All four Codes stand enacted; rollout awaits final state rules in several states. The changes below are the ones that affect employer outgo and licensing most.
Consolidates minimum wages, payment of wages, bonus and equal remuneration. Key change: the uniform 50% "wages" definition, which raises PF and gratuity outgo for allowance-heavy CTC structures.
Trade unions, standing orders and industrial disputes. Key change: retrenchment permission threshold moves to 300 workers; fixed-term employment recognised with gratuity on pro-rata basis.
EPF, ESI, gratuity, maternity benefit and — for the first time — social security for gig and platform workers, funded partly by aggregator contributions.
Replaces the Factories Act, CLRA and 11 other laws. Key change: single registration and licence for establishments, and CLRA threshold raised to 50 contract workers.
These change too often to publish once and forget — we maintain them as living documents and share current versions with clients and on request.
Category-wise minimum wage cards for every state, updated with each DA revision. Ask for your states.
Calendar · 2026National and festival holiday lists by state, for leave policies and factory working-day planning.
Notifications · OngoingGazette notifications, rate changes and department circulars that affect employers — summarised in plain language.
The official portals for returns, challans, registrations and records — the same systems we file on for clients, linked here for your own reference.
Monthly ECR upload, challan generation, employer registrations and KYC approvals on the Unified Portal.
epfindia.gov.inFor your employees: passbook, KYC, e-nomination, transfers and withdrawal claims against their UAN.
esic.gov.inEmployer and IP registration, monthly contribution filing, Pehchan card and benefit claims.
shramsuvidha.gov.inUnified central registrations (EPF/ESIC), LIN allotment and combined annual returns under central Acts.
hrylabour.gov.inShops & establishment registration, factory licences, CLRA licences and Haryana welfare-board schemes.
labour.gov.inThe four Labour Codes, central rules, notifications and wage-rate circulars at the source.