कोशिश गोल्ड - मुक्त
Labour codes to simplify laws & expand social security coverage
Financial Express Mumbai
|November 25, 2025
THE MINISTRY OF Labour and Employment has announced the implementation of the four Labour Codes with effect from November 21 2025.The rollout of new Labour Codes represents a path-breaking policy reform to modernise the extant labour laws and protect the vulnerable sections of the workforce, which typically get excluded from the social security net.
The Labour Codes reforms are driven by three key objectives, i.e. simplifying compliance, streamlining enforcement and modernising outdated laws.
By consolidating and rationalising 29 central legislations into four comprehensive codes, viz. the Code on Wages, 2019; the Code on Social Security, 2020; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — the government has sought to create a unified and coherent legal framework that replaces the earlier fragmented and overlapping statutes and drives labour reforms for Aatmanirb-har Bharat. The codes emphasise uniform definitions (such as “wages,” “employee,’ and “establishment”), harmonised compliance mechanisms, and a technology-driven approach to registration, inspection, and reporting. This shift is not merely administrative; it signals a philosophical change. Where the older laws were enacted more for factory floors and permanent employees, the new codes extend protections to a broader spectrum — including gig workers, platform workers, fixed-term employees, dock workers, plantation workers, mine workers, etc. and those working under new-age digital arrangements.
The code on Social Security, 2020, is particularly noteworthy. Until now, workers earning through apps or digital platforms existed in a regulatory grey zone — neither being considered as traditional employees nor self-employed entrepreneurs. The code on Social Security, 2020, bridges this gap by defining “gig” and “platform” workers (i.e. those driving cabs for app-based aggregators, delivering food and groceries, or offering freelance digital services) for the first time. This recognition lays the foundation for social protection schemes that address the realities of today’s fluid labour market.
यह कहानी Financial Express Mumbai के November 25, 2025 संस्करण से ली गई है।
हजारों चुनिंदा प्रीमियम कहानियों और 10,000 से अधिक पत्रिकाओं और समाचार पत्रों तक पहुंचने के लिए मैगज़्टर गोल्ड की सदस्यता लें।
क्या आप पहले से ही ग्राहक हैं? साइन इन करें
Financial Express Mumbai से और कहानियाँ
Financial Express Mumbai
Gen Z is full of creativity: PM
PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA Modi on Monday said India's Gen Z is full of creativity and with innovative ideas, energy and purpose, the country's youth is at the forefront of nation-building.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Lemon Tree: Restructuring gains
EYES CAGR OF 11% IN REVENUE, 13% IN EBITDA, 26% IN PAT OVER FY25-28
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Capex budget may rise to ₹12.5Lcr
Counter-cyclical step amid external headwinds, particularly US tariffs
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Retail inflation rises to 1.33% in December
INFLATION, MEASURED BY the consumer price index (CPI), rose to 1.33% in December from a series low of 0.25% in October and 0.71% in November, largely on account of narrowing of food deflation and waning of a favourable base.
1 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Deutsche's India biz gets Kotak, Federal bids
DEUTSCHE BANK'S INDIA retail assets and wealth management have drawn binding bids from Kotak Mahindra Bank and Federal Bank, according to people familiar with the matter, as the local lenders pounce on opportunities from foreign players seeking to exit the crowded banking market.
1 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
UK investigates X over Grok deepfake concerns
UK REGULATORS HAVE opened a probe into Elon Musk's X as backlash mounts worldwide over the thousands of sexually suggestive images generated by the artificial intelligence tool Grok on the social media platform.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Gold and silver storm to records
GOLD AND SILVER climbed to records in a broad-based metals rally as the US Justice Department threatened the Federal Reserve with a criminal indictment, reviving concerns over the central bank's independence.
1 min
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Labour Code impact drags TCS, HCLTech profits in Q3
Revenue growth remains steady
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Gaurav Munjal to stay at the helm of Unacademy
Munjal will continue to lead the edtech company as group chief executive, ending months of speculation over a potential leadership transition at the SoftBank-backed test preparation firm, people familiar with the matter told FE.
2 mins
January 13, 2026
Financial Express Mumbai
Powell vows to stand firm amid DOJ criminal probe
TRUMP DENIES HAVING ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE INVESTIGATION
1 min
January 13, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size
