Code on Wages, 2019 – Impact on the Indian Industry

Background and Intent

India’s labour laws were formulated and adopted during the pre and early post-independence days. At the time, these laws were written to govern factories and industries, which was the need of the day. These laws were archaic and did not meet the needs of modern day enterprises. Most of the labour laws had not been amended to keep with the times, despite repeated lobbying from industries and attempts by several prior governments, primarily due to the complexities existing within the Indian industry and the labour ecosystem.

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POSH @ Workplace – Evolving role of Senior Leadership

Over the last couple of years, a significant number of employees have experienced some form of harassment at work, including Sexual Harassment. This was evidenced by the #MeToo movement sweeping social media for a large part of 2019 too. With time it is being increasingly proven that doing only the traditional mandatory sexual harassment training …

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Global Anti-Harassment Policies Vs. Local Laws – A perspective!

Today’s global workplaces have undergone a dramatic shift in terms of culture, experiences and expectations. Many Organizations have taken it upon themselves to ensure their workplaces are free from harassment of any form. A pertinent question in this era of global operations then, is about the framing of policies, reporting procedures and redressal mechanisms, which …

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India Elections 2019 – Declaration of Paid Holiday on Polling Day

The Election Commission of India has announced the polling days for the nationwide election of members to the Lok Sabha. Across India, the 7-phase election will be held between 11 Apr and 23 May, 2019. Polling in Karnataka will be held in two stages on 18.04.2019 and 23.04.2019 across all Lok Sabha Constituencies of the …

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POSH Alert | March 2019, The aftermath of #MeToo

The aftermath of #MeToo The shockwaves post the #MeToo movement has brought to fore the gravity and extent of sexual harassment at the workplace which many employers are taking cognizance of. With this new or renewed focus on gender issues, creating a comfortable and safe working environment is more of a right than a choice …

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POSH Alert | Feb 2019, Has your organisation submitted the Annual Report?

Has your organisation submitted the Annual Report? Submission of Annual Report under Sec.21(1) As per the provision under Sec.21(1) of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“the Act”); the Internal Committee or the Local Committee as the case may be, shall in each calendar year prepare, in such …

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POSH Alert | Jan 2019, 5 years of Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) of Women at Workplace Act in India

BCP Associates successfully hosted its first exclusive Knowledge Sharing & Networking Event to commemorate 5 years of Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) of Women at Workplace Act in India on 16th January 2019 at The Capitol, Bengaluru. The event was chaired by Mr B C Prabhakar and other experts at BCP Associates to discuss developments …

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POSH Alert | Dec 2018 Tackling Sexual Harassment at the Workplace…proactively

Tackling Sexual Harassment at the Workplace…proactively 2018 has witnessed trying times for many corporates around varied forms of harassment at the workplace, most notable being Sexual Harassment. There have been different approaches that companies have adopted to counter this menace at the workplace, the most effective of all being timely sensitisation of employees on this …

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POSH Alert | Nov 2018, The #metoo movement, which is a year old globally, has spared no industry or sector…

Indian companies and #metoo – the right approach Amongst all the #metoo news we have been reading recently, Sundar Pichai’s note to Google employees with subsequent policy changes, Facebook, eBay and Airbnb following suit and most recently, Flipkart CEO’s sudden resignation draw immense attention. The #metoo movement, which is a year old globally, has spared …

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