Along with the other major labour laws, the Act has been subsumed into one single code, the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (OSH Code), 2020. ing to the Code, employees are generally required to work no more than 8 to 9 hours per day (12 hours in some regions) and 48 hours per week.
On December 28, 2024, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, published Year End Review 2024 specifying that all 36 States/UTs of India are expected to complete harmonization and pre-publication of draft rules under the four Labour Codes- Code on Wages, Code on Social Security, Code on Industrial ...
A separate category based on nature of employment includes attached agricultural labourers, bonded labourers, migrant workers, contract and casual labourers.
Application pleading or petition may be sent to the Industrial Tribunal or Labour Court by registered post or may be presented before it or in its office by the party concerned personally or by his duly authorised agent.
The four labor codes—Code on Wages, Industrial Relations Code, Social Security Code, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code—aim to simplify existing laws, making compliance easier and protecting workers' rights under a cohesive regulatory framework.
The four new labour codes – Code on Social Security 2020, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, Industrial Relations Code 2020, and Code on Wages 2019 – will subsume the existing 29 central labour and industrial laws and aim to avoid multiplicity of laws.
This approach allows businesses to access India's skilled workforce without establishing a legal entity, ensuring compliance with local labor laws and streamlining HR functions such as payroll and taxation. Can a foreign company hire employees in India? The simple answer is – yes! In fact, I recommend you do.
These Courts are presided over by officers from Delhi Higher Judicial Service. The Labour Courts deal with all types of disputes between employers and employees under the provisions of Industrial Disputes Act and other Labour laws.
The working day of an adult (unskilled/semi-skilled/skilled) worker should be inclusive of the interval of rest – it shall not exceed 12 hours on any day.
Direct Referral by Worker (Click to expand) A worker in a trade dispute, or a trade union on his/her behalf, may directly refer a case to the Labour Court under Section 20(1) Industrial Relations Act 1969, on condition that the worker agrees in advance to accept the Labour Court's Recommendation.