NEW LABOUR LAWS Updated 8th May 2026

New Labour Laws is Taxmann’s consolidated single-volume working reference to India’s reformed labour law architecture, anchored on the four new Labour Codes—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. Substantive provisions of the four Codes have been brought into force with effect from 21^st November 2025 vide Notification S.O. 5322(E) and the cognate notifications under each Code, displacing twenty-nine pre-existing Central labour enactments. This 2026 Edition states the law as updated till 8^th May 2026 and is therefore the first comprehensive Taxmann consolidation that reflects the operative regime rather than the pre-enforcement text. The volume is designed to function simultaneously as a bare-act compendium, a transitional companion that maps the codified provisions against the repealed Acts in both directions, an annotated commentary carrying editorial Section Notes and integrated case-law, an employer-side FAQ and compliance manual for the Central Government sphere, and a single-volume reference for the principal labour enactments that remain outside the codification.

The book is intended for:

• Human Resources, Industrial Relations, and Personnel Managers responsible for statutory compliance under the codified labour regime
• Compliance Officers, Company Secretaries, and In-house Counsel handling wage, social security, industrial relations, and occupational safety obligations
• Advocates and Law Firms with Employment, Labour, and Industrial Dispute Practices