If allowances and benefits (excluding gratuity and retrenchment compensation) exceed 50 percent of an employee’s total ...

In a major overhaul of India's labour framework, the Government of India has announced four new labour codes — the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security ...

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Labour law reforms finally took effect in 2025 even as unemployment eased, participation rose and social security widened, marking a pivotal year for how India regulates work, welfare and jobs.

The government's fanfare over new labour codes has been met with criticism, with trade unions calling for strikes. Despite promises of reform and improved worker conditions, the Industrial Relations ...

India's labour laws have undergone a major overhaul, consolidating 29 laws into four codes effective November 21, 2025. This reform aims to boost workplace safety, ease business, and formalize ...

India, home to the world's largest youth population, is also home to the largest skilled and unskilled workforce. On January ...

In one of the most significant labour law overhauls in decades, the Indian government has brought four new labour codes into force, streamlining 29 older laws into a unified framework. Among the many ...

When the Modi government implemented four new labour codes on November 21, it claimed to be delivering “one of the most comprehensive and progressive labour-oriented reforms since Independence”. The ...

India holds a 3 per cent share of global gross domestic product (GDP) and constitutes 17 per cent of the world’s population. But only 22 per cent of its 25–64-year-olds have attained upper secondary ...

Last week, India announced it would implement what many say are its most far-reaching economic reforms in decades - compressing 29 federal laws that regulated labour into four simplified codes, ...