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Beyond Borders - Episode 12: Employment Law In India – An Overview (Podcast)

Our Beyond Borders podcast series is designed to help you manage your international workforce and navigate the quirks of international employment law.

India Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Exemption To Smaller Establishments; Relaxations In Working Hours: Punjab Brings Key Amendments To Shops And Establishment Law

By way of a notification published in the Official Gazette on 29 August 2025, the Punjab Government has amended certain provisions of the Punjab Shops...

India Employment

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Judicial Perspective Of Covenants In Work Contracts

Companies in India have often relied on employment bonds and post-employment restrictive agreements to safeguard their sensitive data, strategic relations and market positions.

India Employment

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Kochhar & Co.

Supreme Court On Providing Reasonable Accommodation To Employees

There is a growing recognition that diversity and inclusivity extend beyond being the markers of progressive workplaces to being legal obligations that employers must fulfil.

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

When It Rains, It Pours – Navigating The Impact Of Climate Change On Employment

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

Freelancing In India: Mapping And Analysing The Gig Workforce

India Employment

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Khurana and Khurana

Aggregators Now Accountable: Karnataka's Step Toward Structured Aggregators And Worker Governance

India Employment

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Clasis Law

Supreme Court Clarifies Compensation For Commuting Accidents Under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923

India Employment

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Argus Partners

Delhi Exempts Establishments From Few Work Time Provisions, Doing Away With Permission Requirement

India Employment

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Egypt's New Labor Law No.14 Of 2025 - Updates For Employers And Employees

India Employment

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Nexdigm Private Limited

Lakshadweep Administration Notifies Welfare Measures For Transgender Persons

India Government

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IndiaLaw LLP

Telangana Government Exempts Persons With Disabilities From Routine Transfers And Postings

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Aadhaar Not Mandatory: Labour Ministry Clarifies Authentication Rules For ESIC Beneficiaries

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Vijaya Bank v. Prashant: Reconciling Employee Rights With Talent Retention

India Employment

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PSA

TPM Newsletter: September 2025 - Key Highlights

India International

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TPM Consultants

GST On Pens, Papers & Stationery Items: Rates & HSN Codes

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Vakilsearch

24 P2P Lending FAQs, InvIT Norms & Amazon's NBFC Play – Sept 6, 2025 (Podcast)

India Technology

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AK & Partners

GST On TV Or Television: Latest Rates, HSN Code & Impact

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Vakilsearch

Eway Bill Limit 2025: State-Wise List & Thresholds

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Vakilsearch

Restrictive Covenants In India: Evolving Trends In Employment Law

Restrictive covenants remain central to Indian employment law debates, given the country's persistently high attrition rate, 17.4% in 2024, marginally improved yet still a significant concern for businesses and corporations.

India Employment

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Phoenix Legal

What Courts Are Cracking The Code On Post-Employment Clauses: In Light Of Varun Tyagi v. Daffodil Software Pvt Ltd.

In today's fast-moving digital economy, retaining top talent and safeguarding proprietary value is both a strategic priority and a legal balancing act. Businesses are constantly navigating the fine...

India Employment

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AK & Partners

Navigating The Maze: Guide To Handling Workplace Investigations

Workplace investigations are often complex, high-stakes endeavours, but when handled methodically, they uphold fairness, protect all parties, and strengthen workplace integrity.

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

Continued Move Towards Women Empowerment: Madhya Pradesh Revises Conditions For Allowing Women To Work Night Shifts

For years in India, statutory provisions prohibiting employment of female employees in night shift have been argued as denying them the same opportunity as male employees.

India Employment

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JSA

Understanding India's Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Schemes

India Employment

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Anhad Law

The High Court Of Madras Upholds An Employer's Right To Cancel Conditional Employment Offers Based On Material Discrepancies

India Employment

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JSA

A Landmark Move Towards Comprehensive Child Protection: Draft Maharashtra Child Labour Amendment Rules 2025

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Karnataka Gig Workers Ordinance 2025: Pioneering Protections And Employer Challenges

India Employment

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Anhad Law

AKP Corporate & Compliance Digest August 11, 2025

India Employment

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AK & Partners

Employees' State Insurance Corporation Launches Special Scheme For Voluntary Registration

India Employment

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JSA

Why India, Why Now – And How To Enter It Smartly

India Commercial

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R. Arora & Associates

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - August 2025

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Facebook, Whatsapp as Workplace: Court Reaffirms PosH Act's Protection In Virtual Spaces

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

A New Dimension In Defamation Law: Compelled Self-Publication Recognized By The Delhi High Court

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Why India, Why Now – And How To Enter It Smartly

Fast forward 10 months: they now run a 20-member team across 3 cities, fully compliant, operationally efficient—and still don't have a registered entity. How? They chose a smarter India entry strategy.

India Commercial

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R. Arora & Associates

Legalaxy - Monthly Newsletter - August 2025

In the August edition of our monthly newsletter "Legalaxy", our team analyses some of the key developments in securities market, corporate affairs, banking and finance, labour, environment and consumer affairs.

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Vaish Associates Advocates

Facebook, Whatsapp as Workplace: Court Reaffirms PosH Act's Protection In Virtual Spaces

Most labour laws in India were framed with physical workplaces in mind, prescribing rules to regulate conduct and ensure safeguards within offices, factories, construction sites...

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

A New Dimension In Defamation Law: Compelled Self-Publication Recognized By The Delhi High Court

Defamation law in India is rooted in a few fundamental elements: (i) the statement must be false and defamatory; (ii) it must be published to someone other than the person...

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Safeguarding Employment Rights Of Workers With Acquired Disabilities: Supreme Court's Progressive Ruling In Ch. Joseph v. TSRTC

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Share Based Employee Benefits: Forex Compliances

A company registered under the Indian Companies Act, 2013 (‘Companies Act') raises share capital in different forms by issuing different classes of shares and securities, of which a company can issue certain...

India Employment

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

No Proof, No Blame: WIPRO Case On Defamatory Remarks In Termination Letter

Exit documentation is often viewed as a simple administrative task, marking the end of an employment relationship. However, it serves a much more important purpose.

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

A Simple Guide To HR Investigations – How To Handle Workplace Issues The Right Way?

Workplace issues are inevitable. Whether it is harassment, discrimination, policy breaches, or interpersonal conflicts, how a company handles these situations reflects its culture and values.

India Employment

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BTG Advaya

SC Holds That Employment Bonds, Prohibiting Premature Resignation And For Payment Of Liquidated Damages In Case Of Breach, Are Not Violative Of Section 27 Of Contract Act

The SC in Vijaya Bank & Another v. Prashant B. Narnaware, held that a contractual clause imposing a restriction on an employee's option to resign by subjecting the employee to pay liquidated damages...

India Employment

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AZB & Partners

Registration On SHe-Box Portal (Sexual Harassment Electronic Box): An Additional Step Towards Prioritising The Safety And Security Of Women In Indian Workplaces

India Employment

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

The After-Hours Boundary: What Employers Must Know About Australia's 'Right To Disconnect'

India Employment

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Lexplosion Solutions Private Limited

ESIC Introduces Scheme To Promote Registration Of Employers / Employees (SPREE)

India Employment

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Khaitan & Co LLP

Employment Newsletter

India Employment

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CMS INDUSLAW

Regulatory Compliance Newsletter | July 2025

India Employment

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Dentons Link Legal

Delhi Transgender Rules, 2025: Legal Recognition Procedures And State-Wide Enforcement Mechanisms Notified

India Litigation

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IndiaLaw LLP

Employment Linked Incentive Scheme –Whether A Relief Or Burden On The Employers

India Employment

KC

Kochhar & Co.

Rajasthan Eases Night Work Restrictions For Women In Commercial Establishments

India Employment

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Telangana Government Eases Working Hours For Commercial Establishments

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Protecting Copyright, Designs And Confidentiality: Analysing The Inox India vs Cryogas Case

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LexOrbis

Diversity Data Collection In India: How Should Employers Tread In The Current Era?

India Employment

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AZB & Partners

Enabling The 24-Hour Workforce: Haryana's 2025 Notification Opens Night Shifts To Women Worker

India Employment

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IndiaLaw LLP

Employee Stock Options

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Globeview Advisors LLP

EPFO Update: Simplifying Employee Benefit Management

India Employment

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Nexdigm Private Limited

India Business Bulletin (June 2025)

Archer & Angel

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Fostering Awareness Among Employees On Insider Trading Compliance (Video)

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Corporate Professionals

Employment Laws In India - Brief Insights (Video)

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Hammurabi & Solomon

Employment Law Briefing: Episode 1 (Video)

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BTG Advaya

COVID-19 And Employment Queries (Video)

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Singhania & Partners LLP

Employment And Labour Law Reforms Proposed By India’s Budget 2015 (Video Content)

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Nishith Desai Associates

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