India
Updated to reflect changes to notice periods, disciplinary dismissal, retrenchment rules, the worker re-skilling fund, special dismissal protection, exit payments (including gratuity payments, retrenchment compensation, leave encashment, accrued but unpaid salary, notice pay, contractual payments and ex-gratia payments), retirement and unlawful dismissals, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
Updated to reflect changes to the employees’ right to receive training, engaging apprentices in designated or optional trades, the National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme, and circulars issued by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
Updated to reflect changes to discrimination, advertising vacancies, job offers, young people and children and foreign nationals, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
A recent amendment to the transgender law, which narrows the legal definition of "transgender person", has been passed but is pending a Supreme Court challenge.
Updated to reflect changes to specific provisions, exemptions, victimisation, and remedies and penalties, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
Updated to reflect changes to the requirement for employment contracts, probationary periods, types of employee, types of contract, written statement of terms of employment and variation of contract, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
A recent Supreme Court decision has held that female employees who legally adopt a child are entitled to 12 weeks’ paid maternity leave, regardless of the child’s age.
Updated to reflect changes to the definition of wages, payment of wages, deductions, equal pay, minimum wages, pensions, income tax and social security, lay-offs, mandatory bonuses, and pay and benefit obligations for gig and platform workers, following the landmark reform of labour laws enacted on 21 November 2025, which merged central legislations into four comprehensive new Labour Codes.
Updated to include additional information on leave requirements in Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Switzerland, UAE, UK and US.
Updated to include new information on the four new Labour Codes that were implemented on 21 November 2025.
HR and legal information and guidance relating to India.