VKC 2026 | Vol.2 | TN | Issue 01 | 21 Oct 2026 | Author: Adv. Anagha Kulkarni, Contributor: Adv. Rakesh Umarani SITUATION A company has a Leave Policy, Code of Conduct, Disciplinary Policy, POSH Policy, Asset Policy, Exit Policy and other workplace rules. HR has drafted them, management has approved them and the policies have been uploaded on the HR portal. However, months later, an employee violates a workplace rule. The company initiates action relying on the relevant Polic

VKC 2026 | Vol.2 | LU | Issue 04 | 21 Oct 2026 | Author: Adv. Damini Devlekar, Contributors: Adv: Siddhi Nadgir, Adv. Rakesh Umarani Why this Matters? India is undergoing one of its most significant labour-law reforms in decades with the phased implementation of the four Labour Codes. As part of this transition, the Central Government notified the Employee’s Provident Funds Scheme, 2026 (EPFS, 2026), the Employee’s Pension Scheme, 2026 (EPS, 2026) and the Employee’s Deposit

VKC 2026 | Vol.2 | LU | Issue 03 | 21 Oct 2026 | Author: Adv. Nayan Hule, Contributors: Adv: Siddhi Nadgir, Adv. Harish Kumbhar The Code on Wages, 2019 (“Code”) which came into force on 21st November 2025 is one of the four Labour Codes enacted to consolidate and simplify India's wage related laws. It1 subsumes the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; Minimum Wages Act, 1948; Payment of Bonus Act, 1965; and Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. The Code aims to establish a uniform framework f

VKC 2026 | Vol.2 | LA | Issue 02 | 21 Oct 2026 | Author: Adv. Netal Sharma, Contributors: Adv: Siddhi Nadgir, Adv. Harish Kumbhar Introduction In today’s world, the shift by organizations from paper files to digital documentation raises an important question, “When document-keeping shifts from physical file-keeping to digital documentation, does it retain the same legal validity and evidentiary value?” More and more organizatio