Uber, Zomato on plea for gig workers’ benefits
Labour Law

Supreme Court seeks Centre’s response Uber, Zomato on plea for gig workers’ benefits

The Supreme Court Monday sought responses from the Centre and firms including Uber and Zomato on a plea of an organisation of transport workers serving app-based service providers seeking social security rights available for unorganised sector workers under the law. The plea by Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers (IFAT) has sought formulation of welfare schemes like health […]

Dec 13, 2021
Supreme Court expressed concern over sexual misconduct at workplace
Jobs

Supreme Court expressed concern over sexual misconduct at workplace

The Supreme Court on Friday urged the courts to interpret service rules and statutory regulations governing the prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace in a manner that metes out procedural and substantive justice to all the parties, and the process should not turn into punishment. It also expressed concern over “a rising trend” of […]

Dec 4, 2021
An employee can’t insist on transfer to particular place – Supreme Court
Jobs

An employee can’t insist on transfer to particular place – Supreme Court

An employee cannot insist on a transfer to a particular place and it is for the employer to shift the staff considering the requirement, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court observed this while dismissing a petition by a lecturer challenging an October 2017 order of the Allahabad High Court. The high court had dismissed her plea […]

Sep 13, 2021
Salaries, pensions are ‘rightful entitlements’ of government employees, says SC
Jobs

Salaries, pensions are ‘rightful entitlements’ of government employees, says SC

Salaries, pensions are ‘rightful entitlements’ of government employees, says SC The Supreme Court on Thursday said salaries and pensions are “rightful entitlements” of government employees and in case of delay, they should be paid with interest. A Bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud observed that the government which has delayed the payment of salaries and pensions should be directed to pay […]

Feb 28, 2021
Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry
Jobs

Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry

Supreme Court suspends ruling on a man who molested girl after outcry Supreme Court of India on Wednesday suspended a lower court’s ruling reducing the punishment for a man who groped a girl after the verdict sparked an outcry in a country where crimes against women have become politically contentious. Rights groups and politicians had […]

Jan 28, 2021
Supreme Court to consider review plea in EPF pension case tomorrow
EPFO

Supreme Court to consider review plea in EPF pension case tomorrow

The three-judge Bench headed by Justice U.U. Lalit will consider the petitions on January 18, Monday After an interval of 21 months, the Supreme Court will be considering the review petition filed by the EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organisation) against the apex court verdict on the pension and the appeal filed by the Ministry of […]

Jan 17, 2021
Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court
Jobs

Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court

Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court PTI | The gratuity money of an employee can be withheld and forfeited for recovery of dues such as overstaying in official accommodation, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench headed by justice Sanjay K Kaul held that there is no prohibition against recovering dues including […]

Dec 27, 2020