A fresh debate over workers' wages and labour rights has gained momentum after major trade unions renewed their demand for a ...

India's labour policy debate has intensified as major trade unions have renewed their demand for a significantly higher ...

We conducted an in-depth analysis of each of the four new labour codes from the perspective of each of three outcomes: job ...

The OSHWC Code is a structurally coherent reform that lowers the cost of formal hiring, extends protections to categories of ...

Government notifies Wage and IR rules to operationalise labour codes nationwide. Labour reforms aim to simplify compliance across wages, safety, industrial laws. States still need rules finalisation ...

New labour codes have capped weekly working hours at 48, with overtime paid at double the hourly wage. Final rules for wages and industrial relations codes are out, paving the way for implementation.

India has fully operationalised its four labour codes in 2026. Learn how these new rules impact wages, social security, and workplace safety. Read the full update.

India consolidated 29 labour laws into four codes. The deadline passed on April 1. Now comes the hard part, every salary structure in the country may need to change.

Labour unions have hit out at the draft rules, most significantly the increase in thresholds for the applicability of the new codes ...

Employers operating in India should prepare for four new labor codes the government announced on November 21. Together, the new codes streamline India’s labor framework by consolidating 29 separate ...

India’s labour codes change flexible work: fixed-term staff gain benefit parity and quicker gratuity; contract workers get clearer protections and liability on firms. Fixed-term hires now get ...

Businesses with employees in India should review major changes to the country’s labor relations framework that will impact your policies and practices. The new Industrial Relations Code, which took ...