HR Indya

After we heard of the move of the Govt to amend Contract Labour Act to bring Contract Labour at par with the permanent work force, they now intend to ask Companies to disclose data regarding the number of workers engaged and the minimum wages paid. This is to check if companies are treating their contract [...]

In a bizarre incident that happened in Gaziabad, near Delhi a HR Manager of Allied Nippon Factory was brutally beaten up along with other senior HR officals of the company. The unfortunate HR Manager Mr. Joginder Singh, aged 45 was injured so badly that he succumbed to the injury and was pronounced dead the same [...]

This article on the Economic Times should put PF saving on the top in the list of methods of savings. Never realized that PF deductions on a modest salary of even 25k would render a balance of Rs. 1,65,00000.00 as retrial benefit (don’t trouble yourself counting the zeros; that figure is Rs. 1.65 crores!!)
Here are [...]

This bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha amidst hue and cry over the 2G spectrum scam. In between all this chaos, the minister for state for WCD, Krishna Tirath stated “With more and more women joining the workforce, both in organised and unorganised sectors, ensuring an enabling working environment for women through legislation is [...]

The Supreme Court, in its progressive approach and humility has again restrained itself from playing the role of a Godfather.
The grievance of the Transport and Dock Workers Union was that for employees recruited by the Mumbai Port Trust as Typist-cum-Computer clerks before November 1, 1996, duty was for six-and-a-half hours, whereas for those recruited after [...]

This is an interesting case of the Management using ‘transfer’ as a weapon against its derecognized Association Officer bearers. The Office bearers filed a writ in the Madhya Pradesh High Court challenging the Order of transfer stating that the transfer orders were passed in the wake of their Association being de-recognized and therefore the act [...]

This is one of the most disturbing question of employees leaving Organizations – ‘How do i get back my PF amount?’
Now that is more simple than it is usually conceived to be. The first question one needs to ask oneself is that ‘Do you really want to withdraw the PF saving or [...]

In a recent Madras High Court verdict, it was Ordered that no employer can withhold the Gratuity amount of a retired employee. The judge stated that Section 13 of the Act did not permit attachment of gratuity amount in execution of any decree or order of any civil, revenue or criminal court and added that [...]

Well this is a surprise to all PF contributing employees. Now if you have quit your employer and are going to submit your PF withdrawal Form, this is what you need to do to know the status of your PF claim…… just jot down your mobile number on top of the Form 19 (PF withdrawal [...]

Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act 2010 has come into force with effect from 15.9.2010. Following are the changes

Amendment of the term “appropriate Government” defined under section 2(a) of the Act
Enhancement of wage ceiling for coverage of a person of Supervisory category from Rs.1600 per month to Rs.10,000 under section 2(s) of the Act;
Providing access [...]