By notifying the four labour codes from 21.11.25, thereby subsuming 29 Central Labour laws, the government has described this as a historic modernisation to simplify fragmented legislation, enhance worker welfare, and support economic growth. For many workers and their representatives, however...
Author - Anil Kaushik
A Management thinker, Educator, Motivator, Guest Speaker of Management Institutes, Consultant, author of labour law books and President of Indian HR Forum, with about three decades of deep rooted understanding, Floor experience and research in HRM Area and Training has led many organizations to a path of productivity, performance and profits with business linked HR strategies.
Cover Story, Important Labour Judgments 2025
Draft Rules Under All Four Labour Codes Spell Out Compliance Processes
Rules have specified the unskilled, semi skilled, skilled and highly skilled categories of employees , now, the wages have to be paid according to these categories.
The year 2025 marked a significant phase in the evolution of Indian labour and employment jurisprudence. Courts across India delivered several landmark decisions impacting employer-employee relations, disciplinary processes, contractual employment, service benefits, and the law relating to the...
In 2025, Indian HR leaders are facing a year unlike any before. The workplace has become a paradox of extremes: technology is advancing faster than policies, engagement is falling even as job opportunities rise, and employees-exhausted yet ambitious-are demanding more humanity in how they work. A...
The Bombay Chartered Accountants’ Society (BCAS) has highlighted significant accounting, financial reporting, and audit implications arising from the implementation of India’s four consolidated Labour Codes, effective 21 November 2025.
As we step into 2026, one truth stands out unmistakably: this is the Year of Human Reinvention. After years of digital acceleration, shifting workforce structures, and leadership fatigue, organisations are finally waking up to a new reality-technology may be advancing at exponential speed, but it...
The dawn of 2026 in India does not merely mark another calendar year — it heralds a transformative chapter in labour governance and industrial relations, one rooted in comprehensive legal overhaul, rising global economic pressures, and the urgent need to recalibrate the balance between worker...
The Supreme Court in the case of M/s Carborandum Universal Ltd. v. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (2025 LiveLaw (SC) 1232; 2025 INSC 1455 ) has authoritatively clarified that Section 45A (best-judgment assessment) is an exceptional power, not a routine administrative tool. It can be...
What They Mean for Big Employers, MSMEs and Workers
Fixed-term employment is formally recognised as a category of employment. Such employees engaged for a pre-determined period will be entitled to the same wages as drawn by permanent workers, including statutory benefits, including gratuity if they complete one year of service. Discontinuance after...
