Recent Legal Updates on Social Security Framework
CODE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 2020 The Code on Social Security, 2020 marks a significant step in India’s labour law reforms, consolidating multiple social security laws into a unified framework. As part of recent legal updates, the Code expands coverage to all workers, including those in the unorganized, gig, and platform sectors. The Employees’ Provident Funds […]
New labour law: India’s Big Workforce Shake-up
India’s Historic Labour Code Reform Effective 21 November 2025, the Government of India operationalised four consolidated Labour Codes, each of which had previously received Presidential assent. This step represents a structural transformation of India’s labour law framework, replacing 29 pre-existing central labour enactments with a unified statutory regime. The objective of this consolidation is threefold: […]