Chandigarh, September 24, 2026: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has held that employees recruited and appointed by a private outsourcing agency cannot claim regularisation from the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (PRTC) merely because they have worked for the Corporation for a long period. A...
New Delhi, September 22, 2026: The Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutional principle of “equal pay for equal work” does not mean that employees performing identical or similar duties must invariably receive the same salary. The Court held that pay parity depends on a broader assessment of...
The Supreme Court also found substance in ONGC’s submissions concerning the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970. ONGC had argued that Section 21(4) of the Contract Labour Act dealt with responsibility relating to wages and did not, by...
New Delhi, September 22, 2026: The Supreme Court has set aside a Bombay High Court order that had fastened liability on Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) to pay gratuity to workers engaged through contractors, holding that the Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act...
TAC Security, a global cybersecurity company listed as TAC InfoSec Limited (NSE: TAC), today announced the appointment of Varun Khatri as Executive Vice President, People & Global HR. Varun will lead Global Human Resources, People and Culture across TAC Security Group, overseeing a workforce...
Godrej Agrovet Limited (Godrej Agrovet, one of India’s largest farm-to-protein platforms, today announced that Anushree Singh has joined the company as its Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this role, Anushree will lead the company’s people strategy, working closely with the leadership...
Bengaluru, 8th September 2026 – KLAY Preschools, India’s leading early childhood education and care provider, has appointed Megha Latawa as Senior Vice President, Human Resources. She joins with a strong track record of building high-performing organizations and a deep understanding of how people...
New Delhi, September 3, 2026: A new research initiative by POSH at Work, the workplace sexual-harassment practice of The Legal Swan, has highlighted significant gaps between the existence of sexual-harassment policies in Indian workplaces and their effective understanding and implementation. The...
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Maternity Cannot Be a Ground for Demotion; Women Entitled to Same or Equivalent Position After Leave: Delhi HC
New Delhi, September 2, 2026: The Delhi High Court has ruled that pregnancy and maternity leave cannot be used as grounds to disadvantage a woman employee in her career, including by reducing her professional status, responsibilities, authority or prospects of advancement. In a significant judgment...
The wins of 2025 prove that HR is not just a support function-it’s the soul of enterprise resilience. But the woes remind us that empathy must evolve alongside efficiency. As businesses chase innovation, HR must continue to humanise transformation-bridging the gap between algorithms and...
