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HC grants interim bail from June 25-30 to Engineer Rashid in terror funding caseThe Delhi High Court has granted interim bail to Baramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid. He will be released from June 25 to June 30. This allows...
Boss denied you a deserving salary hike despite good performance? Check your rights under new Labour CodePrivate sector employees in India face limited legal recourse against appraisal discrimination, especially when it's not gender-based. Whil...
Delhi HC grants interim bail to Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid for father's funeralBaramulla MP Sheikh Abdul Rashid has been granted interim bail by the Delhi High Court until June 2 following the death of his father. Curr...
SC refuses to entertain PIL for reviewing wages of priests, temple staffThe Supreme Court has declined to review the wages and benefits of priests and temple staff in state-controlled temples. The court stated t...
Salary hike this appraisal season? New labour codes and tax rules may change your real take-home payAppraisal season this year saw companies begin aligning salary structures with new labour codes and updated income tax rules. While some fi...
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
Four day work-week with three days rest? New labour code rules gives this format as an option to employers; Know its conditions for employeesThe new labour code (Code on Wages) has given employers an option to conduct four days work week with three days fixed days off for employe...
New labour code: Can higher gratuity and social security costs under Social Security Code, 2020 be offset by employers by salary restructuring ?The recent notification of the Social Security (Central) Rules, 2026 under the Code on Social Security, 2020 marks a significant shift in I...
Can you be fired from job despite achieving your annual target? Know what the labour law saysMeeting annual targets doesn't guarantee job security in the private sector. Labour laws, particularly the Industrial Disputes Act, offer p...
Tax-free allowances rise, so do employer costs: The salary structuring dilemma under the Social Security CodeEnhanced tax-free allowances under the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 can improve employees’ take-home pay. However, the expanded definition of “wa...
Can you be forced to work on holidays? New labour law rules explainedBosses often pressure employees to work on off-days for targets, but Indian labour laws protect your right to rest. Employees generally can...
Asked to work beyond office hours? Know your rights under new Labour CodeIndian employees are often verbally instructed to work beyond mandated hours, a practice normalized but not legal. While the new Labour Cod...
Meal vouchers at Rs 200 per meal: Who gets income tax benefit and how the ‘working hours’ rule appliesThe increase in the tax-exempt limit for employer-provided meals to ₹200 per meal under Rule 15 of the Income-Tax Rules, 2026 marks a signi...
Pakistan's 'invisible hand' behind Noida protests? 2 Pak-based X accounts spread fake death claims to trigger labour violence, confirms policePakistan Noida protest link: Noida Police have identified two social media accounts on X, operated from Pakistan via VPNs, for allegedly in...
Noida protests flare up again over salary hike demandsWorkers protested for salary hikes near Sector 8 Jama Masjid, while police investigated social media accounts from Pakistan allegedly fueli...
Noida workers stir: Unrest hastens search for national floor wage rateThe move comes in the backdrop of the recent unrest in the NCR with factory workers demanding higher wages after the implementation of the ...
Gratuity may rise under New Labour Code, but your income tax bill could tooThe Code on Social Security, 2020 expands the wage base for gratuity, potentially increasing payouts, but tax rules under the Income-tax Ac...