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Latest Jurisprudence And Compliance Clarifications Under The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("PoSH Act") mandates the constitution of an Internal Committee ("IC") as the primary statutory mechanism for preventing, prohibiting, and redressing instances of sexual harassment in the workplace.

India Employment

LegaLogic

From Fragmentation To Certainty: How India's New Labour Codes Re-Engineer Wages, Exit Payments, And Employer Accountability

Indian labour regulation has historically suffered from statutory fragmentation, allowance-heavy compensation structuring, and delayed exit payments masked as administrative necessity.

India Employment

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Constitutional Equality Prevails: Breaking Gender Barriers In Compassionate Appointments

The judgment delivered by the Orissa High Court in Mani Machha v. State of Odisha represents a watershed moment in Indian administrative law, particularly concerning the intersection of gender equality...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies: Heavy Water Plant Employees Not Covered Under Payment Of Gratuity Act

In a significant ruling delineating the boundary between government service law and labour welfare legislation, the Supreme Court...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Uttar Pradesh Passes Key Bill To Amend Shops And Establishments Law

India Employment

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

The Whistleblower Complaint That Should Have Prevented The Crisis

India Employment

AA

Agama Law Associates

Beyond The Handbook: Why Discipline Needs Process, Not Just Policy

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

"Wages" Redefined: How The Code On Wages Will Impact Salary Structuring

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Technical Resignation As A Bridge, Not A Break: Continuity Of Service And Pension Rights In Indian Service Jurisprudence

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Determining Reimbursement Or FTS For Secondment Of Employees: Toshiba Corporation v. DCIT

India Employment

A

Acuity Law

India's Labour Codes: A Transformative Framework For Employment And Workplace Relations

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Understanding SHe-Box As India's Digital Compliance Framework Under The POSH Act, 2013

India Employment

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Indian Labour Laws And Changing Work Nature

India Employment

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

ELB E-Bulletin - January 2026 | Volume VIII | Issue I

India Employment

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

India's Union Budget 2026 27: An Emerging ESG And Climate Roadmap

India Commercial

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

The 2026 Legal Mandate (Video)

India Law Performance

mI

Counselect Services Pvt. Ltd.

The New Labour Codes In Practice: A Compliance Roadmap For Employers

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

MeitY Signals A Sharper Turn In India's Data Protection Rollout

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Year In Review: 10 Indian Competition Law Judgments That Mattered

India Anti-trust

SA

Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co

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Contract of Employment

Beyond The Handbook: Why Discipline Needs Process, Not Just Policy

Most employers know what to do when an employee violates policy. Few know how to do it right.

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

"Wages" Redefined: How The Code On Wages Will Impact Salary Structuring

The Code on Wages, 2019 ("Wages Code") represents an important change in India's labour law framework.

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Navigating India's New Labour Codes – What Employers Need To Know

As of November 21, 2025, the Labour Codes represent a major change for India in terms of their labour and employment law regime, impacting over 29 central labour law statutes.

India Employment

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

Supreme Court Backs Enforceability Of Bond Clauses In Employment Agreements: Vijaya Bank & Anr. v. Prashant B. Narnaware

India Employment

A

Acuity Law

Moonlighting And Dual Employment: Misconduct Or A Legitimate Economic Right?

India Employment

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Mastering CLRA To OSH Transition – Principal Employer Compliance Roadmap

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

OSH Code – One Unified Health And Safety Framework

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Restrictive Covenants In Employment: Delhi High Court Holds Non-compete Clause Unenforceable Post-termination

India Employment

MP

Majmudar & Partners

Gig Worker Strikes In India: Labour Law Implications And Compliance Risks For Digital Platforms

India Employment

AL

Aarna Law

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Discrimination, Disability & Sexual Harassment

Latest Jurisprudence And Compliance Clarifications Under The Sexual Harassment Of Women At Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition And Redressal) Act, 2013

The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 ("PoSH Act") mandates the constitution of an Internal Committee ("IC") as the primary statutory mechanism for preventing, prohibiting, and redressing instances of sexual harassment in the workplace.

India Employment

LegaLogic

Constitutional Equality Prevails: Breaking Gender Barriers In Compassionate Appointments

The judgment delivered by the Orissa High Court in Mani Machha v. State of Odisha represents a watershed moment in Indian administrative law, particularly concerning the intersection of gender equality...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Understanding SHe-Box As India's Digital Compliance Framework Under The POSH Act, 2013

"Being a victim of such a deplorable act not only dents the esteem of a woman but also takes a toll on her emotional, mental, and physical health."

India Employment

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

ELB E-Bulletin - January 2026 | Volume VIII | Issue I

India Employment

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Litigation Update: Woman Subjected To Harassment By An Outsider Can Approach ICC Under POSH

India Employment

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Reimagining Compensation Under The Motor Vehicles Act: Allahabad High Court Holds Permanently Disabled Minor Entitled To Wages Of A Skilled Workman

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Draft Rules Under The Labour Codes

India Employment

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Conundrum Of Gender Identities (Sensitive Data) In Educational Institutions

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Departmental Exoneration No Shield In Sexual Harassment Cases

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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Retirement, Superannuation & Pensions

Supreme Court Clarifies: Heavy Water Plant Employees Not Covered Under Payment Of Gratuity Act

In a significant ruling delineating the boundary between government service law and labour welfare legislation, the Supreme Court...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Technical Resignation As A Bridge, Not A Break: Continuity Of Service And Pension Rights In Indian Service Jurisprudence

The jurisprudence surrounding pensionary entitlements of government employees in India has consistently evolved under the constitutional vision of a welfare State.

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Part 1 Of India's New Labour Codes – Code On Social Security, 2020

India's labour law landscape underwent a significant transformation on November 21, 2025 with the Ministry of Labour and Employment bringing into force 4 new labour codes ...

India Employment

LO

LexCounsel Law Offices

When Identity Documents Yield To Service Record: Aadhar And Voter Id Cards Not Conclusive Proof Of Date Of Birth

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

AKP Corporate & Compliance Digest January 19, 2026

India Commercial

AP

AK & Partners

8th Pay Commission For State Government Employees: How Much Time Can States Take To Implement 8th CPC Recommendations?

India Employment

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Post-Retirement Disciplinary Action Must Rest On Clear Sanction: Supreme Court Quashes MSWC Debarment

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

India's Gig Workforce: Charting A Distinct Regulatory Future

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Facebook, Whatsapp Is Workplace Under Posh Law : Delhi High Court

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

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Unfair/ Wrongful Dismissal

Contract Performance Disputes In India: Defending Against Termination, LD, And Risk-Purchase Claims

Public and private sector contracts in India often end up in disputes not because contractors underperform, but because projects are delayed, disrupted, or changed mid-stream...

India Government

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Litigation Update – Compelled Self Publication Triggers Defamation

The judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Abhijit Mishra v. Wipro Limited [CS(OS) 31/2021], delivered on 14 July 2025, deals with the interplay between contractual termination rights in private employment and the tort of civil defamation.

India Litigation

MH

Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

Reinstatement vs. Compensation: Is Lump Sum Relief A Practical Alternative Or A Dilution Of Labour Rights?

Organisations are often faced with the complex task of making staffing decisions that align with both business objectives and legal obligations. Termination of employment, though sometimes necessary due...

India Employment

C

Clasis Law

Proving Employment: Delhi HC Reinforces Onus On Workers

India Employment

P

PSA

Can A Woman Be Terminated For Availing Maternity Leave Or Denied Maternity Benefits?

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Navigating Notice Period Under Indian Labour Laws: Essential Insights

India Employment

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

An Interesting Decision Of UK Employment Tribunal How Ignoring "Hello" Or Greetings Of Employees Could Lead To Breach Of Contract And Unfair Dismissal

Worldwide Employment

AL

Anhad Law

KPTCL vs. Sri. S. Kiran [Writ Petition No. 31883 Of 2019]

India Employment

PL

Pioneer Legal

Restrictive Covenants In Employment Contracts: An Indian Perspective

India Employment

JoyceLaw

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Latest Videos

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OSH Code 2020 Explained | Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

[Live] The New Labour Codes: Strategic HR Policy Transformation For Compliance-Ready Organisations (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Fostering Awareness Among Employees On Insider Trading Compliance (Video)

CP

Corporate Professionals

Employment Law Briefing: Episode 1 (Video)

BA

BTG Advaya

What The Central And State Governments Can Do To Help Employers And Employees Amidst Covid19

GC

GameChanger Law Advisors

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