Employer Archives

SL SC | Preliminary objection overruled, no provision requiring the filing of objections in an appeal; Court allows appeal

Supreme Court of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka: A Full Bench of Priyantha Jayawardena, PC, Murdu N.B. Fernando, PC, and

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Can HC decide whether an FIR is false or frivolous? HC discusses in a case where an employee is suspended in light of ongoing criminal case & departmental enquiry

Telangana High Court: A Division Bench of Raghvendra Singh Chauhan, CJ and T. Vinod Kumar, J., while addressing a writ appeal observed that

Case Briefs High Courts

Cal HC | Can a transferee claim that he being the transferee of an establishment is not liable to pay dues accruing before the transfer under ESI Act? HC explains

Calcutta High Court: Ravi Krishan Kapur, J., while addressing an issue pertaining to Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, observed that, The ESI Act

Case Briefs High Courts

Sikk HC | Whether a private function comes within ambit of broad interpretation of “workplace” in POSH Act?: HC to determine

Sikkim High Court: Bhaskar Raj Pradhan, J.has framed an eminent question for determination which will have an impact on the dispensation of justice

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No employing Higher Educational Institutions shall retain any teacher’s original academic certificates: UGC

UGC issues notice that no employing Higher Educational Institutions shall keep in their possession any teacher’s original academic certificates/documents which is akin

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ESIC officials shall not ask records beyond period of 5 years from employer to determine contributions — Clarification

Clarification regarding checking of records beyond 5 year period for conducting test inspections The present clarification has been issued in view of

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Canada SC | Obligation to inspect the safety of workplace is limited to the parts which are controlled by the employer

Supreme Court of Canada: A Full Bench of Wagner, CJ. and Abella, Moldaver, Karakatsanis, Gascon, Côté, Brown, Rowe and Martin, JJ. allowed

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Employee has statutory right to receive amount of wages last drawn even if execution of an award for the same has stayed

Rajasthan High Court: Mohammad Rafiq, J. disposed of an application seeking a grant of last wages drawn by the employee under the

Case Briefs Tribunals/Commissions/Regulatory Bodies

AFT | Onus of proof is on employer to prove disability incurred by applicant to be not accredited during employment

Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT): Justice S.V.S. Rathore and Air Marshal BBP Sinha (Member) partly allowed an application to consider applicant’s disability as

Case Briefs High Courts

Jhar HC | Employer is vested with discretion to condone suppression of fact, if the same does not render an incumbent unfit for the post

Jharkhand High Court: Ananda Sen, J. set aside the order of termination and the decision of the Screening Committee CISF, with a

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Courts can’t do interpretive rewriting of the advertisement thereby changing the conditions of eligibility

Supreme Court: Stating that the essential qualifications for appointment to a post are for the employer to decide, the bench of Arun

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi HC | Employers have to be more considerate and sympathetic to working women’s maternal needs

“Women who constitute almost half of the segment of our society have to be given due weightage and honoured and treated with

Case Briefs Supreme Court

Employer entitled to consider antecedents and suitability of candidate for appointment even after disclosure made by candidate: SC

Supreme Court: A Bench comprising of Uday U. Lalit and Dr D.Y. Chandrachud, JJ. allowed an appeal filed against the judgment of the

Case Briefs High Courts

Court may substitute penalty imposed on employee without remanding matter to employer on unfair harassment

Delhi High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rekha Palli and Siddhartha Mridul, JJ. dismissed an appeal filed against the order of