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It’s a simple question, scope of all the codes is very wide. I’m just trying to understand why we wouldn’t be covered under the Code.
Anyone bringing up the retainer tax treatment may remember that tax and labour laws are two different domains and as such do not interrelate like that
Sidenote: who tf writes "nahi" as "nhe"?
I know that Provident Fund and ESI etc are not applicable on law firms. Will request the experts to let us know which labour laws (Shops and Establishments Act?) would generally apply on firms. And do the incoming new laws change anything on this subject?
Shops and Establishments Act does NOT apply to a Law Firm office. In fact there are Judgements stating so. Moreover, Lawyers can run their business from their home "chambers" without paying commercial rates of Municipal taxes.
Guess what, when fat cat Lawyers have dominated their Legislature since 1950, this is what you get. Most of the laws are drafted by people who have had a decent law practice.
Hence labour laws don’t apply.
Hence the saga of exploittaion starts