Employment Laws

“We all know that women are half the world and hold up half the sky but where are they when it comes to equality?” - Leela Seth ...

In one of its recent decisions, the Kerala High Court ("Court")in Rasitha C.H. vs State of Kerala and Others has reinstated that merely on the basis of being contractual employees, women cannot be deprived of the maternity benefits. The judgement has been propounded by Justice A. Muhamed Mustaque. ...

The Ease of Compliance Rules enables employers to maintain consolidated registers instead of the larger number required before. The government recognized the need to simplify and expedite compliances under the nine national labour laws....