Termination or retrenchment of an employee calls for prior permission from government A company is required to obtain permission from concerned State government prior to termination or retrenchment of any employee. This is to be done in pursuance of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Standing Orders of the Company. It holds true for a Company [...]

A sales representative, discharging duties of clerical nature, will be workman under Industrial Dispute Act Madras High Court decided in Management of Holy Faith International Pvt., Chennai Vs Presiding Officer1 that an employee who is designated as sales representative but discharging the duties of clerical and manual nature will be a ‘workman’ under the Industrial [...]