Labor Codes: Updates & Cases

To acquaint state governments with the recently introduced labour codes, the Ministry of Labour & Employment is gearing up to conduct a comprehensive training workshop for state government labour officials. According to reliable sources, this workshop aims to address the challenges posed by the new labour codes and ensure a smooth nationwide rollout. During discussions with state […]

The government is holding high-level consultations with the central trade unions to bring them on board for the implementation of the new labour codes, amidst their insistence on scrapping the four new laws, said government sources familiar with the development. “We have held several rounds of consultations with the unions and some of them have

Download: Rajya Sabha_Q&A_16 March 2023, Implementation of Labour Codes_Parliament_Q&A_18 July 2022 & Updated State Rules The Centre has decided to delay nationwide roll-out of the labour law reforms till after the 2024 general elections. Though indications were there of further delay in the implementation of the four labour codes passed by Parliament as early as

The window for the federal government to operationalise the labour codes could also be quick diminishing with a number of states headed for meeting elections by the top of subsequent yr adopted by basic elections in 2024, at the least half-a-dozen specialists instructed ET. Implementation of the codes – touted as a major labour reform – seems

In an apparent indication that the implementation of the four labour codes will be delayed further, majority of the Central Trade Unions, during their recent discussions with Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav, have urged the Centre to withdraw the four codes. Though Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh-affiliated trade union Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) supported the Code on Social Security

Recently, the Union Labour Ministry held a crucial meeting with industry stakeholders to debate allowance and wage structure under the New Wage Code. According to reports, the restriction that allowances cannot exceed 50% of income allegedly sparked heated debate during the meeting. The business community has also requested clarification on wage structure before adopting the new Wage Code law. A

In keeping with its focus to enhance social security of unorganised workers, the Centre will splice the ongoing schemes for them with the provisions of the Social Security Code when it is formally implemented. The mandarins in the Union labour ministry, and the law departments in the states/UTs are seized of the matter. The ministry

The Central Government has enacted four labor codes incorporating 29 labor regulations . These four labor codes are Wage Code 2019 (Code on Wages 2019), Industrial Relations Code 2020 (Industrial Relations Code, 2020) Social Security Code 2020 (Code on Social Security, 2020) and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 ( Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions

The four new labour codes — new wage code on wages, social security, industrial relations, and occupation safety, health and working conditions — are soon going to become a reality. Once implemented, under the social security code, the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme of India (ESIC) will be opened up for the unorganised sector workers also. Here’s about the ESIC and the