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Involve academics in confronting academic freedom issues Aside from expressions of support for the targeted individuals and organisations, however, there appear to be few substantial ideas on how academics can work together in a practical way to preserve the integrity and credibility of their profession. The threats to academic freedom are, of course, most conspicuous for academics working under autocratic regimes. Yet their colleagues in more open societies find themselves with little leverag...

Share This - x The Kerala High Court has introduced a Draft Code of Conduct for officers and members of Staff to regulate their involvement and intervention in Social Media and other public platforms. The Draft was approved by the High Courts Administrative Committee in a meeting held on 22 nd March, 2021. It states: The High Court will have a Monitoring Cell to ensure proper use of computer and internet system provided in the courts. The Monitoring Cell will report instances of misuse of...

New wages for workers from next week – and other laws planned for South Africa you should know about Subscribe South Africa’s new minimum wage of R21.69 for each ordinary hour worked will officially take effect on Monday (1 March 2021). Sector-specific changes will also be introduced on the same day, including: Farmworkers are entitled to a minimum wage of R21.69 per hour; Domestic workers are entitled to a minimum wage of R19.09 per hour; Workers employed on an expanded public works progra...

Co-Authored by Aonkan Ghosh The latest version of the ICC Rules came into force on 1 January 2021 (the " 2021 ICC Rules"). The revisions that have been made to the 2017 edition are intended to address the changing needs of arbitration users based on learnings from the past four years. The 2021 ICC Rules will apply to all arbitrations commenced after 1 January 2021 (save to the extent that parties have agreed to submit to an earlier version of the ICC Rules as in force on the date of their arbit...

Work from Home is the new norm; Labour ministry formalises WFH for services sector First time Labour ministry has incorporated work from home option in establishments, as part of its draft model standing order for service sector. (Representational Photo) Updated: Jan 2, 2021, 05:09 PM IST Work from home became a new norm in 2020 with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Now companies are looking at it as a better option or mode of work, both in the government and t...