The present compendium presents a brief summary of the notable Supreme Court and High Court judgments in the labour and employment sector in India from January 2024 to June 2024. The observations made by the Indian courts in these judgments will have a far-reaching effect on various aspects of employment in India, including wages, working conditions of employees, social benefits, employer-employee relationship, pension, and maternity, amongst others.

Some key labour and employment issues covered in the compendium include—

• Regularization of contractual workers
• Role of financial capacity of employer in determining the wage structure of workers
• Whether or not working journalists fall under the definition of ‘employees’ 
• Regularization rights of employees performing permanent service
• Legality of termination of employment without proper enquiry
• Right of employees to encash leaves
• Whether Advocates can avail of maternity benefits or not
• Whether ‘wages’ have the same meaning under different statutes in India
• Constitutionality of EPF contribution of foreign employees in India
• Fundamental right to retirement benefits
• Legality of retrospective amendment to pension structure
• Whether deductions could be made from salary on account of overpayment of salary and allowances

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