India’s long-awaited Labour Codes, covering Wages, Social Security, Industrial Relations and Occupational Safety, officially came into effect on November 21, 2025, setting off the most sweeping salary ...

The FAQs explain the uniform wage definition and the 50% allowance cap across all Codes. Gratuity applies prospectively from 21 November 2025 with clarified eligibility and ...

The draft rules released by the government are important because they outline several key provisions on how employees' wages, ...

India’s new labour codes are poised to significantly alter salary structures, boosting retirement benefits but potentially shrinking employees’ monthly take-home pay. One of the key changes under the ...

The Indian government on 21 November consolidated 29 Labour Laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes, namely — the Code on Wages (2019), the Industrial Relations Code (2020), the Code on Social ...

All four Labour Codes of India pertaining to Wages, Social Security, Industrial Relations and Occupational Safety came into effect from 21 November 2025, triggering one of the biggest salary ...

While companies will continue to bear additional expenses related to the labour reforms in the coming quarters, the intensity ...

New Labour Codes: Wages will now primarily include three things — basic pay, dearness allowance, and retaining allowance under the new labour laws. If these three make up less than 50% of your total ...

The Indian government has introduced a major change in gratuity rules as a part of the new labour codes from November 21, 2025. These updated Labour Codes 2025 have brought one of the biggest reforms ...

When India’s new Labour Code finally takes effect, the impact will not just be felt in HR departments or corporate balance sheets. It will directly hit employees’ monthly bank accounts. For lakhs of ...