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The Supreme Court’s Vaccination Judgment – A Shot in the Arm for Free Movement?
Opinions have been flowing about how the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its recent judgment in Jacob Puliyel vs. Union of India & others has held that bodily integrity is protected under Article 21 of the Constitution and no individual can be forced to be vaccinated. The Court also held that “. . . personal autonomy of an individual, which is a recognised facet of the protections guaranteed under
Resolving Workplace Grievances through Mediation and Conciliation: Emerging Architecture and Way forward
Employee satisfaction remains the single most crucial determinant for the retention of talent in an organization. One of the means to achieve this is to build and sustain an ecosystem within a workplace, which incentivizes employees to effortlessly air their grievances through an approachable channel, as also ensuring its timely and effective resolution in the interests of all stakeholders concerned. Much time and resources have been spent by organizations of
Four-Day Workweek Under The New Labour Codes – A Reality Or A Myth?
Introduction We have read several articles across media stating that with the advent of the new labour codes, the four-day workweek might become a reality soon in India. Further, it is also understood by many that under the new labour codes, employees will have an option to work only for four days a week and take the remaining three days as an off (i.e., paid weekly off) as opposed to
Labour Reforms – A Quantum Leap for the Indian Industry
For the last 75 years, India’s labour laws have been caught in a time warp. Outdated and antiquated, most of them served only to perpetuate the stasis that defined the relationship between employers and employees in the country. In the process, the industrial climate was mostly marked by conflict and periodic confrontation between the two major stakeholders in business. It is therefore with great hope that we welcome the new
DPSP: Is It Contributing Towards The Welfare Of Labourers?
The framers of the Constitution have included a few Articles targeting to enhance the socio-economic status of workers. The Directive Principles of State Policy (‘DPSP’) was therefore introduced to promote the prosperity and well-being of the people. These are state principles that call for constructive action and directives to legislators and the administration to secure and develop the socio-economic wellbeing of the public. The actual idea of the constitution is brought to
Entering The Era Of Labour Reform
The Labour Codes are set to soon become law. The 4 Codes consolidate and subsume 29 critical labour legislations and bring about many fundamental changes that companies in India will need to align with very quickly. The Four Codes, namely the Code on Wages, 2019, Social Security Code, 2020, The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 have been enacted as law and
