Extract courtesy: https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/pib2192463.pdf
Ministry of Labour & Employment Government Announces Implementation of Four Labour Codes to Simplify and Streamline Labour Laws
Four Labour Codes Herald Transformational Change: Better Wages, Safety, Social Security & Enhanced Welfare for India’s Workforce Codes lay the foundation for a protected, future-ready workforce and resilient industries, boosting employment and driving labour reforms for Aatmanirbhar Bharat Code aligns India’s labour ecosystem with global standards, ensuring social justice for all workers
Posted On: 21 NOV 2025 3:00PM by PIB Delhi
In a historic decision, the Government of India has announced the implementation of the four Labour Codes - the Code on Wages, 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with effect from 21st November 2025, rationalising 29 existing labour laws. By modernising labour regulations, enhancing workers' welfare and aligning the labour ecosystem with the evolving world of work, this landmark move lays the foundation for a future-ready workforce and stronger, resilient industries driving labour reforms for Aatmanirbhar Bharat. Many of India’s labour laws were framed in the pre-Independence and early post-Independence era (1930s–1950s), at a time when the economy and world of work were fundamentally different. While most major economies have updated and consolidated their labour regulations in recent decades, India continued to operate under fragmented, complex and in several parts outdated provisions spread across 29 Central labour laws. These restrictive frameworks struggled to keep pace with changing economic realities and evolving forms of employment, creating uncertainty and increasing compliance burden for both workers and industry. The implementation of the four Labour Codes addresses this long-pending need to move beyond colonial-era structures and align with modern global trends. Together, these Codes empower both workers and enterprises, building a workforce that is protected, productive and aligned with the evolving world of work — paving the way for a more resilient, competitive and self-reliant nation.
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In the light of the above-mentioned new codes announced by the Government of India, we, the long-suffering resigning ex-employees of L.I.C of India, a premier life insurance organization owned by the Government of India; remind the Government that these codes are silent on the injustice being silently endured by all of us who have been deprived of our rightful arrears due on wage revision.
These new codes mention that the wages will have to be given in a time-bound manner to the employees.
The Hon'ble Supreme Court had pointed it out in its judgment that the Wage Revision Charter was delayed by the Corporation, every five years when they actually became due, so the employees were not at fault. So why were their arrears' payments repudiated, even though they were on salary rolls of the corporation on the date from which the arrears were meant to be given to all employees?
The Supreme Court then declared the clause by which the repudiations were given effect to, as 'ultra vires' (unconstitutional), yet the Corporation continues to deliberately and maliciously include the same clause in every Charter (under different nomenclatures, to hide its crime of Contempt of Court), and the Government of India keeps ratifying the same (in willful disobedience of the Supreme Court's Judgment). Both these entities keep denying the arrears to resigning ex-employees who have worked hard and sincerely to contribute to the Corporation's substantial profits.
The Wage Revision Arrears and the Revised Gratuity and Provident Fund need to be paid to all resigning ex-employees from 1st August, 1997 to date. nearly three decades!
We request the Corporation and the Government of India to undo this grave injustice and gracefully give us our dues with compound interest till the actual date of payment to us.
All the stake-holders of these 2 entities are requested to urge them to give the same to us ASAP.
Interestingly, this injustice is being meted out to not only the resigning ex-employees of L.I.C of India, but even to the resigning ex-employees of all the four Government-owned general insurance companies, L.I.C Mutual Fund, L.I.C Housing Finance as well; so this 'scam of illegal and unjust repudiation' has great ramifications for all stake-holders.
When all the above-mentioned, affected ex-employees get all their dues from their employers, that would be a truly historic moment, worth cheering!
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