Labour Codes in India - key
focus on Industrial Relations Code and Occupational Safety, Health
and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Despite
India having the second largest labour workforce in the world, the
industry often struggles with labour unrest resulting in serious
financial and reputational implications for corporations. Recent
examples of such unrest have been seen at several multinational
corporations such as Maruti, Honda, Wistron Infocomm. Typically,
the factors behind such unrest are lack of trust between the trade
unions/associations and management, wage related issues,
discrimination, poor employment conditions etc. Current labour
legislations in India often fail to effectively address issues
faced by the industry in this regard and the said issue has also
been highlighted time and again by the courts in India. The recent
pandemic and related issues faced by the labour population in
India has brought the issue of labour unrest to the forefront
causing the Indian government to try and address such issues in
the recently passed Industrial Relations Code, 2020 and the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
Hear our subject matter experts will discuss and highlight the
legal issues surrounding labour unrests and the manner in which
the new labour codes attempt to address the same in the webcast
titled ‘Labour Codes in India - key focus on Industrial
Relations and Occupational Safety, Health and Working
Conditions Code, 2020 ‘.
Speakers Neil Hildreth, Associate Partner, PDS Legal Anirudh Mukherjee, Director , PDS Legal
