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A Promising Start, But More Needed: Telangana’s Gig Worker Draft Bill
While the Bill is commendable in introducing several key protection measures, its ultimate success depends to a large extent on the Gig and Platform Workers Welfare Board and the nature of the welfare schemes it devises.
Shubhranshu, Vashmath Potluri
Jul 187 min read
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Regulating Recruiters in Digital Age: Maharashtra’s 2025 Placement Agency Law and Battle Between Worker Protection and Platform Freedom
The analysis below explores the ambiguity under Maharashtra private placement agency law, probes constitutional frictions with the Information Technology Act 2000 — particularly safe‑harbour protection for online intermediaries— and weighs possible repugnancy under Article 254.
Shubhanshu Dubey
Jul 47 min read
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The Silent Gap in POSH Enforcement: What Happens When the Internal Committee Falters?
The remedial structure of the Act falls short of addressing circumstances where the IC itself fails to perform its duties by not rendering a recommendation.
Prem Parwani
Apr 168 min read
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Assessing the Significance of ‘Lifting the Corporate Veil’ under Labour Legislation
The article explores the contours of ‘piercing the corporate veil’ and assesses its significance in various employment contexts.
Shikhar Aggarwal
Nov 23, 20248 min read
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Quiet Quitting: Assessing Legality and Rationale
[ Vadita is a student at National University of Juridical Sciences. ] Post-COVID-19-pandemic, we are in the midst of what is coined as...
Vadita Agarwal
Aug 31, 20249 min read
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Decoding a Hidden Exception under Fourth Schedule of Industrial Disputes Act 1947
To interpret the subtle provision in Item 11 of Fourth Schedule of Industrial Disputes Act, the author adopts a methodological approach.
Mustafa Topiwala
Aug 23, 20246 min read
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Fair Trial or Witch Hunt? Has the PoSH Pendulum Swung Too Far?
The HC’s judgment, while progressive, highlights the need for a comprehensive re-evaluation of the PoSH framework.
Agam Gupta
Aug 9, 20248 min read
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IDA, Corporate Governance, and Judicial Role in Preventing Workers’ Victimization during Pending Disputes
SC’s direction to mediate in the present case was normatively untenable from the perspective of the principles of corporate governance.
Saumya Singh, Aprajita
Jun 7, 20249 min read
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Navigating Continuous Service Conundrum under the Payment of Gratuity Act
Thus, employers under the garb of transfer to different entities should be restrained from avoiding payment of gratuity.
Himanshu Gupta, Nandika Seth
Mar 8, 20246 min read
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Promoters v/s Persons in Control and its Effect on ESOP Regulations
This article looks into some notable changes brought in by the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations 2021.
Gunjan Modi
Sep 3, 20235 min read
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Handshakes on Headhunting? The Legality of No-Poach Agreements
[Shivansh is a student at NALSAR University of Law.] A no-poach agreement is one wherein two or more employers enter into an accord to...
Shivansh Shukla
Jul 30, 20236 min read
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Navigating the Shift: SARs as a New Frontier For Employee Incentives In India
The article studies the legality of SARs as an alternative option to ESOPs.
Amika Choudhry, Simran Srivastava
Jul 14, 20236 min read
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Exoneration in Inquiry and Subsequent Discharge in Criminal Proceedings: A Brain-teasing Discourse
On the question whether exoneration in inquiry proceedings would terminate the criminal proceedings, the Supreme Court seems to be divided.
Sampoorna Chatterjee
Mar 4, 20237 min read
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Proof of Gainful Employment (or Lack Thereof): Whose Burden Is It?
The authors examine the approach of the judiciary on the issue of burden of proof to establish existence or absence of gainful employment.
Archika Dudhwewala, Deeksha Malik
Nov 6, 20215 min read
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Dispute Resolution under Industrial Relations Code: A Mixed Bag of Hits and Misses?
This article inter alia aims to bring out the contrast between dispute resolution mechanisms under IDA and IRC.
Mitali Kshatriya
May 5, 20216 min read
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New Law, Same Old Mistake? Failed Opportunity to Amend Section 33A of the ID Act
The author helps us navigate through Sections 33 and 33A of the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 and critically analyses the same.
Gursimar Setia
Apr 27, 20216 min read
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New Investment Pattern for Provident Funds – Happy Medium for Everyone?
Authors analyze the investment pattern vis-Ã -vis the risk aptitude of PFs and how the same would be a win-win for PFs and specified sectors.
Aman Jha, Anurag Shah
Apr 6, 20216 min read
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How the SC has Modified the Test of Universality for EPF Contributions w/o Coming Out in Clear Words
[Anmol Jain is a student at National Law University, Jodhpur.] In Bridge and Roof v. Union of India (Bridge and Roof), a 6-judge bench of...
Anmol Jain
Apr 20, 20205 min read
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Gig Economy and Attempts at Regulation
[Sameer Hegde is an articled trainee who has worked at a Big 4 auditing firm and a reputed medium sized auditing firm, and is a student...
Sameer Hegde
Jan 18, 20206 min read
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Poverty, Working Conditions and Wages: Legal and Reputational Risks in a Globalised World
[Deeksha Malik is the Founder-Editor at IRCCL.] On January 16, 2018, China Labour Watch released a report titled Apple’s Failed CSR...
Deeksha Malik
Oct 29, 20197 min read
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