What constitutes ‘Service’ is certainly a subject matter of discussion. Its plain meaning is an Act of helpful Activity or Rendering of Assistance or Help. Service is generally a feeling in the form of efforts and excludes sale of goods o ..
The Finance (No. 2) Act, 2009, has withdrawn the levy of Fringe Benefit Tax (“FBT”) on expenditure incurred by an employer on or after 1 April 2009. Consequently, by an employee benefits which were subject to FBT have been brought back wi ..
After amendment to the constitution by inserting Article 366(29A) providing definition of the term “taxes on sale or purchase of goods” to include deemed sales, States were empowered to levy tax on sale or purchase of goods involved in ex ..
The chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on fisheries and livestock has taken exception to fishermen using children for deep-sea fishing which is a highly hazardous job. Apparently, most of this activity is concentrated in Dublar Char, i ..
Chennai: Can a mere expression of regret by employees be construed as admission of guilt and the worker concerned be dismissed from service? No, the Madras high court has ruled.Justice KK Sasidharan, directing the reinstatement of three industrial wo ..
AFTER presiding over a regressive campaign that successfully persuaded the Rudd government to wind back 25 years of workplace reform, ACTU president Sharan Burrow is now seeking to be an activist on the world stage. Ms Burrow will stand for election ..
Disciplinary procedures: easy when you know what you're doing, but a costly & bureaucratic nightmare when you don't tick all the right boxes during the process. Getting a clear set of disciplinary rules in place for your organisation isn't diffic ..
Title: Labour Laws are being defeated in India. Structure, objects and Aims to set up and codified Labour Laws in India is now at the edge of its failure. The left parties who had been introducing themselves as Watchdogs for labourers are now become ..
The law relating to labour and employment in India is primarily known under the broad category of "Industrial Law". Industrial law in this country is of recent vintage and has developed in respect to the vastly increased awakening of the wo ..
CONTRACT LABOUR IN INDIA BACKGROUND 1. Contract Labour is a significant and growing form of employment. It is prevalent in almost all industries, in agriculture and allied operations and in service sector. It generally refers to workers eng ..