Sonipat (Haryana), Oct 27:A video from Haryana’s industrial belt has gone viral showing factory workers protesting by throwing boxes of Soan Papdi, a popular Indian sweet, outside their company gate after reportedly receiving it as their Diwali gift instead of a bonus or cash reward. The incident...
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Jharkhand HC: Courts Cannot Substitute Punishment — Disciplinary Authority Must Reconsider Quantum
Reiterating the limits of judicial interference in disciplinary matters, the Jharkhand High Court has held that courts cannot substitute a punishment imposed by the disciplinary authority with one of their own choice. Instead, when a punishment is found disproportionate, the proper course is to...
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Anand Pillai Joins Micron Engineering Enterprises as Managing Partner – Strategy & Leadership Advisory
Hyderabad, India | 23rd October 2025: Micron Engineering Enterprises is pleased to announce the appointment of Anand Pillai as Managing Partner – Strategy & Leadership Advisory, a pivotal step in the company’s evolution toward becoming a global leader in high-precision, mission-critical...
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Anand Pillai Joins JIFF Bike as Strategic Advisor – GTM, Culture & Capability and Fractional CTO
Hyderabad, India, 23rd October 2025: JIFF is proud to announce the strategic onboarding of Anand Pillai as Strategic Advisor – Go-to-Market (GTM), Culture & Capability and Fractional CTO, marking a pivotal step in the company’s growth journey to build India’s most trusted electric cargo...
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Karnataka HC orders insolvent company to pay 13 lakhs as compensation to ex-employee for wrongful termination
Karnataka High Court ordered the payment of Rs. 13 lakh plus interest to an employee for the illegal termination by the company, which has become insolvent as per report published in The Economic Times. The employee had worked for a company for many years. He was terminated from his position under...
Oct.23,2025 : In a significant pronouncement, the Supreme Court of India (SC) in the case of U.P. Co‑operative Bank Ltd. v. Achchey Lal &Anr.(Civil Appeal No.2974/2016 decided on 11.9.25)has clarified the legal test for determining an employer–employee relationship under laws such as the...
Deblina Roy has joined GEP Worldwide as Director – Human Resources. She has confirmed this development through a social media post. Before this appointment, Deblina was associated with HighRadius as Associate Director – Employee Experience . Also read – Uttarakhand HC lifts 31-year ban on...
(PTI): ONGC had challenged the order, arguing that the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board was never consulted before the ban was imposed. The corporation said the decision was based only on a subcommittee report that had inspected four of its 34 units. The Uttarakhand High Court has struck down...
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EPFO revises withdrawal norms; members can immediately take 75% of PF on job-loss; full exit after one year
New Delhi — October 17, 2025. The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and the Ministry of Labour & Employment this week announced a revision to long-standing provident-fund withdrawal rules that allows members who lose employment to immediately withdraw 75% of their EPF balance...
The Karnataka government has proposed a new law to provide legal recognition, welfare, and social security to domestic workers — such as house helps, caretakers, home nurses, cleaners, and other persons employed in households—many of whom have until now operated without formal protections. The...
