Can you be fired for disagreeing with your boss? What the New Labour Code says about your rights

Fri, Feb 27, 2026 | 01:30 PM IST

Are you aware of your workplace rights?

1	Can you be fired for disagreeing with your boss? What the New Labour Code says about your rights New labour laws offer clarity on employee rights. Disagreeing with a manager does not automatically mean termination or reduced increments. Employers must follow established service rules and due process. Complaints against managers are handled through grievance procedures. These regulations aim to protect employees from unfair practices and ensure a balanced workplace.

2	Employer can’t punish you for taking entitled leaves under New Labour Code 2025

3	Can you claim a promised increment without email proof? What the law says about verbal assurances

4	Employee kept under suspension too long, denied wages: HC steps in, grants Rs 2.02 lakh relief

5	Contractual staff can’t claim regular status as a right, says SC; long-serving workers may get relief but not set a precedent The Supreme Court has ruled against granting equal status and benefits to contractual employees as regular staff. It stated that such a move would legitimize arbitrary hiring practices and undermine regular recruitment safeguards. However, the court urged employers to sympathetically consider regularizing long-serving contractual employees on humanitarian grounds, emphasizing this decision is not a precedent.

6	20 years of govt job doesn't guarantee pension: Legal heirs get gratuity but no family pension after legal fight in SC


7	Big tax relief for disabled employees: Travel deduction raised under draft tax rules 2026

8	Terminated employee’s reinstatement order challenged by employer; Delhi HC says employer not liable to pay disputed salary beyond retirement age of employee

9	Wrongly retired at 58: Employee fights back and wins case as HC restores his job and full benefits till 60 on this ground

10	NRI employee dies in Central Africa, foreign employer did not pay wife the promised compensation for family support, wife files case; Madras HC asks govt to help A widow's plea for compensation after her husband's death in Cameroon reached the Madras High Court. The foreign employer failed to pay promised support. The court has now directed the Central Government to intervene at the highest levels in Cameroon. This action aims to secure justice for the grieving family.

11	Wrongful termination: Delhi HC tells employer to pay Rs 3 lakh compensation or reinstate employee with 50% back pay

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