The Union Cabinet Approves ₹99,446 Crore Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to Generate Over 3.5 Crore Jobs

The Union Cabinet Approves ₹99,446 Crore Employment-Linked  Incentive (ELI) Scheme to Generate Over 3.5 Crore Jobs

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme with a budget of ₹99,446 crore. The goal is to promote large-scale formal employment in various sectors, especially manufacturing. This initiative aims to create more than 3.5 crore formal jobs over two years, focusing on youth and first-time employees. The scheme covers jobs created between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2027. It is part of the…

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M/S. PINE TREE HOSPITALITY VS. APFC/RPFC, GURUGRAM WEST

M/S. PINE TREE HOSPITALITY  VS.  APFC/RPFC, GURUGRAM WEST

Facts of the Case M/s Pine Tree Hospitality, a proprietorship firm engaged in the hospitality sector, filed an appeal against the order dated 28.02.2024 issued by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC), Gurugram West. The impugned order directed the establishment to deposit damages amounting to ₹10,01,567 under Section 14B of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 for delayed payment of provident fund contributions from 05.10.2011 to 26.09.2023. An additional…

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Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Orders Linked to POSH Complaint, Orders Reinstatement and Reopening of Inquiry:

In a powerful affirmation of employee rights and the core principles of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013, the Bombay High Court on June 25, 2025, delivered a significant judgment quashing the retaliatory transfer orders issued against an assistant professor at Mumba Devi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalay. The Court held that the professor’s sudden and repeated transfers, following her formal complaint of sexual harassment, were not only arbitrary but a…

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Supreme Court: Jurisdiction Clauses in Job Contracts Are Legally Binding

Supreme Court: Jurisdiction Clauses in Job Contracts  Are Legally Binding

The Supreme Court recently dealt with two cases where former employees of HDFC Bank challenged their terminations in courts located in places where they were working – Patna and Delhi. Both had been terminated for alleged misconduct. They filed suits to get their termination declared illegal and to be reinstated with full benefits. HDFC Bank objected, saying the appointment letters had a clause that any legal dispute would only be handled by courts in Mumbai….

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FAQs on working on Election Day

FAQs on working on Election Day

The note is made in the context of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections, 2019 which is to be held on 21/10/2019. The note is to clarify whether there is an obligation on employers to declare a holiday in there establishments on the day of elections i.e. 21/10/2019. The note has been prepared for the limited purpose of answering the General Queries with respect to declaration of Holiday on Election Day. The Circular issued by the…

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PMC Bank Fraud: Should RBI be Held Responsible?

PMC Bank Fraud: Should RBI be Held Responsible?

ABSTRACT On 24th September, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India imposed strict restrictions on PMC1 after finding certain irregularities in the bank. These irregularities went unnoticed in the inspections conducted by RBI, the Apex bank vested with powers for monitoring the banking system of the country. This raises a subsequent question regarding the responsibility of RBI in such scenarios. The PMC Bank debacle is the latest and yet another proof that the Reserve Bank of…

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CURRENT STATUS OF CODE ON WAGES, 2019

CURRENT STATUS OF CODE ON WAGES, 2019

Status of the Code on Wages, 2019 The Code on Wages, 2019 was introduced in Lok Sabha by the Minister of Labour, Mr. Santosh Gangwar on July 23, 2019 and passed by Lok Sabha on 30/07/2019 and Rajya Sabha on 02/08/2019.  It seeks to regulate wage and bonus payments in all employments where any industry, trade, business, or manufacture is carried out.  The Code replaces the following four laws: (i) the Payment of Wages Act,…

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YET ANOTHER WHIP – FOR A REASONED ORDER

YET ANOTHER WHIP – FOR A REASONED ORDER

CASE Central Board of Trustees vs Indore Composite Pvt. Ltd.  – {2018 (8) SCC 443} RATIO In case of the absence of any application of judicial mind to the factual and legal controversy involved and without there being any discussion, appreciation, reasoning and categorical findings on the issue, a writ petition does not deserve to be upheld or reversed. BREIF FACTS OF THE CASE Appellant issued summons u/s 7A of the Employees Provident Fund and…

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EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK

EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK

An employee engaged for the same work, cannot be paid less than another, who performs the same duties and responsibilities. This was the view laid down by the Supreme Court of India in the matter of State of Punjab and Ors. vs. Jagjit Singh and Ors. The Apex Court observed that India being a Welfare State, it would be nothing but demeaning to deprive any temporary worker here of his/her right to equal pay for…

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Impleading of Immediate employers (Contractors) in proceedings under section 45A of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. (“ESI Act”)

Impleading of Immediate employers (Contractors) in proceedings under section 45A of Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948. (“ESI Act”)

In today’s competitive world employers engaging services of contractors is very common. However, ESIC acts as recovery agents in sending the employers notice u/s 45A of the ESI Act to recover the ESI contributions. ESIC targets outsourcing of service and attempts to recover the ESI Contributions from the principal employer without impleading contractors as a party. Many a times, ESIC contributions are paid by the principal employer, but the record may not be available with…

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