workplace

Under Indian labour law, a layoff has a specific, narrow legal meaning: it’s an employer’s temporary inability to provide work to an employee due to reasons […]

A furlough is a temporary, employer-mandated break from work, usually unpaid or reduced-pay, where the employee keeps their job and is expected to return once conditions […]

A floating holiday is a paid day off that isn’t tied to a fixed calendar date, letting an employee choose when to take it rather than […]

Motivating employees during adverse conditions, hiring freezes, layoff rounds, salary freezes, or a general economic slowdown, comes down to a handful of things that actually work: […]

Traditional performance appraisal methods evaluate an employee’s past performance through a manager’s direct rating, ranking, or written assessment, as opposed to modern approaches like continuous feedback […]

A notice period is the contractually required time between an employee resigning (or being asked to leave) and their actual last working day, during which they […]

Casual leave (CL) is short-notice paid time off for personal reasons that don’t need a doctor’s note or weeks of planning: a family errand, a sudden […]

Definition of Leave Encashment Leave encashment is a form of compensation granted to the employee when they are not able to utilize their Leave due to […]