• Join us on

Write your own blog

You are here: Home

Lawyer's Blogs

Syndicate content

CONTRACT LABOUR -INDUSTRIAL ADJUDICATION RISKS

Thu, 09/22/2011 - 10:35 — Sounder Rajan
Immediate concern for  Principal  Employers engaging Contract Labour 

Dear All

The Gujarat High Court in the matter of Chemical vs Secretary decided on 26 April, 2011 by HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE H.K.RATHOD on describing the possibilities of a Contract worker raising an Industrial Dispute before the Industrial Dispute has listed out the following contingencies:

BURDEN OF PROOF IN EPF SEC 7A ENQUIRY

Sun, 09/11/2011 - 17:00 — Sounder Rajan

Dear All

In one of our earlier posts we had highlighted the exemption provisions of the EPF Act which are once again highlighted :

Section 17 provides for it :

17. Power of exempt

(1) The appropriate government may by notification in the Official Gazette and subject to such conditions as may be specified in the notification exempt whether prospectively or retrospectively from the operation of all or any of the provisions of any Scheme :

Latest Supreme court decision on contract labour

Tue, 09/06/2011 - 16:01 — Sounder Rajan

 Latest Supreme court decision  on contract labour

LEGAL UPDATE -EPF ACT PROSECUTION

Wed, 08/31/2011 - 07:14 — Sounder Rajan

Dear All

LEGAL UPDATE -EPF ACT PROSECUTION

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shri Mallikarjun Kharge in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha during August 2011 has provided the following :

NEED FOR COMPLIANCE OF SECTION 25 F

Sat, 08/27/2011 - 10:39 — Sounder Rajan

Dear All



NEXT IMMEDIATE LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR INDIAN STAFFING OR TEMPING COMPANIES




The UPA regime vs. Anna’s Glorious Revolution

Tue, 08/16/2011 - 07:00 — Santosh
August 16th was being anticipated by everybody including me and even by political scientists across the world – who wanted to see the actual power of Gandhian Philosophy. This was the day when Civil Society leaders decided that they would continue his fast for getting his version of Lok Pal Bill sanctioned from the parliament. To stop the Civil Society members from achieving their ends the Congress Government in a way gagged the face of 64 year old democracy.

Democracy and the crisis of parliamentary deadlock

Fri, 08/12/2011 - 17:37 — Santosh
In Democracy, parliament is the place where all the interest reconciliation is achieved through legislation. Unfortunately, parliamentary deadlock is a kind of crisis which stalls the law making process and hampers the development process. In America, the divergence between republicans within republicans and democrats resulted into US debt crisis. After fierce infighting the debt ceiling was increased but reduced the future govt. spending.

Basic Wage -Components-MP HC Dictum

Mon, 08/08/2011 - 08:04 — Sounder Rajan

Dear All



FOR THE ATTENTION OF EMPLOYERS



PF Department has recently come out with the following Circular:

EPF IMPORTANT CIRCULAR

Tue, 08/02/2011 - 10:05 — Sounder Rajan

Dear All

IMMEDIATE LEGAL QUESTIONS FOR INDIAN STAFFING COMPANIES

Mere filing of an Appeal before the Appellate Authority will not operate as Stay of Recovery of EPF dues.

EPF Organization has come out with this Important Circular

EMPLOYEES’ PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India), Head Office – Bhavishya Nidhl Bhawan, 14, Bhlkaiji Camaji Place, New Delhi – 110 066.

LC/4/Cir. Judgement/2011/ 19184 dated 25/07/2011