DCM Shriram Ltd. has appointed Hameed Jung as Chief Human Resource Officer of Shriram Bioseed Genetics. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Hameed has been with the group from October 22 in HR leadership role as Vice President HR & Group Talent and Learning Head. Also...
Yogesh Singhania has been promoted at Lenovo as Director HR Global Services. In his new role at Lenovo, he will spearhead global HR services, manage end-to-end operations while ensuring compliance and data privacy. As the Global HR Services leader, he drives the delivery of end-to-end HR...
Government of Tamil Nadu has approved a Standard Operating Procedure (“SoP”) for the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act”), across all departments and establishments in the state. The SoP...
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Adverse Remarks on Employee’s Integrity in Inquiry must be based on conclusive evidence: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court in Shri Rajat Kumar Varshney vs. Central Bank of India & Ors. (FMA 327/2024) expunged adverse remarks relating to the employee’s integrity while upholding a reduced penalty of a minor reduction in pay scale for 3 years, without affecting pensionary benefits. The case...
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Lessee operating Tea factory under lease will be “Occupier” and Liable to Deposit EPF Contributions: Himachal Pradesh HC
Himachal Pradesh High Court in Vinod Kumar vs. State of H.P & Others (Cr. MMO No. 211 of 2025) refused to quash an FIR under Section 406 of the IPC for alleged criminal breach of trust due to failure to deposit deducted EPF contributions. The petitioner, lessee of a tea factory, argued that he...
Calcutta High Court in Himangshu Karmakar vs. Food Corporation of India & Ors. (WPA 8398/2025) on June 23, 2025held that an employee, who retired in 2018 but received gratuity only in 2023 after prolonged litigation, was entitled to statutory interest on the delayed payment. Despite court...
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Guest Faculty on seasonal honorarium is not a Workman Under the ID Act: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court in Sri Hansraj Koley vs. The Secretary, Labour Department & Others (WPA 10043/2025)on June 24, 2025, upheld the Industrial Tribunal’s rejection of a guest faculty member’s application under Section 2A(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (“ID...
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Age determined through medical examination as per service rules cannot be rectified: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court in Gangadhar Mondal vs. Union of India (W.P.A 11453 of 2025) on June 25, 2025, dismissed a petition seeking correction of the employee’s date of birth based on a school certificate. The Court noted that at the time of appointment, the employee failed to submit an attested...
Delhi High Court in Varun Tyagi vs. Daffodil Software Private Limited (FAO 167/2025)on June 25, 2025, quashed an interim injunction that had restrained the ex-employee from joining his new employer, who is a client of his former employer. The Trial Court had granted the injunction based on a non...
In industrial jurisprudence, it is an established principle that no workman can be terminated from the service on account of any misconduct unless he is provided with a fair opportunity to defend himself. Whether the opportunity provided to the workman is fair or not is to be ascertained by...
