... despite the noise and availability of public support to enforce POSH laws including the adoption of POSH policies by the corporate, there are no reliable statistics for analysing the extent to which employers comply with POSH and number of complaints raised and redressed...
Tamil Nadu Provides Creche Guidelines Under Maternity Law
The Government of Tamil Nadu vide notification no. SRO A-1/2021, has amended the Tamil Nadu Maternity Benefit Rules, 1967 (“Rules”) under the powers conferred by Section 28 of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. As per the amendment, a new Rule 6A has been inserted in the principal Rules which mandates every establishment with 50 or... Continue Reading →
Kerala Maternity Leave Update: Maternity Leave for Women Officers being Contractual Employees
This position has further been crystallised by the Kerala High Court in the case of Rakhi P.V. and Orsv. State of Kerala¸[1] wherein it was asserted that all women employees, whether or not employed on a contractual basis, are entitled to the benefit of enhanced maternity leave without any discrimination.
Update: Notification under the Karnataka Shops & Commercial Establishments Act
Businesses, operating across the spectrum, have been struggling to stay afloat in the throes of the pandemic. In a recent step to aid the beleaguered businesses, the Labour Department of the Government of Karnataka has, through a notification dated January 2, 2021 (“the Notification”), allowed all shops and establishments in the State, employing ten or... Continue Reading →
WOMEN PERMITTED TO WORK AT NIGHT IN FACTORIES (KARNATAKA)
Women, who earlier stayed at home fulfilling domestic duties, are now considered as the backbone of any economy. She is participating in the process of economic development on an equal footing with men, simultaneously managing both home and work. Women have moved away from their traditional roles of homemaker and child rearing to social and... Continue Reading →
New Wage Code: Simpler or Wider
There has been a lot of noise about the New Wage Code that has come into effect a few weeks ago. We have tried to simpliciter provide a map to decipher the New Wage Code and our thoughts are distilled into this Code of Wages - ALA Outlook. We would be happy to receive feedback... Continue Reading →