Author: Maya Singh

A chat between an employee and the CEO of a foreign startup with operations in India has gone viral on social media after the CEO issued what was described as a “special warning” to the employee for working from home without prior approval. The incident first surfaced on Reddit, where the employee shared that they had emailed the CEO to inform him about working from home due to a twisted leg and mobility issues. The employee noted that this was only their second WFH request in seven months and assumed that informing management was adequate, as the company reportedly had…

In a significant judgment protecting employee rights, the Karnataka High Court has ruled in favour of a former customer service assistant, Rao, directing that he be paid ₹13 lakh with interest, even though his employer had subsequently gone insolvent. Rao, who joined the company in 2000 and was confirmed after a six-month probation, was dismissed in August 2008 following allegations of misconduct. He challenged the termination before the Central Government Administrative Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, arguing that the disciplinary action violated the principles of natural justice and that no evidence of misconduct had been presented. In January 2017, the Tribunal agreed with…

TCS ends H-1B hiring, shifts focus to local recruitment in the US

TCS headcount falls by nearly 20,000 in Q2 FY26

Google has updated its Work From Anywhere (WFA) policy, making it more restrictive for employees working outside their primary office location. Under the revised rules, even a single day of remote work away from an employee’s base office will now count as a full week toward the annual WFA allowance. Originally introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, the WFA program allowed staff to work from another city, state, or country for up to four weeks each year. The benefit was separate from Google’s hybrid work model, which permits employees to work from home two days per week. The company notified employees…

The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the Karnataka Menstrual Leave Policy-2025, allowing women in both the private sector and state government jobs to take one day of menstrual leave each month. With this move, Karnataka becomes the first state in India to extend menstrual leave to employees across public and private sectors. The policy follows recommendations from an 18-member committee that submitted a report to the state’s Labour Minister, advocating for paid menstrual leave. Earlier proposals suggested six days of leave annually, which had received mixed responses from employers and support from trade unions. In November 2024, the Labour Department invited…