Search Results for Tag : Labour
International Cases
Labour Court has concurrent jurisdiction with civil courts to hear and determine any matter concerning a contract of employment(18.09.2019)
The narrow issue in present appeal is whether the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Johannesburg, had the jurisdiction to determine the Appellant’s .....
Tags : Salary, Labour Court, Jurisdiction
Statute
Model Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016(29.06.2016)
The Union Cabinet looked into disseminating the Model Shops and Establishment (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Bill, 2016 to State.....
Tags : labour, retail, operational freedoms, night shift
Judgments
Divisional Railway Manager a 'factory'(03.08.2015)
The Supreme Court held that a canteen at the Divisional Railway Manager, Moradabad was a 'statutory canteen'. With all requirements of a factory save .....
Tags : railway, factory, labour
SC reverses labour court’s reinstatement of defrauding bus conductor(23.06.2016)
The labour court may interfere with punishment award only when such punishment is not other justified, the Supreme Court held.
In the insta.....
Tags : bus conductor, criminal breach of trust, labour
Top Story
Online portal PENCIL launched by Union Government for effective implementation of National Child Labour Project(26.09.2017)
Child labour is a social evil which hampers development of future generation of society and deprives children of their childhood. Poverty and illitera.....
Tags : Child labour, Portal, Launch
Kerala’s attempt to regulate hartals, legislate world peace next(05.02.2016)
Public comment on Kerala’s Regulation of Hartal Bill, 2015 remained di.....
Tags : Kerala, hartal, bill, 2016, strike, labour
Notifications & Circulars
Improving working conditions of labourers through reform in Labour Laws(09.08.2017)
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has taken a number of legislative initiatives in labour laws during the last 3 years. Such initiatives include: .....
Tags : Labourers, Working condition, Improvement
Code on Wages Bill 2017(05.09.2017)
As part of labour law reforms, the Government has undertaken the exercise of rationalisation of the 38 Labour Acts by framing 4 labour codes viz Code .....
Tags : Wages Bill, Labour law, Reforms
Eradication of Child Labour(18.07.2018)
Child Labour is an outcome of various socio-economic problems such as poverty, economic backwardness, illiteracy etc. As per 2011 Census, the number o.....
Tags : Child Labour, Eradication, Enforcement, Provisions
Global Conventions on Child Labour(24.07.2017)
After the enactment of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016, Government has recently ratified the International Labour Orga.....
Tags : Child Labour, Convention, Global
Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour(10.07.2019)
The Government of India has implemented a Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer, 2016 for providing rehabilitation assistance to.....
Tags : Rehabilitation, Bonded Labour, Scheme
New Labour Code(12.12.2022)
The Government has formulated four Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 20.....
Tags : Labour Code, Draft Rules, Protection, Workers
Restriction on EPF withdrawal(05.05.2016)
The Minister for Labour and Employment outlined the restrictions on withdrawal of funds from the Employees Provident Fund Scheme. Instances when withd.....
Tags : Employees provident fund, withdrawal, labour and industrial
Government proposes harder fight against bonded labour(17.05.2016)
The central government announced proposals to make the Rehabilitation of Bonded Labour Scheme more effective. The scheme now envisages an increase in .....
Tags : Bonded labour, rehabilitation, corpus, financial assistance
Government makes compliance of Labour Laws and Rules easy(10.04.2017)
The Government has undertaken an exercise to promote ease of compliance of Labour Laws and Rules by various establishments. The "Rationalisation of Fo.....
Tags : Labour laws, Compliance, Ease of
News
Supreme Court Defines Tests to Find Out Whether Contract Labourers are Direct Employees or Not?(12.06.2019)
Supreme Court has observed while applying tests laid down by precedents for determining whether a contract labourer is a direct employee or not has qu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contract Labourers
Bombay HC Directs State to Ensure Basic Amenities for Labourers/ Migrants(02.04.2020)
Bombay High Court has asked the State authorities to take immediate steps to ensure that all migrant workers are provided with basic amenities, during.....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Basic Amenities for Labourers/ Migrants
Kerala HC Directs District Labour Officers to Monitor Conditions of Migrant Labourers(06.04.2020)
Kerala High Court has directed all District Labour Officers to work in coordination with the respective District Legal Services Authorities to monitor.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Conditions of Migrant Labourers
Kerala HC: To be Poor is Not a Crime(09.01.2023)
Kerala High Court while ordering release of two children who were sent to shelter home for alleged forced child labour, has held that children helping.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Shelter Home, Child Labour
Rajya Sabha Passes The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill(20.07.2016)
Rajya Sabha has passed The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, which prohibits employment of children below 14 years in all occu.....
Tags : Rajya Sabha , Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill
Lok Sabha Passes Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill(27.07.2016)
Lok Sabha has passed Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill, making employment of children below 14 years as cognisable offence for .....
Tags : Lok Sabha, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Bill
Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour) Amendment Rules, 2021(28.06.2021)
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 218A read with section 457 of the
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Central Government, ha.....
Tags : Merchant Shipping, Maritime Labour
Overlapping/Conflict between Central and State Labour Laws(07.12.2016)
The 'Labour' is a subject included in the Concurrent List in the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. The concept of "Appropriate Government.....
Tags : Conflict, Labour Laws, Centre-state
Launching of Pencil Portal to Eliminate Child Labour(27.12.2017)
Government has developed an online portal PENCIL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour) which was launched on 26.9.2017. The purpose.....
Tags : Pencil Portal, Launch, Eliminate Child Labour
Labour migration in India increasing at an accelerating rate, reveals new study: Economic Survey 2016-17(31.01.2017)
New estimates of labour migration in India have revealed that inter-state labor mobility is significantly higher than previous estimates. This was sta.....
Tags : Labour migration, Increase, Study
Rationalisation of Labour Laws(06.02.2017)
Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more effective and contemp.....
Tags : Labour laws, Reforms, Rationalisation
ILO recommendations on transition from informal to formal economy approved(06.01.2016)
The Union Cabinet has approved presenting before Parliament the International Labour Organization’s Recommendations (No. 204) concering ‘Tags : Workers, Employers, Contract Labour
Supreme Court: Industrial Court is the Proper Forum to Decide Issues Relating to Contract Labour(30.01.2026)
Supreme Court held that disputes relating to the employment and termination of contract labour must be adjudicated by the Industrial Court constituted.....
Tags : Industrial Court, Proper Forum, Contract Labour
MP High Court: Labour Laws are Beneficial, and Hyper-Technical Limitation Views Must be Avoided(03.02.2026)
MP HC held that workmen’s claims should not be dismissed on hyper-technical limitation grounds, especially when delays arose from COVID-19 or lack of .....
Tags : Labour Laws, Hyper-Technical Limitation, Beneficial
Kerala HC: Labour Court Can Extend Time to Comply With Award Even After Enforceability under ID Act(23.02.2026)
Kerala High Court recently held that a Labour Court can extend the time for compliance with its awards under Section 17A of the Industrial Disputes Ac.....
Tags : Labour Court, Award, Industrial Disputes Act
SC Orders District-Wise Survey to Ensure POSH Act Compliance by Employers(13.08.2025)
The Supreme Court has directed all States and UTs to conduct a district-wise survey within 6 weeks to ensure compliance with the POSH Act, especially .....
Tags : POSH Act, Internal Committee, Supreme Court, Labour Commissioner, District Officer, Workplace Harassment, Compliance Survey, NALSA, SheBox
Madras HC Dismisses Sanitation Worker's Challenge, Upholds Minimum Wage Rights(21.08.2025)
Madras HC dismissed a sanitation worker's plea against outsourcing in Zones 5 & 6 of Greater Chennai Corporation, ruling that privatization is a polic.....
Tags : Madras HC, Labour Law, Employment, Privatization, Minimum Wages
Government to Fix Minimum Wage Rate for Unskilled Agricultural Labour(02.11.2016)
Labour Ministry has decided to fix minimum wage at Rs 350 per day for Unskilled Agricultural Labour in C-class towns in central sphere to be effective.....
Tags : Labour Ministry, minimum wage, Unskilled Agricultural Labour
Government Announces Labour Law Exemption for Startups Up to 3 Years(10.03.2016)
Government has announced that Start-ups have been exempted from nine labour laws for a period of three years to promote and incentivise the entreprene.....
Tags : Government, Start-ups , Labour Law Exemption
Govt Eases Compliance Burden Under Labour Laws(27.02.2017)
Government has simplified maintenance of Labour registers related to details of employees, their salaries, loans/recoveries, attendance etc by establi.....
Tags : Labour Laws, Compliance
Delhi High Court Seeks Report on Efforts to Rehabilitate Bonded Labourers(11.04.2018)
Delhi High Court has ordered the Labour Ministry, Police and New Delhi government to report on efforts to rehabilitate people rescued from bonded labo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Bonded Labour
CRIMINAL - Delhi HC Imposes Fine on Couple and Asks to Plant 100 Trees for Child Labour(05.03.2019)
Delhi High Court has agreed to quash a complaint against a couple, who had employed a minor for household work, and directed them to plant 100 trees a.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Child Labour
Delhi HC: Air India’s Privatization Does Not Bar Article 226 Challenges to Labour Tribunal Awards(11.05.2026)
Del HC held that writ petitions challenging Labour Court & Industrial Tribunal awards remain maintainable even after Air India’s privatisation, while .....
Tags : Air India; Labour Tribunal; Privatization
Delhi High Court: Labour Courts Cannot Decide Disputed TA/DA Claims under Section 33C(2) of ID Act(13.05.2026)
Delhi High Court held that under Section 33C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, Labour Courts can only compute or recover pre-existing service benefit.....
Tags : Labour Courts; Industrial Disputes Act; Service
Delhi High Court: Employer’s Delhi Head Office Alone Does Not Give Delhi Labour Courts Jurisdiction(13.05.2026)
Delhi High Court held that the place of employment and where termination takes effect determine jurisdiction in industrial disputes, adding that an em.....
Tags : Head Office; Labour Courts; Jurisdiction
J&K&L High Court: Seasonal Labourers Cannot Be Regularised Amid Government’s Blanket Ban(15.05.2026)
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court held that courts exercising powers under Article 226 cannot direct regularisation of seasonal labourers where th.....
Tags : Seasonal Labourers; Regularised; Government’s Blanket Ban
SC: Casual Labourers With Temporary Status are Eligible For Pension Even Without Regularisation(02.06.2026)
SC ruled that long-serving casual workers engaged in continuous, permanent nature of government work are entitled to pensionary benefits even without .....
Tags : Casual Labourers; Pension; Regularisation