Compliance Handbook for Employers Under the Four Labour Codes (Central Government Sphere)

Compliance Handbook for Employers Under the Four Labour Codes (Central Government Sphere) issued by Ministry of Labour and Employment

Compliance Handbook for
Employers
Under the Four Labour Codes
(Central Government Sphere)

Contents

Chapter 1: About the Handbook
Chapter 2: Reforms Introduced under Labour Codes
Chapter 3: The Code on Wages, 2019
Chapter 4: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Chapter 5: The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020
Chapter 6: The Code on Social Security, 2020
Chapter 7: Summary of Action Points for Employers
Annexure 1: Key Definitions – The Code on Wages, 2019
Annexure 2: Key Definitions – The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Annexure 3: The Third Schedule, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Annexure 4: The Third Schedule, The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Annexure 5: The First Schedule, The Code on Social Security, 2020

Chapter 1: About the Handbook

The Second National Commission on Labour (2002) had recommended, inter-alia, that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into four or five Labour Codes on functional basis. Accordingly, Ministry of Labour and Employment, after extensive consultations with the stakeholders, rationalized, simplified and amalgamated the relevant provisions of the labour laws in four codes. For employers, this means clearer rules, simpler procedures and reduced compliances.

This Handbook has been prepared to make the employers aware of the new provisions in a simplified manner. Each chapter provides an overview of compliances under each Code, with a focus on making compliance simpler, faster, and easier. The Handbook primarily covers provisions of the Codes for the establishments for which the appropriate government is Central Government. Further, details will be prescribed in the Rules that the Central Government will notify under the respective Codes.

Disclaimer:

This Handbook is intended solely as a reference document for employers on compliance provisions of the new Labour Codes and do not purport to be a legal document. In the event of any discrepancy between the contents of this Handbook and the provisions of the new Labour Codes, the latter shall prevail. Any such discrepancies noticed may kindly be brought to the attention of the Ministry of Labour and Employment for necessary clarification or correction.