![]() ![]() Then we discuss some of the significant issues to consider regarding the three Bills. In this note, we first compare some significant changes made in the 2020 Bills as compared to the 2019 versions. The government has replaced these Bills with new ones on September 19, 2020. The Standing Committee has submitted its report on all three Bills. While the Code on Wages, 2019 has been passed by Parliament, Bills on the other three areas were referred to the Standing Committee on Labour. These Codes regulate: (i) Wages, (ii) Industrial Relations, (iii) Social Security, and (iv) Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions. In 2019, the Ministry of Labour and Employment introduced four Bills to consolidate 29 central laws. To improve ease of compliance and ensure uniformity in labour laws, it recommended the consolidation of central labour laws into broader groups such as: (i) industrial relations, (ii) wages, (iii) social security, (iv) safety, and (v) welfare and working conditions. The Second National Commission on Labour (2002) found existing legislation to be complex, with archaic provisions and inconsistent definitions. The central government has stated that there are over 100 state and 40 central laws regulating various aspects of labour such as resolution of industrial disputes, working conditions, social security and wages. Therefore, both Parliament and state legislatures can make laws regulating labour. Labour falls under the Concurrent List of the Constitution. ![]()
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