#Section 25FF

The Madras HC held 11 Henkel India managers were not 'workmen' under the ID Act, rejecting the 'functional integrality' test for Section 25FF severance. It set aside a 90-day award but granted 15 days' wages per year with 9% interest as goodwill, affirming managerial exclusion from workman status despite factory proximity.

Bombay High Court rules that transfer of an undertaking under the Industrial Disputes Act does not automatically terminate employment unless individual worker consent is obtained. Termination during pending industrial proceedings without Section 33(2) approval is void, and insolvency of the transferee does not absolve the original employer of liability. The ruling reinforces job security for workers amid corporate restructuring.