NEW DELHI: In a landmark decision, the government on Friday announced the implementation of four Labour Codes to simplify and streamline labour laws to ensure better wages, safety, social security and enhanced welfare for India’s workforce.
The four labour codes include the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from November 21, 2025 -- rationalising 29 existing labour laws.
The implementation of the four Labour Codes addresses the long-pending need to move beyond colonial-era structures and align with modern global trends.
With the implementation of the Labour Codes, it has now become mandatory for employers to issue appointment letters to all workers which provides written proof to ensure transparency, job security and fixed employment. Earlier no mandatory appointment letters were required.