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Attorney Client Privilege - Supreme Court Holds In House Counsel Are Not Entitled To Privilege: In Re: Summoning Advocates Who Give Legal Opinion Or Represent Parties During Investigation Of Cases And Related Issues*

In-house counsel employed by corporations are not entitled to attorney-client privilege due to their employment status and lack of professional independence, says the Supreme Court

India Litigation

TC

Tuli & Co

The New Labour Codes In Practice: A Compliance Roadmap For Employers

In a landmark move toward reshaping India's employment law framework, the Government of India has officially notified the implementation of all four labour codes through notifications issued on 21 November 2025.

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

India's Gig Workforce: Charting A Distinct Regulatory Future

India's gig workforce is projected to grow from 1 crore in 2024-25 to 2.35 crore by 2029-2030, with over 30.98 crore unorganised workers registering themselves over the e-Shram portal...

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Tamil Nadu Becomes First Indian State To Mandate LGBTQIA+ Sensitisation In Medical Education

In a recent directive reinforcing inclusive health case, the Tamil Nadu medical Council (TNMC) has mandated LGBTQIA+ sensitisation and transgender health training for all doctors, medical faculty members, and students across the state.

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Using The Six Month Window To Regularise Legacy Non Compliance Under The Employees' Provident Fund Enrolment Scheme, 2025

India Employment

LP

Legitpro Law

Employment Linked Incentive Scheme

India Employment

AC

Aurtus Consulting LLP

Overhaul Of Labour Legislations In India – Impact On Businesses

India Employment

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Impetus To GCCs In India: Rajasthan Releases Its GCC Policy

India Employment

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

A New Era For India's Workforce: New Labour Codes Implemented

India Employment

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Right To Disconnect Bill 2025: A Step Toward Restoring Work Life Balance In A Hyper-Connected World

India Employment

Saga Legal

Creating 'Hostile Work Environment' Does Not Fall Under Scope Of POSH Act: Kerala High Court

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Forgive The Wrongdoer But Do Not Forget The Wrongdoing: Supreme Court

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Supreme Court Seeks BCI Reply On Plea To Extend POSH Act To Lawyers

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Andhra Pradesh High Court Affirms: Trans Woman Entitled To Legal Recognition As Woman

India Litigation

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

What 100% FDI Really Means Under India's Draft Foreign Investment Rules, 2025

India Government

LP

Legitpro Law

Why A Skill-Based Approach Matters For Global Mobility For Cross-Border Workforce

Worldwide Immigration

IMC Group

F&M - Dispute Resolution & ADR - Highlights 2025

India Litigation

Fox & Mandal

India Rolls Out CNAP In 2026: Official Caller Name Display To Fight Spam, Powered By KYC Databases And Privacy Opt-Out

India Media & IT

Ka

Khurana and Khurana

Consent Managers Are India's Next Big Opportunity: Here's The FAQ You Need

AP

AK & Partners

Supreme Court Directs District-Wise Survey To Ascertain POSH Act Compliance By Employer

This move aims to reinforce the legal framework ensuring safe workplaces for women and holds both private and public sector employers accountable for statutory compliance.

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

The Road Ahead For Gig Worker Protection In Karnataka

We write to bring to your attention the key compliance requirements under the recently introduced Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Rules, 2025. ("Rules").

India Employment

Saga Legal

Industrial Relations Code (Removal Of Difficulties) Order, 2025: The Central Government's Stop-Gap Measure To Preserve Labour Adjudicatory Architecture

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 was conceived as the legislative cornerstone of the Central Government's labour-law rationalisation project, yet its operationalisation has been sequenced...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

A Win For Disability Justice: Bureaucratic Delay Cannot Override Equal Opportunity

The rights of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in public employment are protected not merely as a matter of welfare, but as a constitutional and statutory mandate...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Remote Work Employment Contracts: Legal Compliance And Labour Code Requirements

India Employment

White And Brief Advocates And Solicitors

Institutional Bias And Conflict Of Interest In IC Composition

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

The Binding Nature Of The Internal Committee's Recommendations

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Violation Of Principles Of Natural Justice

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Labour Codes Implemented - A Landmark Reform

India Employment

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

8th Pay Commission Salary, Pension Hike: When Will Govt Employees Receive 8th CPC Payments?

India Employment

NP

Nexdigm Private Limited

Labour Law Reform Takes Effect: Quick Primer For Employers

India Employment

GL

G&W Legal

Future-Ready Workforce: Decoding India's 4 New Labour Codes & Global Benchmarking

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Code On Social Security 2020 Becomes Operational: ESIC Expands 'Dependant' And 'Family' Benefits

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

[Live] The New Labour Codes: Strategic HR Policy Transformation For Compliance-Ready Organisations (Video)

India Employment

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Labour Law Reform Takes Effect: Quick Primer For Employers

The Government of India has made effective four labour codes* (collectively referred to as "Codes") from 21 November 2025.

India Employment

GL

G&W Legal

Future-Ready Workforce: Decoding India's 4 New Labour Codes & Global Benchmarking

Labour law is a key component of socio-economic governance, balancing the rights of workers and the obligations of employers, ensuring decent work, promoting productivity and protecting vulnerable groups

India Employment

DD

Dhir & Dhir Associates

Code On Social Security 2020 Becomes Operational: ESIC Expands 'Dependant' And 'Family' Benefits

Barely a week after the Ministry of Labour & Employment notified the coming-into-force of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (CoSS) vide Gazette Notification No. 5143 dated 21 November 2025...

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

[Live] The New Labour Codes: Strategic HR Policy Transformation For Compliance-Ready Organisations (Video)

[Live] The New Labour Codes: Strategic HR Policy Transformation For Compliance-Ready Organisations...

India Employment

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Government Expands Apprentices Act, 1961 Coverage: What Employers Need To Know

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Code On Wages, 2019

Section 1 to 41: Provisions relating to definition of wages, prohibition of discrimination on ground of gender, minimum wages (payment, fixation, floor wage, hours of work, overtime, etc.)

India Employment

C

Clasis Law

Central Government's Expanded Supervisory Scope Under The Labour Codes

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, on 21 November 2025, notified the four labour codes, repealing and replacing 29 existing labour...

India Government

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Karnataka Introduces Paid Menstrual Leave For Women

Karnataka has made a landmark move by becoming the first State in India to implement a paid menstrual leave policy, granting 1 (one) day of paid leave every month for its female workforce.

India Employment

J

JSA

Employment Law Update | Legal Update (Karnataka): Proposed Reservation For PWDs In Private Sector

Further to the update on the proposed reservation for PWDs in our email of November 07, 2025, we write to update you that the Government of Karnataka has now published the draft Karnataka Rights...

India Employment

AP

AZB & Partners

Central Government Notifies Commencement Of All Four Labour Codes – Effective 21 November 2025

India Employment

KS

King, Stubb & Kasiva

Menstrual Leave Becomes A Legal Entitlement In Karnataka Workplaces: No Certificate, No Carry-Over

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Tamil Nadu Government New Notification On Ensuring Employee Well-Being And Safety

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Supreme Court Of India Traces Evolution Of The Employer-employee Test; Holds Bank Subsidies For Canteen Do Not Establish Control

India Employment

J

JSA

New Guidelines To Empower Women Working During Night Shifts: Haryana Government Labour Department

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Act, Not Intent Defines Workplace Sexual Harassment

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Overview Of New Indian Employment Laws - Four New Labour Codes Are Now In Effect

India Employment

BA

BTG Advaya

Legal Update – From Legislation To Action – Tracking The New Labour Codes

India Employment

DL

DSK Legal

The Code On Social Security

India Employment

I

CMS INDUSLAW

Can Procedural Issues Derail The POSH Complaint…

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

India Implements New Labour Codes: An Overview Into The Changes

India Employment

AP

AZB & Partners

India's New Labour Codes: A Comprehensive Overview For Employers

India Employment

SR

S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Comprehensive Overview Of India's New Labour Law Codes

India Employment

AP

AK & Partners

India Implements Four New Labour Codes: A Transformative Shift In The Workforce Framework

India Employment

MC

MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

Karnataka Mandates Paid Menstrual Leave: What Employers Need To Know About The Policy

India Employment

A

Acuity Law

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[Live] Regulatory Framework For Doing Business In Indonesia And India: Opportunities And Challenges (Video)

HS

Hammurabi & Solomon

Fostering Awareness Among Employees On Insider Trading Compliance (Video)

CP

Corporate Professionals

Employment Law Briefing: Episode 1 (Video)

BA

BTG Advaya

COVID-19 And Employment Queries (Video)

SS

Singhania & Partners LLP

Bloomberg TV: Labour Union Strike (Video Content)

ND

Nishith Desai Associates

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