The law removes sector-based exclusions and extends minimum wage protection to all employees. It confirms universal coverage across organized and unorganized ...

On November 21, 2025, India implemented a historic reform of its labor law architecture. Two significant labor codes – Industrial Relations Code (2020) and Occupational Safety, Health and Working ...

This paper critically analyzes the provisions of the Code on Wages of 2019 to identify the differences between the Code and the existing legislations on regulating wages and unveil the truth versus ...

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

The FAQs explain the uniform wage definition and the 50% allowance cap across all Codes. Gratuity applies prospectively from 21 November 2025 with clarified eligibility and ...

New Delhi: The newly implemented Code on Wages, 2019 marks a major shift in India’s labour governance by introducing uniform wage standards and broader coverage across sectors. According to an ...

India’s Parliament just overhauled and simplified the country’s labor law regime by consolidating it into four labor codes. The changes, which took effect November 21, will harmonize definitions, ...

Taking forward the implementation work of the Labour Codes, the government has issued the draft rules for the four laws that clarify a variety of provisions including the calculation of minimum rate ...

India announced four consolidated labour codes from 21 November 2025, marking one of the biggest overhauls of its labour regulations since Independence. The Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations ...

In a historic decision, the Government of India has implemented four Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the ...