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Labour Codes Ensure Seamless Operations and Universal Benefits

Dec 15, 2025

Labour Codes Prioritize Swift Action on Workplace Grievances

The impending implementation of the four new Labour Codes, often referred to collectively as the Lab...

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Dec 10, 2025

Labour Codes Prioritize Swift Action on Workplace Grievances

How New Labour Codes Will Reshape Employee Compensation

The impending rollout of the four new labour codesthe Code on Wages, the Code on Social Security, t...

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Dec 4, 2025

How New Labour Codes Will Reshape Employee Compensation

Gig Workers Gain Social Security as India Finalizes Labour Codes

India is poised for one of its most profound labor market transformations in decades, with the Centr...

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Dec 4, 2025

Gig Workers Gain Social Security as India Finalizes Labour Codes

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Workers Decry Dilution of Rights in New Labour Codes

Workers and farmer bodies across India staged massive protests on November 26, 2025, against the implementation of the four new Central Labour Codes. The nationwide demonstrations were led by a joint platform of ten central trade unions, including INTUC, AITUC, and CITU, who denounced the codified laws as unilaterally imposed, ‘anti-worker,’ and deeply regressive. The […]

Dec 1, 2025

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Five Critical Traps HR Must Avoid in Labour Code Transition

The implementation of India’s four new Labour Code, consolidating 29 central laws, marks a monumental shift in the country’s labour governance landscape. While simplifying compliance in the long term, the initial 100 days following implementation present a significant “risk trap” for Human Resources and corporate compliance teams. Experts are issuing warnings about this crucial period. […]

Nov 28, 2025

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Kerala To Not Implement New Labour Codes

Kerala Labour Minister V. Sivankutty has categorically stated that the state will not implement the Central Government’s recently notified four Labour Codes, maintaining a firm stance against the sweeping federal reforms that critics argue are fundamentally “anti-worker.” The announcement, made on Thursday following a meeting with central trade union representatives, positions Kerala in direct opposition […]

Nov 28, 2025

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New Labour Code Forces Companies to Settle FnF Rapidly

In a landmark move poised to reshape corporate exit practices across India, the Central Government has introduced a stringent two-day deadline for the full and final settlement (FnF) of wages for employees who resign, are terminated, or are retrenched. This provision, embedded in the Code on Wages, 2019, drastically reduces the previous settlement period, which […]

Nov 27, 2025

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Nationwide Protests Days After Implementation of 4 Labour Codes

A massive joint platform of ten central trade unions (CTUs), supported by allied groups like the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM), staged nationwide protests on Wednesday, November 26, condemning the central government’s implementation of the four new labour codes. The protests, which saw thousands of workers take to the streets, came just days after the codes, […]

Nov 27, 2025

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Labour Codes Recognize and Regulate WFH Arrangements

The imminent operationalization of the four comprehensive Labour Codes is set to bring India’s archaic employment framework in line with the flexible realities of the post-pandemic economy. A significant provision is found within the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020. This provision is the formal recognition and regulation of the Work From Home (WFH) […]

Nov 25, 2025

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How Four New Labour Codes Will Reshape Salaries and Hiring

The operationalization of India’s four comprehensive Labour Codes—the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations Code, the Code on Social Security, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code—is set to fundamentally transform the country’s employment landscape. Consolidating 29 fragmented and often archaic laws, this legislative overhaul aims to simplify the regulatory framework, enhance workers’ […]

Nov 25, 2025

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How the New Labour Codes Redefine Gratuity for India’s Workforce

Central Government has announced the operationalization of the four comprehensive Labour Codes, consolidating 29 complex labour laws. Among the most significant reforms impacting millions of workers is the dramatic reduction in the mandatory service period for gratuity eligibility: from the existing five years to just one year of continuous service under the new Code on Social […]

Nov 24, 2025

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India’s Labour Codes Formalize and Protect the Gig Economy

Central Government has brought into effect the four new Labour Codes, replacing 29 fragmented central labour laws. This major structural reform aims at simplifying regulations and modernizing the workforce. It is particularly significant for the millions of workers powering India’s burgeoning gig and platform economy. The new legal system formally integrates this traditionally excluded workforce segment for the […]

Nov 24, 2025

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How Industry Leaders Are Hailing the New Labour Codes

The implementation of India’s four consolidated Labour Codes, effective November 2025, marks a critical shift in the nation’s employment rules, replacing a complex system of 29 older laws with a single, modern structure. As businesses across the country prepare to adopt the new rules governing wages, social security, and industrial relations, the change has generated […]

Nov 22, 2025

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India Implements Unified Labour Codes to Simplify Compliance

Government of India today announced the implementation of all four consolidated Labour Codes, effective November 21, 2025. This transformation rationalizes and replaces 29 central labour laws, many of which dated back to the pre-Independence and early post-Independence era, fundamentally modernizing the country’s labour governance framework. The four codes now in effect are: The Ministry of Labour […]

Nov 21, 2025

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States Lead Labour Law Changes While Centre Delays Notification

As the long-awaited implementation of India’s four labour codes remains stalled, several states have taken proactive steps to amend their labour law. These reforms aim to attract investments, boost manufacturing, and address industry demands. States have moved forward with significant changes despite the Centre delaying the notification of labour codes, which Parliament passed in 2019 […]

Apr 21, 2025