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Code on Social Security, 2020: Transforming India’s Social Protection Framework

Corporate Law : India’s Social Security Code consolidates multiple labour welfare laws into a unified framework covering organised, unorganised,...

May 21, 2026 276 Views 0 comment Print

Code on Wages, 2019: A New Era of Wage Governance in India

Corporate Law : The Code on Wages and the 2026 Rules introduce a uniform wage definition and cap exclusions at 50% of total remuneration. Employer...

May 15, 2026 879 Views 0 comment Print

What Employers Must Know About New Wage Rules Effective 21st Nov 2025

Corporate Law : India’s new Labour Codes introduce a uniform wage definition and 50% cap on exclusions, affecting PF, gratuity, bonus, and salar...

May 1, 2026 2853 Views 1 comment Print

Gender Equality in Workplace: A Critical Analysis of India’s Labour Codes 2019-2020

Corporate Law : The paper examines whether recent labour law reforms deliver real gender equality or merely formal compliance. It concludes that d...

April 21, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Maternity & Paternity Benefits in Labour Law: India on Its Way to a Gender-Neutral Framework

Corporate Law : Dhara Verma Abstract The labour welfare laws in India provide essential maternity and paternity benefits to workers which demonstr...

April 15, 2026 513 Views 0 comment Print


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FAQs on Code on Social Security, 2020

Corporate Law : The ruling clarifies that digital processes are encouraged but not mandatory, ensuring workers rights are protected even through p...

January 13, 2026 1359 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs – Code on Wages, 2019

Company Law : The law removes sector-based exclusions and extends minimum wage protection to all employees. It confirms universal coverage acros...

January 13, 2026 1857 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Labour Codes

Corporate Law : The FAQs explain the uniform wage definition and the 50% allowance cap across all Codes. Gratuity applies prospectively from 21 No...

January 13, 2026 7161 Views 0 comment Print

FAQ on Myths and Realities of Industrial Relation (IR) Code 2020

Corporate Law : The Code retains trade union rights, collective bargaining, and strike provisions with notice requirements. It confirms continued ...

January 13, 2026 1167 Views 0 comment Print

FAQs on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020

Corporate Law : Raising factory and licensing thresholds does not remove safety and welfare protections. All establishments with 10 or more worker...

January 13, 2026 1413 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Overtime Wages Must Include Allowances Under Factories Act: SC

Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that compensatory allowances form part of “ordinary wages” for overtime calculation. Executive circular...

January 20, 2026 2265 Views 0 comment Print

Labour Authority Must Examine Material Before Sanctioning Prosecution: Karnataka HC

Corporate Law : The Karnataka High Court has set aside a prosecution order against Natural Remedies Private Limited. The court found that the Comm...

September 15, 2025 606 Views 0 comment Print

Employee Cannot Be Terminated during Maternity Leave: Punjab & Haryana HC

Corporate Law : Punjab & Haryana High Court directs that temporary employees cannot be replaced by another set of temporary staff but can be repla...

February 26, 2025 648 Views 0 comment Print

Industrial Dispute Must Be Raised Before Labour Court with Jurisdiction, Not at Head or Registered Office

Corporate Law : The Telangana High Court addressed jurisdiction and employment status in Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Vs Presiding Officer. Key aspects of ...

January 7, 2025 1008 Views 0 comment Print

Employers Can Discipline & Transfer Employees: Bombay HC

Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court sets aside the Industrial Court's interim relief, reinstating employer rights to transfer and discipline emp...

January 6, 2025 1590 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 Introduced in Lok Sabha

Corporate Law : The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 33 of 2026), introduced in the Lok Sabha, seeks to amend section 10...

February 10, 2026 954 Views 0 comment Print

₹18,000 Monthly Limit Set to Define Supervisory Employees as Workers

Corporate Law : The government has notified a clear wage ceiling for supervisory roles. Earnings above this limit remove such employees from worke...

January 30, 2026 876 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Coal Mines) Regulations, 2026

Corporate Law : The Government has issued draft Coal Mines Safety Regulations, 2026 under the OSHWC Code, detailing safety standards, certificatio...

January 28, 2026 870 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2025

Corporate Law : The draft Central Rules lay down detailed procedures to operationalised the Industrial Relations Code, replacing older dispute and...

December 30, 2025 1935 Views 0 comment Print

Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2025

Corporate Law : The notification introduces draft rules under the OSH Code to unify and modernise labour regulation. The key takeaway is a shift t...

December 30, 2025 3183 Views 0 comment Print


Person with causal nature employment would get benefits under Employee’s Compensation Act

October 21, 2022 3213 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi HC upheld the compensation awarded under Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923 by Commissioner and have upheld that a person whose employment is of a casual nature and is employed other than for the purposes of the employer’s trade or business comes within the meaning of employee as defined in Section 2(1)(dd) of Employees Compensation Act.

Order passed by Industrial Tribunal cannot be challenged in Labour Courts when proper procedure followed: SC

October 6, 2022 3801 Views 0 comment Print

In present matter, the Honble Supreme Court observed that once the order of termination was approved by the Industrial Tribunal on appreciation of evidence led before it, thereafter the findings recorded by the Industrial Tribunal were binding between the parties and no contrary view could have been taken by the Labour Court contrary to the findings recorded by the Industrial Tribunal.

Blood relatives not restricted as workman under Employees Compensation Act

October 4, 2022 3420 Views 0 comment Print

Karnataka High Court held that there is no prohibition under the Employees Compensation Act for blood relatives to be employer and employee.

Salient Features of EPS, 95 & steps to file EPF/EPS nomination digitally

October 1, 2022 3159 Views 0 comment Print

Easy steps to file EPF/EPS nomination digitally Submit EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally! Steps to submit EPF/EPS Nomination Digitally: Step 1 Visit EPFO website >> Services >> For Employees >> Click ‘Member UAN/Online Service ‘. Step 2 Login with ‘UAN and Password’. Step 3 Select ‘E-Nomination’ under ‘Manage Tab’. Step 4 ‘Provide Details’ Tab will appear on […]

Shareholders cannot be Impleaded Independently under Industrial Disputes Act: HC

September 9, 2022 4821 Views 0 comment Print

Government not denuded from running a company holding majority of shareholder. But shareholder independently cannot be made a party for adjudication of the lis.

Offences and Penalties under Code on Wages, 2019

September 3, 2022 7692 Views 0 comment Print

Code on Wages, 2019: Understand the offences and penalties related to employer payment discrepancies. Stay informed and compliant with the law.

Labour Laws in India

September 1, 2022 3432 Views 0 comment Print

Understand the new labor laws in India: 4 codes replacing 29 acts. Find out about the Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Code on Social Security, and more.

Practice of fixed term appointment with consecutive renewals is not recognised under Industrial Disputes Act 1947

August 19, 2022 1536 Views 0 comment Print

SC held that practice of engaging workman by separate but consecutive appointment orders of short duration with a view to opposing workman’s claim is not recognised by clause (bb) of Section 2(oo) of Industrial Disputes Act 1947

Delhi Labour Welfare Board introduces online portal for compliances

July 1, 2022 3939 Views 0 comment Print

The Online portal of Delhi Labour Welfare Board offering following services is hosted on URL https://dlabourwelfareboard.delhi.gov.in/index.php for taking online contribution from Employer / Employee w.e.f. 01.07.2022.

Implementation of central rules on labour codes w.e.f. 1-7-22

June 28, 2022 29565 Views 8 comments Print

As per the information gathered by me from news/media/notifications etc on new 4 Labour uniform codes few provisions are being implemented w.e.f. 1-7-22 by Central Govt and rest shall be notified by States as per their “State – Reforms of Labour Code” and dates for implementation shall be as per their state’s gazette notification, the […]

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