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Fixed-Term Employment In India: Impact On Employment Laws And Corporate Compliance
The Indian employment landscape has undergone significant transformation with the formal recognition of Fixed-Term Employment under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and Code on Social Security, 2020. As businesses increasingly adopt flexible workforce models across manufacturing, IT, retail, and e-commerce sectors, understanding the legal framework, employee rights, and corporate compliance obligations becomes essential to avoid disputes and maintain transparent employer-employee relationships.
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Anhad Law
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From Overlap To Order: Recalibrating Registration Obligations Between Central Labour Codes And State Laws
The overlap between Central and State labour laws could be a source of complexity for employers in India. The constitutional principles suggest that central legislation ordinarily prevails over State laws on matters in the concurrent list. This issue came into focus pursuant to notification of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (“OSH Code”).
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JSA
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Contract Labour Disputes Must Be Adjudicated By Industrial Tribunals: Supreme Court
In M/s Premium Transmission Private Limited v. State of Maharashtra & Ors.1 (2026), the Supreme Court reaffirmed a well-settled principle of labour law: disputes relating to the employment, termination, or alleged sham nature of contract labour arrangements must be adjudicated by a Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("ID Act").
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King, Stubb & Kasiva
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Madras High Court Clarifies Continuance Of Existing Labour Courts And Industrial Tribunals Under The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
The Madras HC relied on a clarificatory notification issued by the Labour Ministry on December 8, 2025 ("Clarificatory Notification"). The Clarificatory Notification confirmed that the existing Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and National Industrial Tribunals constituted under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("ID Act") will continue to adjudicate, both existing and new cases until the constitution of tribunals under the IR Code.
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JSA
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