Labor Law Updates (State Wise)

Gujarat’s amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act that seeks to increase ease of business by reducing the compliance burden on industries in terms of layoffs, retrenchment and compensation has received the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind, an official said on Saturday. The Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020, which was passed in the state […]

Mumbai: In a judgement that could impact several foreign companies investing in India through subsidiaries or investment arms registered in other countries, the Madras High Court has ruled that tax benefits can be withdrawn if the investment is merely done to circumvent domestic tax laws. The order would support the tax department’s claim that any investment coming from outside

SRINAGAR: Observing that payment of pension is not a bounty to the employee, the J&K High Court has directed authorities to release pension and retiral benefits in favour of a former Chief General Manager of J&K State Power Development Corporation who had superannuated in 2014. Disposing of a petition filed by the former CGM, Abdul Rashid

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing an issue observed and reiterated the established position of the Supreme Court that, under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 an illegitimate child is entitled to maintenance. Present criminal revision case was filed against the Judicial Magistrate’s order. Petitioner’s second wife i.e. respondent 2 states that she got married

The quashed notification of the Gujarat government allowing factories to extend shifts up to 12 hours from eight hours could have paved way for large scale unemployment in the state, claims Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha (GMS), one of the petitioners in the Supreme Court against the notification intended to bring foreign investments in the state. The

The Supreme Court today quashed a Gujarat government notification exempting factories from paying overtime wages to workers and providing ideal working conditions to them amid the COVID-19 lockdown (Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. v. State of Gujarat). The Court has also directed the government to pay overtime wages to workers for that period. The Bench

The Gujarat Labour and Employment Department on June 23, 2020 issues the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2020 to further amend the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019. The followings are the amendments made in the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of