Contract Labour

Through clear guidelines and defined parameters, the Code strives to provide a framework for addressing these challenges, ultimately fostering a more equitable and secure working environment for all stakeholders involved.

The increased contribution shall be applicable to basic wages, dearness allowance and retaining allowance exceed fifteen thousand rupees per month.

Engaging contract labour in areas directly linked to production and manufacturing poses potential legal ambiguities. In such cases, there is a risk of claims for permanency rights or demand for equal wages. This not only raises legal concerns but also has the potential to disrupt industrial harmony.

Innovative approaches to Compliance management are imperative to meet the evolving needs of businesses in India.

Engaging contract labour and making compliance to ensure that it does not fall into sham or bogus category, organisations must pay serious attention on this aspect and provide regular training to HR to understand the complexities.

"Contractor Workers punch their attendance through biometric and the same is approved by section in-charge based on which salary will be processed. Noted instances where attendance of Contract Labour is not approved by the section in-charge but the salary is processed for the same"

The OSH Code has defined Core activity. Core activity has been defined as any activity for which the establishment is set up and includes any activity which is essential or necessary to such activity'. Further, the definition excludes eleven activities from the ambit of core activity of the...