Chennai, March 30 – In a significant step to facilitate voter participation across state borders, the Tamil Nadu government has directed employers to grant paid leave not only on its own polling day but also for employees registered as voters in neighboring states.Tamil Nadu goes to the polls...
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Bengaluru, March 27 A group of 15 professional women have filed a petition in the Karnataka High Court challenging the state government's notification granting one day of paid menstrual leave per month to working women.The women, employed in various organizations in the state, filed the...
Prayagraj (UP), March 23 The Allahabad High Court has criticised the practice of public employers bypassing regular recruitment by continuously engaging staff through outsourcing agencies.Justice Vikram D Chauhan, while allowing a petition filed by Kafi Ahmed Khan, said that such a system...
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Lucknow, March 20 The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday held that ad hoc service cannot be ignored when considering employees for promotion, provided the initial appointment was made through a lawful process and the employee has served continuously.A division bench comprising...
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Chennai, March 19 – In an effort to ensure maximum voter participation in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the Election Commission directed all private establishments, including companies and factories, to provide paid leave to employees on the day of the election.The Tamil Nadu...
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Mumbai, March 18 The Maharashtra government told the legislative assembly on Wednesday that action has been initiated against those involved in an alleged fraud targeting fresh graduates with the promise of jobs at the Hinjewadi IT Park in Pune.Labour Minister Akash Fundkar said his department...
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Kolkata, March 13 – Various associations representing West Bengal government employees, under the collective organization of Sangrami Joutho Mancha (Joint Movement Forum), have initiated a complete work stoppage on Friday to express their discontent regarding the purported hesitation and...
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Kolkata, March 4 – The Sangrami Youth Forum (Joint Movement Forum), an umbrella body of various West Bengal Government employees' associations, had called for a complete work stoppage on March 13 to protest against the state government's inaction regarding the Dearness Allowance (DA) payable to...
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Patna, February 25 – In a significant ruling related to employee absorption following the takeover of educational institutions, the Patna High Court on Wednesday clarified that the services of employees working at the time of school takeover cannot be denied merely on the ground that their posts...
New Delhi, Feb 12 The BJP and its allies strongly defended the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill on Thursday, calling it "historic reforms" for the welfare of labourers, while the opposition described it as "anti-labour" and sought its complete withdrawal.According to the statement of...