The Indian e-commerce ecosystem is brimming with fierce competition and to keep up, an internet marketplace giant is looking to crack down underperformers. Based on their performance of the last six months, 200 employees of its customer care wing have been identified for the “Performance Improvement Plan” or “PIP”. Employees have been given a choice to either resign immediately; or undergo the PIP and if unsuccessful be terminated. An employee opting for a PIP is…

The Supreme Court in Nandram vs M/s Garware Polyster Ltd, decided upon an important point of jurisdiction of the Labour Court when deciding the termination of an employee. The Appellant/Complainant was an employee in Aurangabad and was later transferred to Pondicherry. Due to the closing down of the Pondicherry establishment, the management decided to terminate his services. The Labour Courts of both, the place where the decision to terminate and the place where the termination…