Jharkhand High Court, in M/s. Tata Steel Limited vs. The State of Jharkhand & Ors. [W.P.(L) No. 2120 of 2023], ruled that once the Central Government issues a notification fixing the rate of interest for delayed payments under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (“Gratuity Act“), the...
Delhi High Court, in Seema Mehta vs. GNCT of Delhi & Ors. [W.P.(C) 10708/2019 and CM APPL.46118/2022], ruled that an employee could not be denied medical reimbursement if they could not approach an empaneled hospital in a state of emergency. The employee had suffered severe injuries and was...
Bombay High Court, in M/s. Asahi India Glass Ltd. vs. Nadeem A. A. Dolare [WRIT PETITION NO. 8249 OF 2024], ruled that sleeping on duty in a responsible role constitutes misconduct. However, the court noted that the employee was not assigned any security or safety-related responsibilities...
Delhi High Court, in Prof. Sachidanand Sinha vs. Jawaharlal Nehru University [W.P.(C) 16488/2024] , held that the employer could not deny the employee’s leave encashment solely on the basis of a chargesheet filed against him. The court observed that the mere filing of a chargesheet, alleging...
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For establishing employer- employee relationship, mere filing affidavit is not sufficient: MP HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court, in Ashok Singh Tomar vs. The Forest Range Officer & Ors [WRIT PETITION No. 5844 of 2018], dismissed a petition challenging a Labour Court’s decision that denied the employee’s claim for reinstatement and back wages. The court held that the employee had...
High Court of Tripura, in the case of Bikramjit Debbarma vs. The State of Tripura and Others [WP(C) No. 797 of 2023], addressed the issue of whether the employee was absent without authorization and whether he was provided a fair opportunity to respond. The court concluded that the employee’s...
Sandhydeep Purri has joined McDonald’s as Chief People Officer. She has confirmed this development through a social media post. Before this appointment, Sandhydeep Purri was associated with Unacademy as Chief People Officer. Also read – Hemlata Goel joins Giesecke+Devrient as Head...
Hemlata Goel has joined Giesecke+Devrient as Head – Human Resources, India. She has confirmed this development through a social media post. Prior to this appointment, Hemlata Goel was associated with Whirlpool Corporation as Director – HR (Asia Operations & Global Back Office). Also...
Ashish Mittal has joined Sreenidhi Educational Group, Hyderabad as Group Chief Human Resource Officer. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. He was earlier with the group from October 2020 to March 2024. Before this appointment, Ashish was associated with FLAME University...
Amit Chincholikar has joined Hinduja Group Limited as Group President – Human Resources. He has confirmed this development through a social media post by saying, “Privileged and humbled beyond measure to share that I begin my journey with Hinduja Group Limited as Group President –...
