Employment Security

 

Written Employment Particulars

There is no provision in the above labour law that requires an employer to provide a written statement of particulars to a newly hired employee. However a written appointment letter or employment contract is signed between the employer and the worker as a matter of practice.
The written document may contain the following information: name and address of the employer; name and address of the employee; title of the job or nature of work to be performed by the employee (or job description); place of work and hours of work; and probation, if any, and its term, etc. The employers may also incorporate the following information into employment contract: option of the employer to transfer an employee from one office to another branch office, affiliate, etc.; date of commencement of employment; wages or salary details (overtime wages); any benefits that an employee is entitled to (gratuity, provident fund and pension); type of contract – permanent or fixed-term; period of notice required for termination of employment; leave entitlement; conditions under which the employer can terminate the contract; and non-compete, confidentiality and non-solicitation provisions, etc.

Fixed Term Contracts

Indian labour Law allows hiring fixed term contract workers for tasks of permanent nature. There is no maximum length of fixed term contracts provided under the labour laws.
Employment of contract labour is allowed under the Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970. The Central Government (or Provincial Government) may, after consultation with the Central Board or a State Board, prohibit, employment of contract labour in any process, operation or other work in any establishment while considering the following factors:
(a) whether the process, operation or other work is incidental to, or necessary for the activity that is carried on in the establishment: (b) whether it is of perennial nature, it is of sufficient duration having regard to the nature of activity carried on in that establishment; (c) whether it is done ordinarily through regular workmen in that establishment or an establishment similar thereto; (d) whether it is sufficient to employ considerable number of whole-time workmen.
sources: §1&10 of the Contract Labour (Regulation And Abolition) Act, 1970

Probation Period

Under section 2 of the Model Standing Order, probation period is usually 6 months however it can be extended by a by a period of three months at a time at the discretion of management. The maximum probation period can't exceed two years. A person is employed as a probationer generally to fill a permanent vacancy in a post. If a permanent employee is employed as a probationer in a new post he may, at any time during the probationary period, be reverted to his old permanent post.
Source: §2 of the Model Standing Orders