Gunjan Sharma has been promoted by SYSTRA India, a consulting and engineering firm and a world leader in public transport infrastructure engineering as General Manager – Human Resource. She has confirmed this development through a social media post. Gunjan has been the organisation from 2020...
The Government of Tamil Nadu introduced the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2025, on June 6, 2025, to amend the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947 (“TN Shops Act”). As per the amendment, penalties for violating Sections 3, 7–11, 13–23, 25, 26, 29–41, 47...
Government of Bihar, exercising powers under Section 66 of the Factories Act, 1948 (“Factories Act”), on June 6, 2025, permitted the employment of women in night shifts across all factories registered under the Factories Act, subject to the conditions that written consent must be...
Allahabad HC in Shailendra Kumar Rai vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (WA No. 6131/2025), upheld the suspension of an employee undergoing a sexual harassment inquiry under the PoSH Act. The Court noted that where an individual holds a position of authority, such as a departmental head, suspension pending...
Himachal Pradesh High Court, in Babli Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (CWPOA No. 7185 of 2020),on June 2, 2025, ruled that a female employee cannot be denied a salary increment merely because she was on maternity leave during the relevant period. The Court rejected the employer’s argument...
The Karnataka High Court, in Sanjeev Kumar vs. Sri Akash &Anr. (Misc. FA No. 201018/2019), on June 3, 2025, modified the award issued by the Industrial Tribunal by increasing the interest payable on the compensation from 7.5% per annum to 12% per annum, effective from the date of the incident...
