India Employment Law Outlook 2018

The Indian government has been actively working to raise the country to among the top 50 in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business rankings. In the most recent survey, India jumped 30 positions to 100¹ and was recognized by the report's authors as one of the top 10 improvers and the only large country to have achieved such a significant shift in a year's time.²

Labor Reforms to Date

Among the most significant labor reforms in 2017 were:

• the extension of maternity leave to 26 weeks, placing India among the top three countries in generosity of maternity benefits;
• the implementation of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which recognizes 21 types of disabilities and complies with the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; and