Employment and Service Law: blogs and guides
14 guides on employment and service law, written for people dealing with the problem now.
What the Four Labour Codes Changed for Employers and Workers
What actually changed when the four Labour Codes replaced 29 labour laws on 21 November 2025: wages, final settlement, fixed-term work, layoffs, gig workers and enforcement.
Wrongful Termination: Remedies for Employees in India
What an employee can do after a wrongful termination in India: Industrial Tribunal, civil suit, CAT or writ, reinstatement and back wages, time limits and the papers to collect.
Gratuity Not Paid: How to Claim It
How to claim gratuity your employer has not paid: eligibility, the calculation, the 30-day deadline, interest, forfeiture and the claim before the competent authority.
Salary Not Paid: Legal Notice, Labour Claim or Civil Suit
Your employer has not paid your salary: how to choose between a legal notice, a wage claim under the Code on Wages, a civil suit, and in some cases insolvency.
Filing a POSH Complaint: The Internal Committee Process
How a POSH complaint moves through the Internal Committee: who can file, the three-month limit, the copies and evidence, the hearings, interim relief, the report and the appeal.
PF Disputes and Employer Default With the EPFO
What to do when your employer deducts PF but does not deposit it, or your EPF claim is stuck: passbook checks, EPFiGMS grievance, dues inquiry, interest, damages, recovery and prosecution.
Filing an Original Application in the CAT
How a government employee files an Original Application in the Central Administrative Tribunal: jurisdiction, which bench, the one-year limit, Form I, the paper book, interim relief and what follows.
Charge Sheet in a Departmental Inquiry: How to Reply
How a government employee should read and reply to a departmental charge sheet under the CCS (CCA) Rules: time limits, documents, objections, the inquiry, the report and the appeal.
Suspension of a Government Employee: Rules and Remedies
How suspension of a government employee works under Rule 10 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, the 90-day review, subsistence allowance, appeal and when to approach the CAT.
Promotion and Seniority Disputes in Government Service
How promotion and seniority disputes in government service are decided: DPCs, APAR gradings, sealed cover, seniority lists, MACP, arrears and filing before the CAT.
Pension Disputes for Retired Government Employees
How retired government employees can resolve pension disputes: delayed PPO, withheld pension and gratuity, wrong qualifying service, recovery of excess payments and filing before the CAT.
Challenging a Transfer Order in Government Service
When a government transfer order can be challenged, where to file (CAT, High Court or tribunal), the grounds that work, interim stays and what to do in the first week.
Compassionate Appointment: Eligibility and Disputes
Who is eligible for compassionate appointment in government service, how need is assessed, why claims are rejected, and how to challenge a rejection.
Employment Bonds and Recovery of Training Costs
When an employment bond or training cost clause is enforceable in India, how much an employer can recover, and what to do about withheld documents and dues.