Congress leader K Muraleedharan. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Sunday (November 24, 2025) criticised the four new labour codes introduced by the Centre, calling them “anti-national” and said the party will not support them. Mr. Murleedharan claimed that under the new codes, labourers can form an organisation only if … Read more
All India United Trade Union Centre members staging a demonstration to condemn the Centre for notifying the four labour codes in Mysuru on Saturday (November 22). | Photo Credit: M.A. SRIRAM The Centre came under flak for notifying the four labour codes, with members of the All India United Trade Union Centre (AIUTUC), Centre of … Read more
Food delivery and quick-commerce platform Eternal said in a statement on Saturday that the financial impact of the new social security code, which took effect on Friday, will not hurt the company’s long-term prospects. The Deepinder Goyal-founded firm added that the exact financial and operational implications will be known only once the rules are formally … Read more
New Delhi: The government is considering various strategies to ensure a nationwide rollout of the four labour codes even though some states and Union territories are yet to come out with draft rules under one or more of these codes.The ministry of labour and employment is considering several options including a gradual repeal of the … Read more
The government has notified rules governing the constitution and functions of the central advisory board under the Code on Wages, paving the way for the government to initiate work on a national floor-level minimum wage. The Code on Wages prescribes for a statutory floor-level minimum wage for the country. The government is keen to roll … Read more
The labour ministry has formalised work from home for the services sector while leaving it for the employers in the IT sector to mutually decide the work hours for its employees. Besides, to safeguard the IT industry, the ministry has prescribed involvement in unauthorized access of any IT system, computer network of the employer, customer … Read more
The labour ministry has reached out to India Inc to ascertain its view on the elements that need to be incorporated in the final rules. Synopsis Liability with regard to statutory dues including minimum wages, overtime, bonus, provident fund, insurance and gratuity could be spelt out explicitly in the final set of rules likely to … Read more
The labour ministry has sought application from legal experts that it aims to hire as consultants on contractual basis to help government frame rules of the three labour codes which have been recently passed by the Parliament. The two experts are being sought at the level of joint secretary and director or deputy secretary level. … Read more
The government is aiming to implement all the four labour codes in one go by December this year and complete the final stretch of labour sector reforms, Union minister Santosh Gangwar has said. Parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational … Read more