Corporate Law : India’s Social Security Code consolidates multiple labour welfare laws into a unified framework covering organised, unorganised,...
Corporate Law : The Code on Wages and the 2026 Rules introduce a uniform wage definition and cap exclusions at 50% of total remuneration. Employer...
Corporate Law : India’s new Labour Codes introduce a uniform wage definition and 50% cap on exclusions, affecting PF, gratuity, bonus, and salar...
Corporate Law : The paper examines whether recent labour law reforms deliver real gender equality or merely formal compliance. It concludes that d...
Corporate Law : Dhara Verma Abstract The labour welfare laws in India provide essential maternity and paternity benefits to workers which demonstr...
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...
The government has notified the commencement of the OSHWC Code, 2020 effective 21 November 2025. The update mandates employers to align with new safety, health, and workplace standards.
Breaks down major updates including digital registration, reduced compliance for small establishments, revised working hours, and structured penalties.
EPFO’s campaign (Nov 2025–Apr 2026) allows employers to enroll employees missed from 2017 to 2025. Pay only employer’s share and ₹100 damage for compliance.
Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced a temporary amendment allowing employers to regularize past defaults between July 2017 and October 2025 with a nominal ₹100 lump-sum penalty under the Employees’ Enrolment Campaign 2025.
The EDLI Scheme, 1976 is amended with a special provision for the Enrolment Campaign, setting a lump-sum damage of 100 for defaults from 2017–2025 for new members.
A 4-million labour shortfall in the real estate sector is delaying projects and raising costs. India’s new labour codes offer solutions through minimum wages, social security, and worker safety reforms.
The Karnataka High Court has set aside a prosecution order against Natural Remedies Private Limited. The court found that the Commissioner of Labour failed to provide sufficient reasoning or evidence to prove a direct link between the company’s outsourcing activities and an alleged breach of a settlement with a trade union.
Learn about India’s Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme. Understand the eligibility, three sub-schemes, and benefits for both employees and employers.
ESIC’s SPREE 2025 scheme offers a time-bound opportunity for employers to register their businesses and employees without past penalties, expanding social security coverage.
Learn about the legal requirements and EPFO expectations regarding Nil IW-1 return filing under the EPF Scheme, 1952, for establishments without International Workers.
