New Labour & Industrial Laws with Draft Rules

9/18/2025

New Labour & Industrial Laws With Draft Rules is an authoritative compendium that provides a detailed exposition of the four New Labour Codes and their Draft Rules, including:

Codes:
- Code on Wages 2019
- Industrial Relations Code 2020
- Code on Social Security 2020
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020
Notifications
Draft Rules:
- Code on Wages (Central) Rules 2020
- Industrial Relations (Central) Rules 2020
- Code on Social Security (Central) Rules 2020
- Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (Central) Rules 2020
- Draft Rules Prescribed under Section 16(5) of the Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code 2020
- Industrial Relations (Central) Recognition of Negotiating Union or Negotiating Council and Adjudication of Disputes of Trade Union Rules 2021
- Code on Social Security (Employee's Compensation) (Central) Rules 2021

Draft Model Standing Orders:
- Model Standing Orders for Service Sector 2020
- Model Standing Orders for Manufacturing Sector 2020
- Model Standing Orders for Mines 2020

It offers a thematic overview and a section-by-section mapping of changes, repeals, and corresponding provisions from older labour legislations. This resource is invaluable for legal professionals, HR managers, policymakers, labour law students, and anyone who understands and implements the new labour framework.
A standout feature is the inclusion of comprehensive tables showing each Code's sections alongside corresponding provisions of the repealed Acts. It includes the full text of the Codes, their arrangements of sections, notifications, and draft rules for each Code, including model standing orders.
The Present Publication is the 2025 Edition and amended upto 16th December 2024. This book is edited by Taxmann's Editorial Board, and its coverage includes the following:

[Comparative Study] of the New Labour Laws & Old Labour Laws
[Repealed Acts] Acts that the New Labour Code shall repeal
[Tables showing Sections of Code on Wages, 2019] and corresponding provisions of the following:
- Minimum Wages Act, 1948
- Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
- Payment of Bonus Act, 1965
- Payments of Wages Act, 1936
[Tables showing Sections of Industrial Relations Code, 2020] and corresponding provisions of the following:
- Trade Unions Act, 1926
- Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946
- Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
[Tables showing Sections of Code on Social Security, 2020] and corresponding provisions of the following:
- Employee's Compensation Act, 1923
- Employee's State Insurance Act, 1948
- Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
- Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
- Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
- Building and Other Construction Workers' Welfare Cess Act, 1996
- Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008
[Tables showing Sections of Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020] and corresponding provisions of the following:
- Factories Act, 1948
- Plantations Labour Act, 1951
- Mines Act, 1952
- Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
- Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
- Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act, 1979
- Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996