In the era of ease of doing business in India, the labour ministry has finally simplified procedures in relation to the maintenance of registers under various labour laws prevalent in India. Ministry of Labour and Employment on 21st February, 2017 has notified the Ease Of Compliance To Maintain Register Under Various Labour Law Rules, 2017... Continue Reading →

Factories (Maharashtra) Amendment Act (“Amendment Act”) has come into force on 2nd December, 2015 after receiving the assent of the President. The Amendment Act shall specifically be applicable to the State of Maharashtra. The amended provisions shall be in consonance with the Factories Act, 1948 (“Principal Act”) and shall only replace the relevant provisions as... Continue Reading →

  The Gujarat High Court, in its judgment delivered on 9th June, 2016, in the case of ‘Bil Metal Industries v. Rameshbhai Gordhanbhai Solanki & Anr[1].’ has settled a key area of dispute regarding compensation of injured workers under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 (“Act”). Background The Commissioner awarded compensation of INR 1,58,615.43 with 12%... Continue Reading →

 The retrospective applicability of the Payment of Bonus (Amendment) Act, 2005 (“Amendment Act”) has already been stayed by various high courts and has been dealt in detail in our previous blog. This post seeks to highlight a Bombay High Court decision on the matter. Tech Mahindra v. Union of India                                                                 The Hon’ble High Court of Bombay has... Continue Reading →

Introduction The Payment of Bonus Act 1965 (“Act”) is applicable to every factory and other establishment in which 20 (twenty) or more persons are employed on any day during a financial year. The Act provides for the payment of bonus to person employed in certain establishments on the basis of profits or on the basis... Continue Reading →

The Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, was enacted as a social security measure to provide relief to employees for injury caused by industrial accidents. In 2009, the Workmen's Compensation Act was amended to “Employees' Compensation Act.” The substitution of the term 'workman' with 'employee' was made in order to make the law gender neutral. Under this Act, an employer is liable to compensate, in... Continue Reading →