New wage code implementation date latest news: The wait for the new wage code has been going on for a long time. Many times the deadline went further. The wait is that what is hidden in the new codes? Because, many different types of updates have been going on continuously. The latest issue was in Parliament.
When during the monsoon session, Union Minister of State for Labor Rameshwar Teli told what is the status of the drafts received from the states. At the same time, which state has sent drafts for which code. But, what has been the date of implementation? There is confusion about this too. Still everyone is waiting.
Planning to implement this way from October 1, 2022
According to Minister of State for Labor Rameshwar Teli, no deadline has been set yet. But, try to implement it as soon as possible. Rameshwar Teli, in response to written questions in the Lok Sabha, said that till now comments have not been received from many states on different codes. Due to the delay on the part of the states, they will be implemented immediately. At the same time, sources in the Ministry of Labor say that from October 1, 2022, there is a plan to implement them in a phase manner.
Before implementing labor laws, understand what is the latest update?
Drafts rules have been received from most states on all four labor codes. But, the new rules will be implemented in due course. If sources are to be believed, on the basis of the number of drafts that have been prepared, different codes will be implemented in a sequential manner. 31 states have sent their drafts on The Code on Wages, 2019.
At the same time, comments have been received from 26 states on The Industrial Relations Code, 2020. 25 states have sent drafts on The Code on Social Security, 2020. At the same time, drafts have been received from only 24 states on The Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
States will have to decide the final deadline, the center is ready
According to sources in the Ministry of Labor, the New Wage Code can be implemented from October 1. But, the decision on this will also be taken when the drafts on all the four codes are received from the states. However, the codes can be implemented in a phased manner. The central government can issue official notification before October 1, 2022.
The codes will be deemed to be applicable from 1 October 2022. The states can be relaxed in this matter to implement the codes according to their own. But, the final deadline of all the four codes will have to be fixed. After this all the codes will have to be implemented till the last deadline. For this, the states can be given one year’s time.
Holidays, working hours and day rules will change
Four new codes have been created by merging 29 central labor laws. These include the Industrial Relations Code, Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (OSH), Social Security Code and Code on Wages. But, the biggest change is in the definition of ‘wage’. It has been expanded. In the new labor code, 50 percent of the salary will be directly included in the wages.
According to EPFO ​​board member and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh general secretary Virjesh Upadhyay, social security is very important for employees. There are many important aspects to this. There is to be a change in the rules on important issues like working hours of employees, annual holidays, pension, PF, take home salary, retirement. There will be a ban on working more than 48 hours. That means there will be only 48 hours of work every week.
