In India, where large masses of physically fit employees in the unorganised sector constantly have to struggle to safeguard their employment rights, the protection of these same rights for physically challenged persons is a distant dream.
Read MoreThe law on social security entitlements in India, like the one on family pension, has been developing in accordance with its ‘spirit’ and not merely its ‘letter’. This is a welcome sign for Indian labour.
Read MoreIn order to establish absolute authority in employment relations, many employers very frequently resort to arbitrariness in their dealings with employees, particularly in their hire-and-fire policies and disciplinary action.
Read MoreMany times, employers tend to escape from their financial obligations on purely technical legal grounds. Our judiciary has been reasonably vigilant in such labour cases by looking at the spirit of the law and allowing a more liberal interpretation of the technical legal provision in pursuit of substantial justice.
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