March 21, 2024 – The survey ‘Workplace Woes: Meetings Edition’, conducted by Atlassian Corporation a leading provider of team collaboration and productivity software new research report, that highlights findings on the effectiveness of meetings in the modern workplace and the greatest blockers to...
Microsoft India has appointed Arun Kakatkar as General Manager-HR for India and South Asia. He has succeeded Ira Gupta who was associated as HR Head and has quit. In his new role Arun is expected to leverage his multifaceted experience to drive organizational excellence, foster talent development...
Calcutta High Court in Neeta Kumari vs. Union of India &Ors [WPA 29978/2013], held that contractual terms of an employment contract cannot limit and override the entitlement of women to receive benefits under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Also read: Forwarded messages in Whtasapp group are...
Madhya Pradesh High Court in I.D. Makrani vs. State of Madhya Pradesh &Ors.[WP No. 8370/2023], while quashing the suspension order of an employee held that merely forwarding a message in a WhatsApp group should not be automatically construed as an expression of the employee’s personal...
Delhi High Court in Management of M/S Colonel Security vs. Seema and Anr [W.P.(C) 2281/2010], re-iterated a settled position of law that temporary absence does not constitute abandonment of a job and to establish abandonment, it must be demonstrated that the employee has left the job with a clear...
Calcutta High Court in Satyajit Ray Film and Television vs. Subhadro Choudhury [MAT 1414/2022], held that the jurisdiction of an Internal Committee (“IC“) under the PoSH Act is limited to determining whether the charges against an employee have been substantiated and if the charges are...
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To be an industry, Services of employee and organisation must be related to organisation: J&K HC
Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Ashok Kumar vs. Union of India through Secretary to Govt Industries Department, while referencing the landmark case Bangalore Water Supply Board v. R. Rajappa case [(1978) 2 SCC 213], reaffirmed the ‘triple test’ to determine if an organization qualifies...
LTIMindtree, A global technology consulting and digital solutions company, has appointed Chetana Patnaik as the new Chief Human Resources Officer. She will take over the role from current CHRO Manoj Shikarkhane‘s from April 1, 2024 who will be moving another responsibility in the company. She will...
Ashish Mittal has joined Flame University as Director-HR. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Before this appointment, Ashish was associated with Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology as Group Chief Human Resources Officer. Also read: CBI books EPFO official in...
On March 12, the agency received a written complaint from the complainant, a former driver. The complainant told the CBI that, as an EPF beneficiary, he has an EPF account and wanted to close it to obtain the total outstanding claim amount of around ₹78,000 since he needs the money
