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Updated on: Feb 2023
Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC
Labour Law

Appointment on compassionate ground concession not a right: SC

Appointment on compassionate ground is a concession, not a right and the object of granting such employment is to enable the affected family to tide over a sudden crisis, the Supreme Court has said. The apex court last week set aside the judgement of a division bench of the Kerala High Court, which confirmed the […]

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An employee can be terminated for suppressing: Supreme Court
Labour Law

An employee can be terminated for suppressing: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court Monday said that an employee can be terminated from the service for suppressing or giving false information concerning matters having a bearing on his fitness or suitability for the post. The top court laid down broad principles of law to be taken into account especially in the case of recruitment in police […]

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Supreme Court: Leave Encashment Benefit is Part of Salary
Labour Law

Supreme Court: Leave Encashment Benefit is Part of Salary

Supreme Court observed that the appellants had to fight for their entitlements. The Supreme Court has held the judgement that the leave encashment is part of the salary. The appellants were appointed against sanctioned posts by the fourth respondent (a senior secondary school, established and controlled by the fifth respondent trust, hereafter referred to collectively […]

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

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

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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 […]

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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. […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Supreme Court expressed concern over sexual misconduct at workplace
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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 […]

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