Employment Law
INDUSLAW's employment team advises clients on all aspects of
employment law including litigation, transactional and advisory matters.
We assist in the management of employment risks at all levels in addition to providing strategic, board-level advice on employment-related and compliance issues, as well as day-to-day support for human resources departments and in-house counsels.
Our employment team advises on:
We assist in the management of employment risks at all levels in addition to providing strategic, board-level advice on employment-related and compliance issues, as well as day-to-day support for human resources departments and in-house counsels.
Our employment team advises on:
- Employment agreements and policies, employee severance, structuring of compensation and benefits, consulting and secondment arrangements, termination of contracts, confidentiality and non-compete arrangements
- All types of employment litigation, mediation and dispute resolution
- Employment aspects of mergers, takeovers and buyouts
- Taxation issues and other legal requirements that arise when sending employees to foreign countries and recruiting from abroad
- Employee communication, drafting service regulations and handbooks
- Conducting disciplinary proceedings and related documentation
- Whistleblower, harassment and FCPA investigations
- Employment law audits, reduction-in-force (RIF) exercises, and employment law training exercises for Legal and HR personnel
INDUSLAW is the exclusive
India member of L&E Global, an
alliance of employers counsel worldwide.
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publications
Employment Law
CORPORATE INDIA NEEDS TO UP ITS COMPLIANCE...
Another challenge facing corporate houses in such situations is the difficulty in collecting evidence while investigating allegations of sexual harassment. "In most cases, the evidence...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS - ENFORCEMENT OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS...
Companies and organizations include "restrictive covenants" in employment agreements, to protect their trade secrets, confidential information and human resources. The restrictive covenants essentially place restrictions...
Employment Law
WOMEN'S SAFETY: E-COMMERCE COMPANIES NEED TO DO...
When I am alone at home I am not comfortable with them coming into my house, especially when my neighbours aren't home," she says. "It...
Employment Law
FIVE LAWS THAT THE FINANCE MINISTER PROPOSES...
The Budget promises to come up with a plan to consolidate labour laws under four subjects: wages, industrial relations, social security and working conditions.Fragmentation is...
Employment Law
REVISED WAGE LIMIT UNDER THE EMPLOYEES’ STATE...
The Employees’ State Insurance (Central) Rules, 1950 ("Rules") has been recently amended and the wage limit for coverage of an employee under the Employees’ State...
Employment Law
EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT CAMPAIGN
The Government has amended the Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, launching the 'Employees Enrollment Campaign, 2017' (the "Campaign").
Employment Law
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEES: REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLAINTS RELATING...
The Delhi High Court on February 16, 2017, in the matter of Ashok Kumar Singh v. University of Delhi & Ors pronounced on the nature...
Employment Law
AMENDMENTS TO THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (the "Act") has been recently subject to certain significant amendments. Women employees are now entitled to additional maternity leave and...
Employment Law
UNION CABINET APPROVES THE WAGE CODE
The Second National Labour Commission in 2002, recommended the division of labour laws into four or five broad groups concerning wages, social security, safety, industrial...
Employment Law
REVISION OF WAGE CEILING UNDER THE PAYMENT...
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...
Employment Law
NEW ACT TO REGULATE SHOPS & ESTABLISHMENTS...
The Government of Maharashtra published the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 (the 'New Act') earlier in September....
Employment Law
The Executive Remuneration Review Edition 6
When dealing with executive remuneration or compensation, the trend in today's growing market is to find a fine balance between the act of rewarding executives...
Employment Law
WORK FORCE STRUCTURING & TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT
Structuring your corporate workforce raises a number of regulatory matters which require careful consideration. Namita Viswanath recently discussed best practices at an Employment Law seminar...
Employment Law
KARNATAKA INTRODUCES DRAFT RULES UNDER MATERNITY BENEFIT...
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....
Employment Law
INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS TO AND FROM INDIA :...
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...
Employment Law
NATIONAL GUIDELINES ON ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION UNDER...
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...
Corporate & CommercialEmployment LawTechnology, Media & TelecommunicationsGovernment & RegulatoryInsolvency & Restructuring & Banking & Finance
Key Legal Developments 2018
During 2018, our lawyers shared their thoughts on a number of major legal developments impacting the Indian economy, spanning a wide arc from data usage...
Employment Law
Special Allowances Fall Within The Definition of...
In a significant ruling at the end of February, the Supreme Court held that special allowances are to be included in the definition of basic...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
KARNATAKA EXTENDS EXEMPTION FROM STANDING ORDERS
On May 25, 2019, the Government of Karnataka issued a notification to extend the exemption from the applicability of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act,...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
NEW ACT INTRODUCED TO REGULATE SHOPS &...
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...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
GOVERNMENT REDUCES THE RATE OF EMPLOYEES STATE...
Under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1946, the contribution, at a specified rate, payable to the ESI Corporation in respect of an employee comprises both...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
TELANGANA GOVERNMENT INTRODUCES SEXUAL HARASSMENT ELECTRONIC BOX...
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 stipulates that all entities with more than or equal to 10 employees...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
MAHARASHTRA GOVERNMENT REQUIRES REGISTRATION OF INTERNAL COMMITTEES...
The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 stipulates that all entities with more than or equal to 10 employees...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
UNION CABINET PASSES THE CODE ON WAGES,...
The Union Cabinet, on July 3, 2019, passed the Code on Wages, 2017, which amalgamates, simplifies and rationalizes the provisions of the Payment of Wages...
Employment Law
INDIA AND THE GIG ECONOMY
A "gig economy" involves a temporary contractual job that a person may take, on a project-to-project basis, for which the payment is made once the...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND...
On August 23, 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Employment proposed to amend the Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, by way of...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
LATEST DIRECTIONS BY THE EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND...
On August 28, 2019, the EPF Department issued a notice to all Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner (Zones) and Regional Provident Fund Commissioners (Regional Offices)...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
EMPLOYERS IN INDIA AND CORONAVIRUS
With coronavirus cases in India increasing, it is becoming important for employers to ensure, as part of their statutory obligations or otherwise, that the workplace...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
GIG ECONOMY - LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS
The law concerning gig economy has seen transformational changes in the year 2019. This article discusses the developments in the law relating to gig economy...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
COVID-19 | MEASURES BY THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT...
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...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
COVID-19| UPDATES - MEASURES BY VARIOUS STATE...
The delivery and administration of health care largely rests with individual states in India as health care is a state subject. In view of the...
Employment Law
COVID-19 | FAQ for Employers
As confirmed cases of COVID-19 soar across the world including India, the Central Government together with various State Governments, predictably, have issued a number of...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
COVID-19-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES AND POSSIBLE CHANGES TO WORKPLACE...
While steps are being taken to address the COVID-19 situation, and hopefully, establishments and factories will return to business soon, it would be prudent that...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
COVID-19 PANDEMIC - WHAT EMPLOYERS MAY EXPECT...
As the world continues to make efforts to recover from the impact of COVID-19, business in India are also preparing to commence operations, soon after...
Employment Law
KARNATAKA ORDER ON DISMISSALS AND REDUCTION OF...
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...
Employment Law
FAQ ON MHA GUIDELINES FOR PRIVATE EMPLOYERS
As India has entered into the second phase of the lockdown in its fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has now permitted...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
COVID-19 | TEMPORARY REDUCTION IN EPF CONTRIBUTIONS
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...
Employment Law
KARNATAKA GOVERNMENT'S NOTIFICATION ON FACTORY WORKERS
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...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
Infolex Alert : Supreme Court Order On...
The Hon’ble Supreme Court, on Friday, June 12, 2020, pronounced its order in the matter concerning the petitions filed by private companies challenging the Ministry...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
InfoAlert- Labour Laws Amendments - Initiatives by...
The central government as well as state governments have been, in the recent past, introducing several amendments to labor and employment statutes to ease the...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
Info-alert - The Industrial Disputes and Certain...
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...
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
InfoAlert– Government of Haryana amends the Factories...
The Government of Haryana has amended the Factories Act, 1948 in respect of its applicability to the State of Haryana vide gazette notification dated July...
Employment Law
Infolex Article | Three new Labour Codes...
INDUSLAW is a multi-specialty Indian law firm with 42 partners and over 150 lawyers across four offices in Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai....
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
Impact on Pending Inquiries and Disputes under...
With the 4 labour codes having received the assent from the President of India, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has successfully consolidated 29 central...
Employment Law
Infolex NewsAlert - Shops and Commercial Establishments...
The Government of Karnataka has permitted shops and commercial establishments in Karnataka employing 10 or more persons to remain open on a 24 x 7...
Employment Law
IndusLaw FAQs Covid-19 Vaccination in India
As India has started rolling out its vaccination program, INDUSLAW’s Employment Law practice group has received several queries from employers on the subject....
Employment Law & Government & Regulatory
GOVERNMENT OF HARYANA ENACTS A NEW LAW...
On March 02, 2021, the Governor of Haryana provided his assent to the Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, 2020. While the statute has...
Employment Law
IndusLaw Employment Corner Bulletin - March-May 2021
The Employment Law Practice Group, in its Employment Corner Bulletin, discusses the key statutory and jurisprudential updates and developments that took place in Indian Employment...
Employment Law
A new era for LGBTQIA+ Rights in...
As the world celebrates June as the Pride Month, our Employment Law practice group members Rithika Reddy and Vaibhav Bhardwaj evaluate whether there is a...
Employment Law
Diversity & Inclusion in Workplace
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...
Employment Law & Anti-Bribery & Anti-Corruption
TIPS TO CONDUCT AN EFFECTIVE REMOTE INVESTIGATION
As the world gets increasingly accustomed to ‘work from home’ arrangements for the immediate future, our colleagues Avik Biswas and Rithika Reddy list out some...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CORNER BULLETIN – JUNE - JULY...
Are penalty clauses becoming popular in offer letters nowadays? Are employers increasingly thinking of offering medical coverage for infertility treatment for their women employees? Our...
Employment Law
MANDATORY LINKING OF AADHAAR NUMBER WITH PROVIDENT...
INDUSLAW's Avik Biswas, Rithika Reddy and Advika Madhok provide an important update on the mandatory linking of Aadhar with Provident Fund accounts, pursuant...
Employment Law
COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVES IN INDIA: STORY SO...
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...
Employment Law
Infolex Newsalert | Simplified Shops and Establishment...
The Government of Delhi has recently released the draft Delhi Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Rules, 2021, which seeks to align the general practice followed for...
Employment Law
Bombay HC issues guidelines to preserve anonymity...
The Bombay High Court recently laid down detailed guidelines to preserve anonymity in sexual harassment cases. INDUSLAW’s Vaibhav Bhardwaj, Sowmya Kumar and Disha...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CORNER BULLETIN – AUGUST – SEPTEMBER...
Are employers increasingly exploring the 4 day working week model? Will uniform parental leave policies become a norm in the near future? Is our anti-sexual...
Employment Law
OVERVIEW OF THE HARYANA STATE EMPLOYMENT OF...
The Haryana Government on November 6, 2021 notified a law that requires private sector employers to reserve 75% of jobs that offer a monthly salary...
Employment Law
CHAMBERS AND PARTNERS EMPLOYMENT 2021 GLOBAL PRACTICE...
The Covid-19 pandemic has witnessed the Indian employment sector effectuate several measures aimed at alleviating the hardships of various stakeholders. Our colleagues Avik Biswas, Vaibhav...
Employment Law
APPLICABILITY OF GST TO EMPLOYEE PAYMENTS
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...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CORNER BULLETIN – OCT - NOV...
Does the Internal Complaints Committee have jurisdiction to investigate a sexual harassment complaint against an employee who qualifies as an 'employer' under the law? Are...
Employment Law
HYBRID WORK MODEL: THE FUTURE OF THE...
While the hybrid work model has proven to be beneficial in several ways, there remain quite a few challenges that need to be addressed for...
Employment Law
Haryana Government Notifies Law Enforcing 75% Reservation
The Haryana Government enforced a law on January 15, 2022 requiring private sector employers to reserve 75% of jobs that offer a monthly salary of...
Employment Law
Deadline for submission of annual report under...
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...
Employment Law
Interim Stay on Law Enforcing 75% Reservation...
On February 2, 2022, the High Court of Punjab and Haryana ordered an interim stay on the applicability of the law that enforced a 75%...
Employment Law
Supreme Court Allows Law Enforcing 75% Reservation...
On February 17, 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the interim stay order issued by the Punjab and Haryana High Court, thereby lifting the ban on...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CORNER BULLETIN – Dec '21 -...
In this Employment Corner bulletin (December 2021 – February 2022), we discuss important judgments dealing with issues such as:
(1) An employee can be dismissed...
Employment Law
EMPLOYMENT CORNER BULLETIN – Mar '22 -...
Onus of proof is always on the employee who alleges wrongful dismissal and claims back wages, to establish that the employee was not gainfully employed...
Employment Law
WORK FROM HOME GUIDELINES FOR SEZs
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, on July 14, 2022, issued the Special Economic Zones (Third Amendment) Rules, 2022, introducing regulations with respect to work...
Employment Law
KARNATAKA HIGH COURT UPHOLDS INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES’...
The Karnataka High Court recently dismissed an appeal challenging the validity of the Karnataka Government’s order for increasing the retirement age of workmen from 58...
