*Labour Law Judgements for the Month of August 2017*
?Union leader has no impunity from his transfer *Mad HC 849*
?Contractors worker will entitled to same wages as regular employees. *Supreme Court 785*
?Termination for unauthorized absence too harsh. *Gau HC 811*
?Fixed Term employee can’t be reinstated. *MP HC 808*
?Civil courts should stay away from claim for Gratuity. *Mad HC 861*
?Greed of dishonest bus conductor is to cost his job. *Karn HC 840*
?Daily allowance forms part of wages for calculating accident compensation. *Gau HC 813*
?Compensation for accident only when it occurred during employment. *Del HC 793*
?ESI Act applicable even when an establishment is covered by BO & CW Act. *MP HC 799*
?Gratuity Can’t be withheld on non-vacating of employers accommodation. *MP HC 803*
?Settlement u/s 18(3) (b) of the ID Act will be binding on all employees. *Mad HC 846*
?Dismissal justified when job obtained on forged education certificate. *Karn HC 844*
?Legal notice can’t improve the deficiencies in FIR for claiming accident compensation. *Del HC 793*
?Compensation is appropriate when employment was for short duration. *Bom HC 796*
?Notice is imperative for the termination of employment. *HP HC 827*
?Misrepresentation for obtaining job amounts to moral turpitude. *All. HC 816*
?Clean service record will mitigate punishment of bank employee for disproportionate assets. *Del HC 792*
?Government Can’t delve on merits of a dispute to refer for adjudication. *Bom HC 798*
?Excess working hours to be compensated by overtime. *MP HC 806*
?Deposit of renewal fee to justify holding of valid driving license. *Del HC 787*
?Coverage of an establishment under ESI merely on inspector report not tenable. *Bom HC 854*
?Employer-employee relationship proved when averment of employee is not rebutted. *Del HC 789*
?Evidence Act not applicable to Employees Compensation Act. *Del HC 789*
?Contractor’s employees also to be covered under ESI. *Bom. HC 855*
?Insured employees are entitled to medical benefits from ESIC. *Karn. HC 842*
?On approval application, adjudicator to confine about compliance of condition u/s of 33 of the ID Act. *Guj HC 831*
?Notice for Accident compensation is mandatory. *Gau HC 831*
?Interest will be payable for delay in payment of awarded amount. *Supreme court 785
*Employees Provident Funds & MP Act*
?An apprentice under Apprentice Act not to be covered under the EPF Act. *MP HC 879*
?EPF Authority empowered to enforce attendance of any person. *MP HC 879*
?Writ petition filed after 5 years challenging the order of Appellate Tribunal will not be dismissed when delay is justified. *Pat HC 870*
?The EPF & MP Act are not empowered to direct employer for compliance of Bonus, Apprentices or Minimum Wages Acts. *MP HC 879*
?Exercise of the option under Pension Scheme, would not foreclose the exercise of further option. *Supreme Court 866*
?A trainee under standing orders not “employee” to be covered under the Act. *MP HC 879*
?Proviso to clause of pension scheme permits an option to employer and employee from contribution beyond salary ceiling. *Supreme Court 866*
?While holding proceedings under section 7A the EPF Authority is vested with the powers of the Civil court. *MP HC 879*
?Without supporting Evidence of financial loss, levy of damages not to be reduced in appeal. *Del HC 871*
?Frequency of number of defaults is relevant for reducing the damages for delayed deposit of contributions. *Bom HC 875*
?Identification of beneficiaries is imperative for determination of liability of an employer. *MP HC 879*
?No limitation for initiating action for recovery of damages for delayed payment. *Bom HC 875*
?Appeal beyond expiry of prescribed period would not debar when no notice was served upon the appellant. *Raj. HC 868*
?Authority must determine actual concrete difference in payment of contribution. *MP HC 879*
