India: Health & Safety

Ever since the labour codes – Code on Wages, 2019, Code on Social Security, 2020, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 – have been brought into effect on and from 21 November 2025, the industry has been grappling with several questions, whether on definitions or on other substantive aspects.

Through notifications issued on 21 November 2025, the Government of India has initiated the phased implementation of the four consolidated Labour Codes.

India has entered a new phase in employment regulation with the implementation of the four consolidated Labour Codes.