India: Employment and HR

In India, restrictive covenants are subject to strict scrutiny. Just recently, in Vijaya Bank & Anr. v. Prashant B. Narnaware, 2025 INSC 691, India's Supreme Court, while specifying that its ruling should not be treated as definitive law for all cases, upheld the validity of an employment bond.

The Government of India's notification implementing the four Central Labour Codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ...

Gig worker strikes in India have emerged as a recurring feature of the country's rapidly expanding platform economy.

The Government of India (hereinafter referred as GOI) has come up with the new labour laws, namely, Code of Wages 2019 (hereinafter referred as Wages Code), Code of Social Security, 2020 (hereinafter referred as Social Security Code), Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as OSHW Code) and Industrial Relation Code, 2020 (hereinafter referred as IR Code).

With years of social marginalization, cultural exclusivity and loss of gender identity, India has come a long way in recognizing the rights of people belonging to the transgender community.

In a significant judgement, highlighting the struggles of aggrieved women at workplace to get justice, the Delhi High Court has ruled that "mere exoneration in the Departmental Enquiry ...

India's labour law landscape underwent a significant transformation on November 21, 2025 with the Ministry of Labour and Employment bringing into force 4 new labour codes ...

The question of determining a public servant's date of birth has long occupied a central place in Indian service jurisprudence.

We are delighted to share this week's AKP Corporate & Compliance Weekly Digest.

Public and private sector contracts in India often end up in disputes not because contractors underperform, but because projects are delayed, disrupted, or changed mid-stream...

The judgment of the Hon'ble Delhi High Court in Abhijit Mishra v. Wipro Limited [CS(OS) 31/2021], delivered on 14 July 2025, deals with the interplay between contractual termination rights in private employment and the tort of civil defamation.

Organisations are often faced with the complex task of making staffing decisions that align with both business objectives and legal obligations. Termination of employment, though sometimes necessary due...