India consolidated 29 labour laws into four codes. The deadline passed on April 1. Now comes the hard part, every salary structure in the country may need to change.
India’s new labour codes allow certain fixed-term and contract employees to claim gratuity after one year of continuous service, instead of five years earlier. The rules, effective November 21, 2025, aim to expand post-employment benefits for formal sector workers.
Trade unions in Khammam staged a protest demanding the repeal of four Labour Codes, alleging they favour corporates and weaken workers’ rights, while urging collective resistance against the Centre’s policies and calling for non-implementation in non-BJP-ruled States.
India’s new labour codes formally recognise gig and platform workers, granting them portable social-security benefits through e-Shram. Aggregators must contribute to a Social Security Fund, enabling access to welfare schemes, accident and health coverage, and structured grievance-redressal support
BRS leader B Vinod Kumar condemned the Centre’s four new labour codes, introduced without worker or trade union consultation. A Round Table on December 6 at Telangana Bhavan, chaired by KT Rama Rao, will gather feedback for a unified response
The four labour codes are likely to become fully operational from April 1, 2026, with the Centre preparing to pre-publish updated draft rules. The government aims to finalise rules after public feedback and expand social security coverage to 100 crore workers
The government will soon notify the new Labour Codes, which aim to create a more inclusive workforce by strengthening worker rights, expanding social security to gig workers and improving health and safety provisions. Industry leaders say the reforms will boost investment and competitiveness
SCCL trade unions staged a protest in Kothagudem against the Centre’s decision to replace 29 labour laws with four labour codes. Union leaders accused the government of undermining workers’ rights and announced black-badge protests and memoranda submissions across SCCL area
Congress has questioned the effectiveness of the Modi government’s new labour codes, urging measures like a Rs 400 minimum wage, Rs 25 lakh health coverage, employment guarantees in urban areas, social security for unorganised workers, and an end to contractualisation
Hanamkonda: Trade union leader and MLC Kalvakulta Kavitha has called on the workers to wage a spirited battle against the Narendra Modi led Central government until it withdraws the four new labour codes as they would be detrimental to the interests of the workers. She also stressed the need for implication of the National Rural […]
