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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 273 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 876 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 7158 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


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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


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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


Ways to Make Your Payroll Process Compliant & Error Free

April 9, 2014 2603 Views 0 comment Print

In this competitive business arena, it is indeed a challenge for every organization to meet the regulatory requirements in terms of compliance. There are many government related taxes that are levied with regard to the monthly payroll for employees and in turn the organizations. The acts and laws that relate to statutory compliance also witness […]

How does Leave Management Help Cut Labor Costs

March 6, 2014 925 Views 0 comment Print

Leave Management/Attendance Management is one of the most vital aspects in workforce management. Leave/Absenteeism may occur in organization due to a wide variety of reasons. Ultimately this is an aspect that directly hits the organizational productivity and indirectly affects the bottom line, therefore the ROI.

Ways to Curtail Labor Cost with Time & Attendance Solutions

January 18, 2014 3051 Views 0 comment Print

Manpower, often referred to as labor is one of the primary concerns of every business. There comes the need of an efficient HR process in place to handle this manpower or labor. When we take HR process, we have two definitions. One part of it is concerned with acquiring manpower which is termed as recruitment […]

Minimum rates of wages under Minimum Wages Act, 1948

March 23, 2012 11150 Views 0 comment Print

The Government is in the process of consulting various stake holders and is yet to take a final decision on the proposal for amending the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and fixing a statutory National Floor Level Minimum Wage.

Benefit of EPF Scheme to Industrial Workers and People Covered under EPF and ESIC

December 14, 2011 2344 Views 0 comment Print

Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 statutorily applies to employees getting wages upto Rs. 6500/- in respect of scheduled establishments employing 20 or more workers. State-wise details are given at Annexure.The mechanism to regulate and monitor the implementation of Labour Laws is incorporated in respective Labour Laws. Occasional instances of such nature have been noticed in the Employees Provident Fund offices.

Labour laws amendment bill to exempt unit upto 40 workers

September 20, 2010 1334 Views 0 comment Print

The Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns and Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988 presently provides for exemption by way of allowing ‘very small’ establishment (employing up to 9 workers) to maintain only one register and submit one return and ‘small establishments’ (employing 10 to 19 workers) to maintain three registers and submit one return. The passage of the Amendment Bill will benefit establishments employing up to 40 workers in maintaining registers and submitting returns electronically under 16 Labour Laws.

Payment of Gratuity (Amendment) Act, 2009 – Amendment in section 2 and insertion of section 13A, Change in definition of employee

January 9, 2010 45552 Views 126 comments Print

In the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972) (hereinafter referred to as ‘the principal Act’), in section 2, for clause (e), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—‘(e) “employee” means any person (other than an apprentice) who is employed for wages, whether the terms of such employment are express or implied, in any kind of work, manual or otherwise, in or in connection with the work of a factory, mine, oilfield, plantation, port, railway company, shop or other establishment to which this Act applies, but does not include any such person who holds a post under the Central Government or a State Government and is governed by any other Act or by any rules providing for payment of gratuity;’.

Company Secretary may be allowed to issue certificate validating compliance with the numerous employment laws

August 8, 2009 1341 Views 0 comment Print

While the Manmohan Singh government’s Left-free second innings is expected to usher in changes to India’s archaic labour laws, the labour ministry is working on a quick-fix solution to help drop the country’s notorious ‘inspector raj’ tag. If all goes to plan, India Inc would no longer have to deal with labour inspectors turning up at […]

Labour norms eased for firms with 40 workers

October 26, 2007 805 Views 0 comment Print

New Delhi, Oct 25 The Government has approved easing of labour laws to exempt establishments employing up to 40 workers from maintaining mandatory registers and submitting returns.The Government proposes to introduce a simplified form, which will give relief to employers of such establishments, who are currently required to maintain registers and submit returns under various labour laws, the Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mr Priyaranjan Dasmunsi, told presspersons after a Cabinet meeting here.

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