

India’s New Labour Codes: Latest Developments and Implications for Industry (2025–2026)
Executive summary Between late-2025 and early-2026 the Central Government brought into effect the four consolidated Labour Codes — the Code on Wages, the Industrial Relations (IR) Code, the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions (OSH) Code, and the Social Security Code — together with a package of central rules, handbooks and FAQs designed to operationalize the statutes. The move consolidates 29 central labour laws into four codes, adds new compliance architecture (
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