Recent changes
The law keeps moving. These are the changes since the Codes began on 21 November 2025, newest first.
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The main changes
National Social Security Board constituted
The Central Government has constituted the Board for unorganised workers, for three years from publication.
Pension Scheme: the Central Government's share
The Central Government's contribution to the Pension Scheme is limited to wages up to ₹15,000 a month, from 17 September 2026. The employer's share still follows the wage ceiling.
ESI reaches more districts
ESI contributions and benefits begin on 1 October 2026 in more districts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
EPF wage ceiling raised to ₹25,000 a month
The wage ceiling for the provident fund Chapter is now ₹25,000 a month. It replaces the ₹15,000 notified in May 2026.
Bonus wage limits notified
Employees earning up to ₹21,000 a month are eligible for bonus, and bonus is worked out on ₹7,000 or the minimum wage. Both are deemed in force from 21 November 2025.
Tribunal rules changed in the Industrial Relations Code
Section 44(4) and (9) were replaced by the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026. See the before and after below.
Provident fund, pension and insurance rates notified
Twelve per cent for provident fund, deemed from 21 November 2025, with some establishments left out. Eight and one-third per cent of wages goes to the Pension Fund, and the employer pays one-half per cent to the Insurance Fund.
New EPF, Pension and Insurance Schemes
Three new Schemes under the Code on Social Security replace the Schemes of 1952, 1971, 1995 and 1976.
Employees' Provident Funds Scheme · Employees' Pension Scheme · Employees' Deposit-Linked Insurance Scheme
Central Rules and Model Standing Orders made final
The Central Government notified the final Rules under all four Codes, and Model Standing Orders.
Industrial Relations Code amended on the repeal of the old Acts
Section 104(1) was replaced, and tribunals and authorities under the old Acts continue until those under the Code begin to work. In force from 21 November 2025.
Code on Wages: the limit for supervisors
A person in a supervisory capacity earning above ₹18,000 a month is not a worker under the Code on Wages.
The four Labour Codes begin
The Codes came into force on 21 November 2025. Parts of the Code on Wages and the Code on Social Security were left for later.
S.O. 5322(E): Code on Wages · S.O. 5320(E): Industrial Relations · S.O. 5319(E): Social Security · S.O. 5321(E): Safety
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Sections reworded: before and after
Industrial Relations Code s. 44: Industrial Tribunal
Changed by The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 (No. 17 of 2026), section 18 and the Second Schedule, item 13, in force from 25 Aug 2026: for sub-section (4), the following sub-section shall be substituted.
Before
(4) The qualifications for appointment, method of recruitment, term of office, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and the other terms of conditions of service of the Judicial Member and the Administrative Member of the Tribunal constituted by the Central Government shall be in accordance with the rules made under section 184 of the Finance Act, 2017:
Provided that a person who has held a post below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Government of India or an equivalent rank in the Central Government or a State Government, shall not be eligible to be appointed as an Administrative Member of the Tribunal.
Now
(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, the qualifications, manner of selection, appointment, salaries and allowances, resignation, removal and other conditions of service and eligibility for reappointment of Judicial Member and Administrative Member of an Industrial Tribunal under this Act shall be governed by the provisions of the Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026.
Industrial Relations Code s. 44: Industrial Tribunal
Changed by The Tribunals Reforms Act, 2026 (No. 17 of 2026), section 18 and the Second Schedule, item 13, in force from 25 Aug 2026: for sub-section (9), the following sub-section shall be substituted.
Before
(9) If, for any reason, a vacancy (other than a temporary absence) occurs in a National Industrial Tribunal or a Tribunal, then, such vacancy shall be filled up in such manner as may be prescribed, without prejudice to the provisions of sub-section (4) or sub-section (5), as the case may be, and the proceeding shall be continued before such National Industrial Tribunal or Tribunal, as the case may be, from the stage at which the vacancy is filled.
Now
(9) If, for any reason, a vacancy (other than a temporary absence) occurs in a National Industrial Tribunal or the Tribunal constituted by the State Government under sub-section (1), then, such vacancy shall be filled up in such manner as may be prescribed, without prejudice to sub-section (5), and the proceeding shall be continued before such National Industrial Tribunal or the Tribunal constituted by the State Government, from the stage at which the vacancy is filled.
Industrial Relations Code s. 104: Repeal and savings
Changed by The Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Act, 2026 (No. 1 of 2026), section 2, in force from 21 Nov 2025: for sub-section (1), the following sub-sections shall be substituted.
Before
(1) In the notification issued under sub-section (3) of section 1 for the commencement of any provision of this Code, the Central Government may specify that the provisions of—
(a) the Trade Unions Act, 1926;
(b) the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; and
(c) the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947,
shall stand repealed with effect from the date appointed in the notification in this behalf and the remaining provisions of the enactments referred to in clauses (a) to (c) shall remain in force till they are repealed by like notifications in the like manner.
Now
(1) The following enactments shall stand repealed on and from the date appointed in the notification issued under sub-section (3) of section 1, namely:—
(a) the Trade Unions Act, 1926;
(b) the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; and
(c) the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
(1A) Notwithstanding such repeal under sub-section (1), the functioning of the Tribunals and statutory authorities functioning under the Acts so repealed shall continue to function till such Tribunals and other statutory authorities becomes functional under this Code.
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Updates to this library
- 2 Nov 2026: Six more State Rules sets, read by machine. Gujarat's Social Security and OSH Rules, Jammu and Kashmir's Industrial Relations and OSH Rules, and Uttarakhand's Wages and Industrial Relations Rules can now be read and searched here. Their official copies are scans, so the text is read by machine and labelled on every page. It will contain mistakes: rely on the official PDF.
- 1 Nov 2026: More answers, three related Acts, and a corrected Scheme text. Ask now answers on sexual harassment, apprentices and child labour from the Acts themselves, on how the pension is worked out, and on smaller workplaces. The pension Scheme's formula had lost its divisor in our copy of the text; it is now restored. The Gujarat Wages Rules are added as text read by machine from the official scan, labelled as such.
- 1 Nov 2026: Ask a question added. Type a question in your own words and get a short answer written in advance, each point linked to the exact provision. Your question stays in your browser. It is not a live AI, and no lawyer has reviewed the answers.
- 1 Nov 2026: Guides compared with the Ministry's FAQs and Handbook. Each answer in the Ministry's FAQs and Handbook was compared with the guides and the law. Useful answers are now quoted on the pages, with a note where they differ from the Code or Rules.
- 1 Nov 2026: Provident fund guide added. A new guide for employers and workers on provident fund, pension and insurance, from the Code and the Schemes of 2026.
- 1 Nov 2026: 39 more Gazette items added. We went through the Labour Ministry's whole list in the Gazette of India and added what we had missed, including the three Schemes of 2026, the supervisors' limit, more ESI areas and mines rescue notifications.
- 1 Nov 2026: Gratuity limit checked in the Gazette. No notification under section 53(3) was found. The page on gratuity now quotes the notification of 2018 behind the limit.
- 1 Nov 2026: State Rules checked again. 34 final Rules, 83 drafts and 27 with none found. Finals for Mizoram were added in full.
- 30 Oct 2026: Site first published. The four Codes, Central Rules, State Rules, notifications, case law, guides, lessons and the compliance checklist.