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India's labour market has witnessed a significant transformation over the past few decades, with contract labour becoming an essential component of workforce management across various industries...

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ("OSH Code") received the President's assent on September 28, 2020

Statutory gratuity is a mandatory financial benefit granted to eligible employees following the cessation of their employment, thereby serving as a recognition...

Welcome to the seventh edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VIII) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co. This e-Bulletin covers regulatory developments, case law updates and insights into industry practices that impact businesses from a sector agnostic standpoint.

Welcome to the ninth edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VI) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits (ELB) practice group of Khaitan & Co.

India has witnessed a sharp surge in gig and platform-based employment, driven by the growing demand for quick commerce, especially in the metropolitan cities.

On 21st November 2025, India witnessed one of the most significant labour reforms in its post-independence history with the implementation of four unified Labour Codes...

The interface between an employer’s disciplinary powers and the statutory framework under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 also known as the POSH Act has long remained an area of legal uncertainty. While employers undoubtedly possess administrative authority to maintain workplace discipline, the POSH Act creates a specialized mechanism for dealing with allegations of sexual harassment through Internal Committee (ICs).

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India has notified the four labour codes, namely, the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from November 21, 2025.

On September 23, 2020, the Parliament of India passed 3 (three) long awaited labour codes, namely (a) the Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020...

Hon'ble Supreme Court reviewed a Public Interest litigation seeking the extension of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (commonly known as the POSH Act, 2013) to political parties.

Aimed at boosting the economy amidst the ongoing Covid – 19 pandemic, several States in India have recently come out with ordinance and notifications containing exemptions from compliance with certain labour laws.

Effective 21 November 2025, India implemented the long-awaited four Labour Codes - Code on Wages, 2019, the Code on Social Security, 2020, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020...

India's Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified the Central Rules under all four labour codes, marking a pivotal shift from legislative reform to operational compliance. What do these new rules mean for employers in sectors like railways, telecom, banking, IT/ITES, and other multi-state operations, and what immediate steps must organizations take to ensure workplace readiness?

On 20 October 2026, a listed Indian subsidiary of a German auto-component group informed the stock exchanges that its Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director had been taken into custody on 19 October 2026 for investigation by the Talegaon MIDC Police Station, Pimpri Chinchwad Police Commissionerate, Pune, Maharashtra. The disclosure stated that the action was taken under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and related to an accident on 9 June 2026 at the company’s Talegaon factory. It further stated that the investigation had been expanded to include the Managing Director because he was considered the “occupier” of the factory premises under applicable law.

On September 28, 2020, three new labour law codes namely, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the Code on Social Security, 2020

An important turning point in the history of Indian labour law was the adoption of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

Creating safe and respectful workplaces for women is essential for ensuring equality, dignity and participation in the workforce. To support this goal and strengthen the implementation of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (POSH Act), the Government of India has embraced digital solutions.