Corporate Law : The article explains that the OSH Code extends beyond workplace safety to regulate health, welfare, working conditions, contract l...
Corporate Law : The Code on Social Security, 2020 introduces significant reforms beyond consolidation of labour laws. This article debunks common ...
Corporate Law : This article explains why Indian courts generally refuse to enforce post-employment non-compete clauses under Section 27 of the In...
Corporate Law : This article separates misconceptions from legal realities under the Code on Wages, 2019. The key takeaway is that the reform aims...
Corporate Law : The Code on Wages, 2019 requires that excluded salary components should not exceed 50% of total remuneration. Employers may need t...
Corporate Law : The ruling clarifies that digital processes are encouraged but not mandatory, ensuring workers rights are protected even through p...
Company Law : The law removes sector-based exclusions and extends minimum wage protection to all employees. It confirms universal coverage acros...
Corporate Law : The FAQs explain the uniform wage definition and the 50% allowance cap across all Codes. Gratuity applies prospectively from 21 No...
Corporate Law : The Code retains trade union rights, collective bargaining, and strike provisions with notice requirements. It confirms continued ...
Corporate Law : Raising factory and licensing thresholds does not remove safety and welfare protections. All establishments with 10 or more worker...
Corporate Law : The Supreme Court held that compensatory allowances form part of “ordinary wages” for overtime calculation. Executive circular...
Corporate Law : The Karnataka High Court has set aside a prosecution order against Natural Remedies Private Limited. The court found that the Comm...
Corporate Law : Punjab & Haryana High Court directs that temporary employees cannot be replaced by another set of temporary staff but can be repla...
Corporate Law : The Telangana High Court addressed jurisdiction and employment status in Godrej Agrovet Ltd. Vs Presiding Officer. Key aspects of ...
Corporate Law : The Bombay High Court sets aside the Industrial Court's interim relief, reinstating employer rights to transfer and discipline emp...
Corporate Law : The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026 (Bill No. 33 of 2026), introduced in the Lok Sabha, seeks to amend section 10...
Corporate Law : The government has notified a clear wage ceiling for supervisory roles. Earnings above this limit remove such employees from worke...
Corporate Law : The Government has issued draft Coal Mines Safety Regulations, 2026 under the OSHWC Code, detailing safety standards, certificatio...
Corporate Law : The draft Central Rules lay down detailed procedures to operationalised the Industrial Relations Code, replacing older dispute and...
Corporate Law : The notification introduces draft rules under the OSH Code to unify and modernise labour regulation. The key takeaway is a shift t...
Difference Between Statutory Provisions Applicable To Companies Under Existing Payment Of Gratuity Act 1972 (Amended) & Social Security Code, 2020 To Be Effective From 01.04.2021 This article is an attempt to elaborate the difference between Statutory provisions applicable to Companies under Existing Payment of Gratuity Act 1972 (Amended) & The Social Security Code 2020 effective […]
How the new labour code will impact you financially While offering salaries in the private sector the employers generally restrict the component of basic salary to bare minimum to keep its minimum its own contribution for employee provident fund (EPF) as well as payment of gratuity when the employee leaves the employment. The balance part […]
The following Draft Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 154, 155 and 158 of the Code on Social Security, 2020 (36 of 2020) read with section 24 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) and in supersession of the –
The article is about the New Labour Codes 2020 passed by the Parliament and assented by the Hon’ble President of India. The article contains few important highlights of the three new labour codes and it gives a gist about how the new labour codes will revamp the existing labour laws and its benefits to the […]
Introduction From the early stages of our ruling government, our hon’ble Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi emphasizing on ‘Labour Law Reforms’ & ‘Ease Of Doing Business’. Actually these two terms are interrelated with each other, as we are going to make reforms in our Labour Laws it will significantly impact on our, “Ease of Doing […]
Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha & Anr. Vs. The State of Gujarat (Supreme Court) Facts- The Gujarat Government, on 17th April 2020, issued a notification under section 5 exempting all the factories from various provisions relating to weekly hours, daily hours, intervals for rest etc. for adult workers during the period 20th April 2020 till 19th July […]
Parliament has passed the three labour code bills – 1. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020; 2. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020; 3. the Code on Social Security, 2020 The bill merges 24 central labour laws in a major boost to labour reforms. This article covers the Occupational Safety, Health and Working […]
Goa increases threshold of applicability of Contract Labour Act from 20 to 50 and provides for compounding of offences. Any offence punishable under sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 22 and section 24 may, either before or after the institution of the prosecution, on an application by the alleged offender, be compounded by such officer or authority as the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf for the amount as specified in the table below.
The 3 bills which were passed in the Lok Sabha today are (i) Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (ii) Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 & (iii) Social Security Code, 2020.
Shri Santosh Gangwar today introduced three Labour Codes in the Lok Sabha heralding the path of game changing labour welfare reforms in the country. These bills are (i) Industrial Relations Code, 2020, (ii) Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Bill, 2020 (iii) Social Security Code, 2020.
