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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 upheld the Labour Court's finding of an employer-employee relationship between Johnson & Johnson Ltd. and workman Mahadev Badadal, declaring his termination illegal. The court directed payment of Rs.15,00,000 as lump-sum compensation to his legal heir, along with statutory benefits and 10% annual interest from 21 November 2016.
Bombay High Court rules that Quality Assurance Supervisors performing predominantly technical work qualify as 'workmen' under the Industrial Disputes Act, regardless of supervisory titles. The court upheld Rs. 20 lakh compensation for wrongful termination, reinforcing that actual job functions-not designations-determine employment status under service law.
Bombay High Court clarifies that a Quality Assurance Supervisor, despite supervisory duties, falls under the definition of 'workman' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, entitling wrongful termination compensation. The court rejected presumptive findings of post-termination employment and awarded Rs. 20 lakh for denial of backwages, reinforcing protections for non-managerial supervisory roles.
Karnataka High Court rules that contract labourers and security guards under direct employer supervision qualify as 'workmen' under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, mandating prior government permission for lay-offs. The court awarded Rs. 3,00,000 compensation each to 84 retrenched workers, reinforcing protections for indirect employment relationships.
The Bombay High Court ruled that an employee’s classification as a 'workman' under the MRTU & PULP Act hinges on the actual functions performed, not job title. A Commercial Officer exercising supervisory and operational control, even while performing incidental clerical tasks, is excluded from workman status - clarifying the scope of protection for managerial-tier employees in industrial disputes.
The Calcutta High Court has ruled that retired managerial employees, even if absorbed from a predecessor bank with pension entitlements, cease to be 'workmen' under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act upon retirement. This means they cannot invoke industrial dispute mechanisms for pension claims after service ends, reinforcing that statutory protections under the ID Act are tied to active employment status and not post-retirement benefits.