Labor Codes: Updates & Cases

The Union government Tuesday indicated that it is accelerating labour reforms and looking for an early implementation of the four labour codes, and the rules to this effect will be ready by the end of January. This comes despite allegations that the Centre is ignoring trade unions. In October, the Union labour ministry had said that it aims to […]

NEW DELHI: Rules under codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety health & working conditions (OSH) will be finalised by month-end paving the way for implementation of four labour reform laws much before April 1. The labour ministry has envisaged implementing the four labour codes from April 1 this year in one go. The ministry is in the final leg

Bengaluru: With India “likely to have entered a technical recession” for the first time in its history due to the pandemic, and millions of informal workers remaining out of work, states relaxed labour laws and parliament passed three labour codes that would arguably spur job creation and investment. India’s lockdown, announced on March 24 and extended thrice, was among the strictest in the

Download: Draft PDF The Labour Ministry on January 1 published its draft standing orders on work from home for the mining, manufacturing and service sectors, under the new Industrial Relations Code. It is aimed at formalising service-related matters in an amicable manner, as per a ministry statement. “Pursuant to Section 29 of the Industrial Relations

New Delhi, Dec 30 () The implementation of four labour codes in one go from April 1 next year will usher in a new wave of reforms in industrial relations and also help in attracting more investments but employment generation will remain a key challenge in 2021. This year has also been a challenging year for the

As the second largest labour force in the world, India is all set to embrace the new labour code bill that was passed in September 2020. While much is being debated on whether the recent changes are employee or employer friendly and a final judgement on that remains to be seen till the actual rules are notified,

The Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT) has expressed concerns over the implications of the ongoing public consultation on the Draft Code on Social Security Rules, 2020. In a letter to the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the federation, along with All India Gig Workers Union, All India IT and ITeS Employees’ Union and other labour unions and civil society organisations

The BJP government in Karnataka must take proactive steps to resolve industrial disputes causing workers unrest in major multinational manufacturing units in the state like Wistron Infocomm India Pvt Ltd and Toyota Kirloskar Motors (TKM), leaders of the opposition Congress and JDS parties in Karnataka have stated. In a letter to Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, Congress leader

According to the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Global Wage Report 2020 published earlier in December, formal sector workers in India witnessed a 3.6 percent fall in wages whereas the workers from the informal sector suffered a 22.6 percent wages cut. “Early data from national statistical offices show that around two thirds of countries for which