In recent years, working from home has gained immense popularity, accelerated by the global shift towards remote work during the pandemic. However, with the pandemic now being a thing of the past, organizations are considering ending remote work / hybrid work / work-from-home arrangements...
Edelweiss Tokio Life Insurance announced the appointment of Saba Adil as its Chief Human Resource Officer. She will be responsible for driving the organization’s People strategy, and work closely with the Leadership team to attract, develop, and retain talent to build an inclusive, growth-oriented...
On July 12, 2023, the Government of Tamil Nadu granted the public utility service status to the newsprint and paper manufacturing industry,all institutions engaged in procurement, storage and distribution of milk and manufacture of milk products and registered under the Tamil Nadu Co-operative...
Delhi High Court in ShachiGahoi vs. Indian Agricultural Statistics Research Institute &Ors. (W.P. (C) 10521/2019) held that if a female employee applies for leave by giving the reason of pregnancy, even though the communication/e-mail/letter for leave is not in the required format, she cannot...
Delhi High Court in Chief Provident Fund Commissioner & Ors. vs. Alok Kumar Agarwal & Anr. (LPA 486/2021 & 124/2022) On July 14, 2023, reiterated the settled principle that in terms of paragraph 72(6) and 60(6) of the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952 (“EPF...
The Calcutta High Court has recently held that the actions of an accused under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”), in being party to an appraisal report of the complainant thereunder, “vitiates and makes a mockery of...
