Centre unveils new labour codes, overhauls workforce practices, benefits
The Centre on Friday rolled out four new labour codes 2025 that extend basic social security and minimum wage guarantees to over 400 million workers across the formal and informal sectors. Further, the codes include provisions such as equal pay for women, gratuity for fixed-term employees after one year, free annual health check-ups for workers above 40 years, double wages for overtime, and full health security for workers in hazardous sectors.
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