Labour Law & Employment FAQs | HROne

Under the Payment of Bonus Act, employees drawing wages (basic plus DA) of up to ₹21,000 per month and having worked at least 30 days in the accounting year are eligible for...

A permanent (or open-ended) contract continues until the employee resigns or is lawfully terminated, while a fixed-term contract is for a defined period that ends automatically on the agreed date without amounting...

There is no single national figure for mandatory paid leave — entitlements are set largely by each state’s Shops and Establishments Act and the Factories Act, so they vary across the country....

An employer can lawfully deduct wages for absence or lateness, but only on a proportionate basis and within the limits the Payment of Wages Act sets for permissible deductions. A deduction must...

Under the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (as amended in 2017), eligible women are entitled to 26 weeks of paid maternity leave for the first two children, of which up to 8 weeks...