Labor Codes: Updates & Cases

The COVID-19 pandemic, apart from creating a national health emergency, had severely impacted the Indian workforce, leading to a mass exodus of migrant workers. These workers had to fend for themselves as they began their journey back to their hometowns on foot. Millions of people lost jobs and got pushed into poverty as a result […]

JAMMU, Feb 24: Saurab Bhagat, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to Govt. Labour & Employment Department and  Abdul Rashid War, KAS Labour Commissioner, J&K interacted with the Industrialists of Jammu Province through video conferencing on 24.02.2021 regarding finalization of Jammu and Kashmir Rules on the Four Labour Codes. Besides, the officers/officials of Labour Department and Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department, the

The labour ministry, on Tuesday, clarified that the International Labour Organisation has not commented on India’s lack of compliance while finalising the four labour codes. “The ILO has not commented about India’s lack of compliance with ILO Convention – 144 on tripartite consultations in implementing the four Labour Codes,” labour minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha. According to

The four labour codes enacted by Parliament, beginning with the Code on Wages in 2019, are set to be implemented soon. According to Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra, the Labour Ministry will formulate relevant rules and regulations over the coming weeks to implement the four new Labour Codes. Once the rules are notified, the codes

The Labour Ministry on January 1 published its draft standing orders on work from home (WFH) for the services sector under the new Industrial Relations Code. Experts believe that the formalisation of work from home can play an instrumental role in encouraging women to re-enter the workforce as second-career women. Second-career women are women professionals

New Delhi: From April, your take-home pay may get impacted while companies may see 3%-10% increase in their wage cost with a retrospective increase in gratuity and leave encashment provision if the new wage code comes into effect. Companies are now reviewing potential changes in the salary structure by running various models to comply with

The NITI Aayog has constituted a sub-group to prepare a National Action Plan for Migrant Workers, labour minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar mentioned. “The sub-group, which comprises members from various ministries, experts, NGOs and civil society organisations, will prepare a tangible action plan to address issues related to migrant workers,” Gangwar mentioned in response to a query in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Central authorities had enacted the

The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to complete the process to finalise the rules under the four labour codes paving the way for making reforms are reality soon. Besides, the ministry is also progressing to roll out a web portal by June 2021 for registration and other facilities of workers in the unorganised

The proposed labour codes could provide companies with the flexibility of four working days in a week, even as the working hours limit of 48 hours for a week will remain sacrosanct, Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra said on Monday. The Ministry of Labour and Employment is also likely to complete the process to