New Delhi, April 7 The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that voluntary retirement is not merely an act of leaving or discontinuing service, but rather a distinct right of an employee that is available upon completion of the requisite number of years of service.A bench of Justices JK Maheshwari...
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New Delhi, Apr 5 The IT employees' body, NITES, has urged tech firms to prioritize reskilling over layoffs, while calling for policy intervention to strengthen safeguards and ensure mandatory severance terms for white-collar workers, given that aggressive AI development by the industry is...
The Election Commission has directed all states and union territories to grant paid holidays to voters on the day of the poll for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. The commission stated that every person employed in any business, trade...
The Election Commission has directed the governments of Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal to provide employees with paid leave on the day of the election.The commission stated that any employee working in any business, trade, industrial establishment, or other...
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New Delhi, April 2 CPI-MLL MP Raja Ram Singh condemned the reported mass layoffs by Oracle Corporation on Thursday, asserting that "workers cannot be treated as expendable" and urging the government to take immediate action to protect employees' rights and ensure accountability in the IT sector...
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Srinagar, April 1 Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Jammu and Kashmir began a 48-hour sit-in protest on Wednesday to press for their demands, including the regularization of their services, pay revision, and social security benefits.The 48-hour-long protest is being...
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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...