India: Contract of Employment

India's labour law reforms, consolidated into four Labour Codes, have significantly restructured the regulatory framework governing wages, social security, industrial relations, and workplace conditions.

The Karnataka High Court has recently overruled the Revenue Department’s contention that the assessee (a multi-national company) was liable to pay IGST under reverse charge mechanism (‘RCM’)...

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The Government of India's notification implementing the four Central Labour Codes, namely, 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 ...

In India, a patent application can be filed not just by the true and first inventor, but also by the assignee of an inventor.

All four Labour Codes came into force on November 21, 2025, by replacing and consolidating erstwhile 29 central labour law legislations. While the rules are yet to be notified...

Employers may take the apprehensions demonstrated in the public domain about immediate consequences on cost and compliances with a pinch of salt as the gradual rule-making process read with the facilitation framework set out under the codes will allow breathing room to employers to assess their compliance status without the risk of immediate administrative action...

As a latest update, the Government of India has officially notified today the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 ("OSH Code") vide Notification bearing No. F. No. S-65025/2/2025-ISH-II.

As a latest update, the Government of India has officially notified today the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 ("IR Code") vide Notification bearing No. F. No. S-11025/07/2025- IR(PL), consolidating and repealing three key central labour laws.