The Sexual Harassment (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 mandates the Internal Complaints Committee to submit its annual report to the employer as well as the district officer although the law is silent on the timeframe for the report ...

The Authority of Advance Ruling (AAR) has recently held that Goods and Services Tax (GST) will be applicable on certain employee payments/benefits. INDUSLAW's Shashi Mathews and Sowmya Kumar discuss the key highlights and potential implications of th...

With a series of high value white-collar offences being reported in the media in recent years, the integral role of whistleblower complaints cannot be over-emphasized. INDUSLAW's Avik Biswas, Sowmya Kumar, and Ivana Chatterjee discuss the steps to be...

The Bombay High Court recently laid down detailed guidelines to preserve anonymity in sexual harassment cases. INDUSLAW’s Vaibhav Bhardwaj, Sowmya Kumar and Disha Chakrabortty discuss these guidelines and provide their insight into how employers ca...

In the backdrop of recent state level notifications and orders from various High Courts, our colleagues Sowmya Kumar and Ivana Chatterjee take a look at the evolution of India’s COVID-19 vaccination drives and the legal implications it has for empl...

A possible blueprint for Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) in corporate India? Our Employment Law practice group Partner, Sowmya Kumar and Senior Associate, Ivana Chatterjee provide their succinct analysis on why we need D&I at the workplace in the first...

As India has started rolling out its vaccination program, INDUSLAW’s Employment Law practice group has received several queries from employers on the subject. Questions have ranged from whether employers can arrange for vaccinations themselves to i...

The governor of Karnataka on July 31, 2020, promulgated the Industrial Disputes and Certain Other Laws (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 in order to facilitate and boost ease of doing business in Karnataka. INDUSLAW’s Avik Biswas, Sowmya Kumar...

The government of Karnataka through a notification dated May 22, 2020 has exempted all factories registered under The Factories Act, 1948 from complying with the provisions relating to weekly and daily hours. INDUSLAW's Avik Biswas, Sowmya Kumar and ...

With a view to provide relief to employers and increase the take-home salary for employees, both employer and employee contribution rates have been reduced from 12% to 10% for the months of May, June, and July of 2020 INDUSLAW's Avik Biswas, Sowmya K...

On April 13, 2020, the Government of Karnataka's Labour Department & Department of Information and Public Relations issued an order which outlined specific directions regarding the continuation of the payment of wages and the non-termination of the s...

With the WHO declaring the Coronavirus outbreak a global pandemic, and with confirmed cases in India rising daily, the Government of India and the Government of Karnataka have issued advisories and circulars for citizens to bear in mind. INDUSLAW's A...

The Government of Gujarat introduced the Gujarat Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2019, which came into effect on May 1, 2019. With this, the Gujarat Shops and Establishment Act, 1948 stands repealed....

One of the recent landmark amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 includes placing an obligation on employers to provide facilities. To assist employers in complying with this requirement, the Ministry of Women and Child Development has recen...

Cross border secondments and employee transfers are becoming increasingly common; however, several organizations are unaware of their implications, specifically with respect to social security laws in India. INDUSLAW's Avik Biswas and Sowmya Kumar lo...

The Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Act, 2017 (the "Act") brought into force last year was lauded for its progressiveness and for promoting a more inclusive workforce. However, one of the key stipulations under the Act, requiring every establishment en...

The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (the 'Wages Act') is a Central Government legislation that governs the manner of payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons. The Wages Act, inter alia, ascribes responsibility for the payment of wages, prov...