Widow wins right to higher pension and dues: Allahabad HC allows claim based on husband’s 1993 regularisationIn a significant ruling on February 5, 2026, the Allahabad High Court affirmed that a deceased employee's legal representative can claim te...
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...
Wrongful termination: Delhi HC tells employer to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation or reinstate employee with 50% back payThe Delhi High Court has backed a Labour Court's decision regarding a terminated employee. The company must either reinstate the worker wit...
Wife misses loan payments, bank recovers dues from husband's pension kept in joint bank a/c; Odisha HC tells bank to return moneyThe Odisha High Court has made a significant statement regarding financial security for retirees. In ruling that a bank is prohibited from ...
New gratuity rules decoded: Are permanent employees also eligible for gratuity after 1 year of service under new labour code?New labor codes have sparked interest in gratuity rules, with fixed-term and contract workers now eligible after one year of service. This ...
Gratuity rules decoded: Is gratuity part of your CTC? See what latest labour code guidelines sayNew Labour Codes are set to increase gratuity payouts for many employees by redefining 'wage' to include allowances exceeding 50% of total ...
Wrongly terminated employee wins Rs 13 lakh compensation legal case even as company becomes insolventAn employee wrongfully terminated in 2008 was awarded Rs 13 lakh in compensation by a labour court. Despite the company later becoming inso...
Meet the judge who tamed the Elon Musk-Twitter trialA lawyer for billionaire Elon Musk had barely begun speaking during a recent hearing when the Delaware judge presiding over Twitter's lawsu...
FDI norm: Sourcing rule could be a sore point for companies not buying locallyThe govt has allowed automatic approval for 100% FDI in single-brand retailing, saving companies from submitting voluminous levels of paper...
Time & fee cap not enough to push arbitration: ExpertsEarlier this month, the Union cabinet approved an amendment to the Arbitration Act, capping the duration of any arbitration to 18 months.
Jet Airways finally confirms stake sale talks with Etihad AirwaysThe talks are for the minority stake of around 24% for close to $350 million, which will value the company at over $1.5 billion.
French cookware maker Le Creuset fourth to seek fully owned single brand retailFrench cookware maker Le Creuset has proposed to start a fully owned single brand retail venture in India, becoming the fourth multinationa...
FDI in retail: Unclear sourcing norms, stand of many states make global retailers wary of India entryOn single-brand front, retailers are seeking crucial clarifications from govt even after the country eased local sourcing norm.
FDI in retail: Sourcing norms for high-end retailers likely to be relaxed30% sourcing from MSMEs will be a deterrent for multi-brand retailers operating in luxury segment, say experts.
Government won't relax ownership clause in FDI policy on single-brand retailThe government has decided not to dilute the ownership clause in its single-brand FDI policy, forcing multinational brands to rethink their...