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Gratuity can be withheld for recovery of dues: Supreme Court
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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 […]

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EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court
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EPF Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court

Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Act provisions applicable to private security agency: Supreme Court The provisions of the Employees” Provident Fund Act are applicable to private security agencies providing personnel to clients, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Justices Navin Sinha and Surya Kant said the appellant company is engaged in the specialised […]

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Supreme Court: Employers and Employees to Negotiate
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Supreme Court: Employers and Employees to Negotiate

The Supreme Court of India today asked employers and employees to negotiate and settle between themselves issues relating to the payment of wages amid the COVID-19 lockdown. In the meanwhile, the Court’s earlier order directing that no coercive action be taken against employers with respect to the March 29 notification of the Ministry of Home […]

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SC reserves verdict on Centre’s Wages order in Lockdown
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SC reserves verdict on Centre’s Wages order in Lockdown

The Supreme Court of India on 4 June 2020, Thursday reserved its verdict for 12 June on pleas challenging Centre’s March 29 order asking employers to pay full wages to employees for the lockdown period. However, The Supreme Court said that no coercive action will be taken against any employer for violating MHA’s order. Earlier, The SC had asked the Centre […]

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Order on full wages withdrawn: Centre informs Supreme Court
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Order on full wages withdrawn: Centre informs Supreme Court

The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it had withdrawn a contentious March 29 order requiring private employers to pay full wages to their workers during the lockdown. Appearing before a Bench led by Justice Ashok Bhushan in a virtual court hearing via videoconferencing, Attorney-General K.K. Venugopal said the May 17 order of […]

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Government withdraws order on compulsory wage payment
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Government withdraws order on compulsory wage payment

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India has issued an order providing for certain relaxations and guidelines with respect to the fourth phase of the COVID-19 lockdown, which will be in effect till May 31, 2020. Through the order issued on May 17, the MHA has ceased all its previous orders, including the […]

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