Employment Laws in India have traditionally been governed by contracts as well as various legislations, both at the central and state level.
In recent weeks, layoff has gripped the Indian Startup sector. As the market tightens, founders need to revisit their business strategies.
Taking que from the regulatory frameworks of countries across the world, India should aim to formalize “Work From Home” policies.
Read about The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020; consolidation of its salient features and an analysis of its implications.
In the Union Budget 2019, the Government has pushed ahead with such reforms and proposed to streamline over 44 central laws and over 100 State laws pertaining to labour into 4 major Labour Codes, with the objective of increasing the ‘ease of doing business’ and ‘Make in India’ initiatives. Read more.
Read about the recent Supreme Court judgment that answered the question of whether “special allowances” would fall within the expression “basic wages” for Provident Fund (PF) contribution.
