labor law

Mumbai, April 7 – To ensure that customers receive secure services through online platforms, gig, and delivery workers, Maharashtra Labour Minister Akash Phundkar on Tuesday directed the formulation of a comprehensive framework.The focus will be on verifying workers to ensure that services are...

Thane, April 7 A construction worker has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Thane city, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday, adding that the victim is receiving treatment at the civil hospital.The incident has sparked outrage, with political...

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...

Patna, April 2 CPI(ML) MP Raja Ram Singh wrote to the Ministry of Labour and Employment on Thursday, raising serious concerns about alleged mass layoffs at a private company in India.In his letter addressed to Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, Singh expressed deep concern and outrage...

New Delhi, March 31 – Raghav Chadha, a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Rajya Sabha, raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament on Tuesday, urging the government to make it a legal right across all sectors in India.Speaking during the session...

Hyderabad, March 30 The Telangana Legislative Assembly passed a bill on Monday aimed at the welfare of gig workers.State Labour Minister G Vivek Venkatswamy, who moved the Telangana Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration, Social Security and Welfare) Bill, 2026, said that Congress leader...

New Delhi, March 19 A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on the contentious issue of defining the term "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.The bench, headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant, heard the submissions of various lawyers...

New Delhi, March 18 A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday said its ruling on the correctness of a 1978 judgment, which gives a broad interpretation of the term "industry" to govern labor relations, would apply to existing cases under the now-repealed Industrial...

New Delhi, March 17 A nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday said it will examine the legal correctness of the 1978 judgment of a seven-judge bench that gave a broad interpretation of the term "industry" to govern labor relations.On February 21, 1978, a seven-judge...

New Delhi, March 13 – The Supreme Court on Friday declined to entertain a plea seeking mandatory menstrual leave for working women and female students across the country, observing that such a matter falls within the domain of government policy.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Washington, March 9 – A Democratic lawmaker has introduced legislation in the US House of Representatives seeking to overturn President Donald Trump’s proclamation that imposed strict wage requirements and hefty fees on employers hiring H-1B visa workers.Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman...