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In recent years, India has witnessed a disturbing rise in industrial accidents across sectors. Despite modern equipment and expanding compliance frameworks, preventable tragedies continue to occur with alarming regularity.

The last month saw a swift go-ahead on the three labour codes on occupational safety, social security and industrial relations respectively from Parliament.

Imagine reclining on your couch, tapping an app to order dinner, or transforming your living room into a home office and logging on whenever it suits you.

For over more than a decade since the enactment of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [commonly known as the POSH Act] one of the most persistent challenges has not been the absence of law, but the absence of procedural clarity in its implementation.

This year's theme for the International Women's Day–Accelerate Action– comes at an important time for India. As we reflect on our progress towards a developed economy, a central question remain...

Should generic drug manufacturers, who have a substantial market share of the Indian drug industry, have any immediate worries arising from the new patent regime for pharmaceutical products, introduced by the Patents (Amendment) Ordinance 2004, effective from January 1, 2005?

The WHO on March 11, 2020, declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and effectively urged the countries to take all necessary steps and measures to detect, test, isolate, treat people in order to avoid handful of cases ...

In its guidelines issued on May 18, 2020, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare ("MoHFW") has outlined preventive and response measures to be observed in workplace settings to contain the spread of COVID – 19...

The Bar Council of India issued workplace safety guidelines on March 3, 2026, making POSH Act compliance mandatory for all legal bodies including bar associations, law firms, and individual chambers.

On May 27, 2025, the Government of Karnataka promulgated Karnataka Platform Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Ordinance, 2025 ("Ordinance") to protect the rights of platform...

The consolidation of 29 labour laws into 4 labour codes marks a paradigm shift for companies, especially those currently involved in corporate transactions.

The Indian Society has seen various changes over years. One major change society saw is the ratio of women working in various sectors.

Our update relates to the Haryana Labour Department notification dated May 8, 2025 that has revised the conditions for engagement of women employees in night shifts in establishments engaged...

The Intellectual Property Regime in India is in the final stages of ensuring compliance with the standards agreed in the World Trade Organization’s Agreement on the Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (‘TRIPS’).

India has been one of the worst impacted nations in the world when it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic. After grappling with two waves of the pandemic, the country has been gearing itself to quell the pandemic.

On December 31, 2025, the Ministry of Labour and Employment ("Ministry") released the draft rules for the implementation of the four labour codes...

India's Code on Wages (Central) Rules, 2026 introduces significant procedural changes to wage regulation for central government establishments. The notification shifts from prescriptive statutory formulas to flexible government-determined criteria, mandates electronic compliance mechanisms, and establishes employee-centric processes for wage deductions and fines.