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COMPLIMENT VS. SEXUAL HARASSMENT -By Pavani Macker “You look beautiful Gloria,” complimented Mr Phil, her Superior. Even Though, it was merely a compliment but it was frowned upon by Gloria’s colleagues for, Mr Phil, their Superior, to have said that as it was not a workplace appropriate comment and could easily be construed as a [...]

September 6, 2021 Newsletter 155/21 REVOLUTIONARY JUDGMENT OF THE HON’BLE SUPREME COURT IN BOCW MATTERS UPPTC vs CG Power and Industrial Solutions FACTS The respondent had entered into a Framework Agreement with the petitioner for the construction of substations, installation and erection of pipelines and equipment for the generation and transmission or distribution of power. [...]

PERSONAL FEUD WITH MALE SUPERIOR AT WORKPLACE IS NOT SEXUAL HARASSMENT By H.L. Kumar Merely on the basis of some personal feud between her in some other transaction particularly with regard to the conduct of the functions and taking credit in that function or because the Petitioner was not getting well with the Respondent, and [...]

Once Scared, Employers are NOW Prepared to Engage APPRENTICES By Advocate H.L. Kumar Apprentice training is considered the best form of shop floor training and increases employee’s productivity. It also helps employer’s lower employee acquisition costs. The government is likely to allow Indian firms to deploy apprentices in their operations abroad if they so wish [...]

AN OVERVIEW ON LABOUR WELFARE FUND By Advocate Siddharth Macker The Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) is a noble initiative and scheme that was introduced by the Government of India to aid and assist, and in turn provide a framework of social security in the unorganised sector. Labour Welfare Fund is applicable across the country in [...]

The new codes are the demand of the changing time and changing requirements. It balances the labour welfare and industry welfare," - Santosh Gangwar, Labour and Employment Minister A country like India when observed chronologically, would churn out that labour initially was unskilled and unempowered. However, In the early two decades of economic liberalization, the [...]