India: Contract of Employment

The Government of India, on 30 December 2025, has published Draft Rules under all four Labour Codes for public consultation, inviting comments and suggestions within 45 days (30 days for IR Code Rules).

5 years in the making, yet enforced with limited prior warning, India's Labour Codes [the Code on Wages, 2019 ("Wage Code"); the Code on Industrial Relations, 2020 ("IR Code"); the Code on Social Security...

The court ruled that certain airline pilots must be classified as "workmen" under the ambit of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (ID Act).

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ("OSHWC Code") deals with health, safety and well-being of employees and replaces 13 central Acts.

In a recent directive, the Additional Deputy Commission- cum- District Officer of Gurugram had issued a notification emphasizing every government and non-government organizations operating in Gurugram to comply with the statutory obligations mentioned below and submit the Annual Report for the calendar year 2024 to the District Officer by February 28, 2025.

Employers may take the apprehensions demonstrated in the public domain about immediate consequences on cost and compliances with a pinch of salt as the gradual rule-making process read with the facilitation framework set out under the codes will allow breathing room to employers to assess their compliance status without the risk of immediate administrative action...

In today's fast-moving digital economy, retaining top talent and safeguarding proprietary value is both a strategic priority and a legal balancing act. Businesses are constantly navigating the fine...

Employee transfers, whether inter-city, interstate, or even departments within the same company, are a common part of the ever-evolving corporate scene in India.

Effective 26th August this year, Australia's new workplace right, the ‘right to disconnect' law will extend to employees of small business employers (i.e., those with fewer than 15 employees).