Gauhati High Court in Mrs. Sangeeta Kormel Yadav vs. Union of India and 4 Ors. WP(C)/6973/2015, while granting the female employee maternity benefits under the Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 (“Maternity Act“) after the cessation of her employment, rejected the employer’s contention...
Supreme Court, in S.D. Manohara vs. Konkan Railway Corporation Limited &Ors(SLP (C) No. 15788/2021), upheld the reinstatement of an employee who had withdrawn their resignation before it was formally accepted. The court stated that the employer’s argument, claiming the resignation had...
Supreme Court, in Zahid Showkat Alias Mir vs. Joint Secretary, Prime Ministers Office &Ors. W.P.(C) No. 493/2024, on September 20, 2024, dismissed a writ petition filed by an ex-employee of Google regarding religious discrimination. The Court observed that since the cause of action arose from a...
Recently, a Division Bench comprising of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Girish Kathpalia considered an appeal pertaining to the issue of alleged “moral turpitude” of an employee of Punjab National Bank (“Bank‟) under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, and also, whether the Bank...
Jacob Jacob has joined Aster DM Healthcare as Group Chief Human Resource Officer. He has confirmed this development through a social media post. Before this appointment, Jacob was associated as Group/Global Chief Human Resources Officer with Malabar Group. Also read – Women Have Made...
Mumbai: upGrad, a leading integrated learning and workforce development company, has appointed Amit Mehta as its Chief Human Resources Officer effective October 8. Amit will enhance upGrad’s global people strategy, focusing on organizational effectiveness, talent development, and performance...
