The Context
- Union Labour Ministry pre-published the draft rules to standardise employment terms across India
- Public given 45 days to review and provide feedback before finalisation
The Key Highlights
- Work Hours
- Standardised at 48 hours per week
- Women’s Safety
- Night shifts allowed only with written consent
- Mandatory CCTV and employer-provided transport
- Gig Workers
- Platform workers included in social security benefits for the first time
- Childcare
- Establishments with 50+ employees must maintain a creche
- Wage Formula
- Minimum wages calculated using living standards
- Includes 2,700 calories per family and 66 metres of cloth annually
- Trade Unions
- Union recognition and verification to be conducted via secret ballot
