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Shops & Establishments in Karnataka employing 10 or more persons to be open 24 x 7

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Principal Employer, on facts, held liable to pay gratuity to contract labour – Bombay HC.

Where workmen have continued through multiple contractors the contract labour would be employees of principal employer for the limited purpose of payment of gratuity.

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Ola driver is an employee under the POSH Act 2013. Employer penalised for non-compliance.

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Forfeiting gratuity without a criminal conviction impermissible even in cases of sexual harassment

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Karnataka permits all Establishments employing 10 or more persons to remain open 24 x 7 for 3 years subject to conditions.

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Supreme Court releases Handbook concerning Persons with Disabilities

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Contract labourers are entitled to an opportunity of being heard before finalizing the Contract – Karnataka High court

Contract labourers are entitled to an opportunity of being heard before finalizing the Contract.

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NHRC takes suo motu cognizance of the reported death of a chartered accountant girl in Pune due to excessive workload in her company

A press release issued by the National Human Rights Commission if India has stated that it has taken Suo Motu cognisance of the reported death of a CA due to excessive workload.

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MSME Act does not bar arbitration under the arbitration and conciliation Act as per agreement –

The High Court observed that Section 18 of the MSME Act does not create any substantive rights or liabilities but merely provides an alternative modality for parties to resolve disputes, other than through court proceedings. It held that if a disputing party chooses to opt for arbitration independently under the Arbitration Act, relying on an arbitration clause in the agreement between the parties, nothing in the MSME Act prevents the claimant from doing so.