(Reuters) – Softbank-backed Indian hotel aggregator Oyo Hotels and Homes Pvt Ltd said on Saturday it is cutting 600 jobs in its corporate and technology departments. India’s IPO-bound Oyo will cut 10% of its 3,700-employee base, while at the same time hiring 250 people, it said in a...
Hero Vired, India’s premium LearnTech company for higher education aspirants and professionals, today announced the appointment of Samra Rahman as the Head, People, and Culture. As a member of the core leadership team, Samra will play a crucial role in attracting and retaining diverse talent...
Employee experiences more aligned to the expectations of senior leaders than their teams There is a concerning disconnect in how senior and executive leaders in India rate their own employee experience compared to the teams they lead. Against the backdrop of a talent shortage in India and expected...
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Contractual employees entitled to minimum pay scale granted to regular employees if doing equal work: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court in SukhVir Singh and Ors. vs.State of U.P. W.P. No. 2516/2019, allowing the plea of contractual employees claiming minimum of pay scale as per the direction of Supreme Court in State of Punjab vs. Jagjeet Singh, (2017) 1 SCC 148, observed that the persons who have been...
Delhi High Court in Vijay Kumar Gupta vs. Reserve Bank of India and Ors. W.P.C. No. 5453/2008, upheld the principle that in case of disciplinary enquiry the technical rules of evidence and the doctrine of proof beyond doubt have no application; preponderance of probabilities and some material on...
Telangana High Court in Smt. N.R Indira vs. The State of Telangana W.P. No. 1034/2021, observed that the pension and gratuity amount of a retired employee cannot be attached for satisfaction of a decree of any Court by placing reliance upon the Supreme Court judgment given in RadheyShyam vs. Gupta...
Bombay High Court in Awadesh Singh Yadav and Ors. vs. Labour and Enforcement Officer and Ors. W.P No. 270/2009, observed that employer has failed to prove that principles of natural justice were followed in conducting the disciplinary enquiry and therefore employer is not entitled to seek dismissal...
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ECA does not have retrospective effect for medial reimbursement claim: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court in National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Govind Ram and Ors. FAO No. 453/2014, while examining the question as to whether the claimant is entitled to reimbursement of the medical expenditure under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 (“ECA“) from the date of...
Tata Consultancy Services topped the list of Axis Bank’s Burgundy Private and Hurun India’s second edition of the top 10 women employers in the country, with over 2.1 lakh or 35% of its workforce is female. There are also 40% female employees at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), 36% at Wipro, 28% at...
The causes of workplace frustration and ways to overcome is discussed at length by the experts of the subject in this edition cover story on workplace frustration, which certainly will provide useful insights to both leaders and employees.
