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OSHWC Code, 2020: New Standards for Workplace Safety
The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 is the most wide-ranging of the four labour codes because it brings together thirteen different laws relating to workplace safety, health, working hours, welfare facilities,...
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Code on Social Security, 2020: Expanded Worker Benefits
The Code on Social Security, 2020 brings together nine separate laws into one consolidated framework. It aims to universalise social protection so that every worker, regardless of the sector or type of employment, receives...
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Industrial Relations Code, 2020: New Rules for Employment
The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 reshapes the way India governs employment conditions, job security, dispute resolution and trade union rights. It consolidates three major laws into one comprehensive framework and creates a uniform system...
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The Code on Wages, 2019: What Changes for Employees
The Code on Wages, 2019 is now in force, replacing four earlier laws that governed wages and bonus for several decades. It brings all workers under a single wage framework, introduces uniform definitions and...
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Rewriting Work in India: Understanding the Newly Implemented Labour Codes
India has entered a defining moment in its labour history with the implementation of the four labour codes that replace 29 separate laws which governed the rights, wages and safety of workers for decades....
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DPDP Rules 2025 – India’s Biggest Shift in Data Protection
The Government of India has formally notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, bringing the long-delayed data protection framework into full implementation. Although the Digital Personal Data Protection Act was enacted in August...
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AI in Indian Workplaces: Balancing Innovation and Fairness
Seeing the People Behind the Algorithms Artificial Intelligence is no longer a distant idea; it is part of everyday life in India’s tech and service sectors. From large corporations using AI to sift through...
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Delhi High Court Directs Reconsideration in Air India Pay Parity Case
The Delhi High Court’s recent judgment in the case involving the Airport Employees Union and Air India has brought clarity and renewed judicial focus on the complex issue of pay parity claims by contract...
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When Family Feuds Enter Boardrooms: Supreme Court Protects Shareholder Rights.
When Family Feuds Enter Boardrooms: Supreme Court Protects Shareholder Rights. On 2nd September 2025, the Supreme Court of India delivered a significant judgment in Mrs. Shailja Krishna vs. Satori Global Limited & Ors. (Civil...
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When Can Employers Forfeit Your Gratuity?
When Can Employers Forfeit Your Gratuity? Calcutta High Court Sets the Record Straight As someone who has spent considerable time dealing with employment disputes, I’ve seen countless cases where employers attempt to withhold gratuity...
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The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025: A New Era for India’s Digital Economy
On 21st August 2025, the Parliament of India passed the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025—a legislation that marks one of the most significant regulatory interventions in India’s digital journey. The law seeks to...
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Supreme Court’s Landmark Ruling on Disciplinary Proceedings: A Turning Point for Fairness and Compliance
Introduction The Supreme Court of India has recently delivered a judgment that reshapes the way disciplinary proceedings are to be understood and conducted in the country. In K. Prabhakar Hegde v. Bank of Baroda...
