'Resign or we will terminate you': HC advocate shares how to avoid this HR ultimatum and forced resignation trapCompanies often pressure employees into resigning to avoid legal obligations. As per a HC advocate, a forced resignation under threat is no...
22 Jul, 2026, 03.22 PM IST
UTMB fires Texas nurse after viral video suggesting she refused to treat patients watching Fox News, sparking outrage over political bias in healthcareA University of Texas Medical Branch nurse faced termination after a viral video showed her reacting negatively to Fox News in a patient's ...
05 Jul, 2026, 05.05 PM IST
Medical leave exhausted, leave without pay option exercised; when and if termination will follow? What does labour law sayEmployees exceeding their leave quota may face termination if it's coupled with poor performance and lack of communication. Indian labour l...
11 Feb, 2026, 03.03 PM IST
Employer can’t punish you for taking entitled leaves under New Labour Code 2025: know moreNew labour code 2025 ensures employees cannot face penalties for utilizing their full leave entitlements. Employers are barred from reducin...
29 Jan, 2026, 07.45 PM IST
Cashier given ‘manager’ designation and fired; Supreme Court observed that nomenclature was ‘eyewash’ and it restores his job with past salaryThe Supreme Court has reinstated a hotel cashier wrongly dismissed. The court ruled his 'manager' title was a mere formality. His actual du...
19 Jan, 2026, 11.52 AM IST
Pilots are 'workmen' under labour law, salary or title not decisive: Delhi High CourtA significant verdict from the Delhi High Court declares that airline pilots fall under the category of 'workmen' as per labor laws. The co...
13 Dec, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
How new Labour Codes will impact your salary, gratuity and provident fund payments once implementedAlthough all four Labour Codes were notified by 2020, their implementation has been pending for over four years. State governments are requ...
08 Jul, 2025, 10.30 AM IST
Top executives skip the sweet talk, approach lawyers and consultants to negotiate contractsNew Chief Executive Officers in India are now carefully negotiating their employment agreements. This is due to increased performance press...
01 May, 2025, 11.04 PM IST
Five rights every employee must be aware ofUnderstanding your rights as an employee is crucial when transitioning from college to the corporate workplace. The employment contract out...
19 May, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Shivamogga airport to boost business, says PM Modi ahead of its inaugurationThe Prime Minister will inaugurate the greenfield airport in Shivamogga on February 27, which happens to be former chief minister B S Yediy...
24 Feb, 2023, 05.09 PM IST
What employees lose when forced to resign instead of being fired by employerThese days when a employee is fired from the job, the company asks them to tender resignation. However, when an employee is forced to volun...
10 Jan, 2023, 06.10 PM IST
What are the rights of an employee fired from the job?It is the layoff season. Many companies around the globe are firing their employees in order to cut costs and save profits. In India, many ...
20 Dec, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
TCS case may throw spotlight on job termination in IT industry“Awareness of workers' rights keeps increasing as we come across more judgments of similar nature. As this order involves one of the larges...
23 Jun, 2022, 04.54 PM IST
End of the road: The peril of acrimonious founder exitsAn acrimonious exit of a founder is far from a “Black Swan event”. Though not an everyday feature, there have been several instances global...
11 Apr, 2022, 10.00 AM IST
Budget 2018: Employment-related payments get taxableA wide range of income received — say non-compete payments (which sometimes did not fit the above definitions of salary or profits in lieu ...
05 Feb, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
Why you should not lie during interviewsDon’t lie: Not on your resume and never during an interview. When your lie gets caught is just a question of time and impact can be long-la...
03 Jul, 2017, 06.30 AM IST
Archaic labour law returns to haunt Indian IT sectorIT cos worry they will be made to comply with what they believe are complicated and unnecessary procedures and be exposed to 'inspector raj...
23 Jul, 2012, 03.13 PM IST