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Author: Advocate Aubert Sebastian

The article will briefly discuss the overview on the employment law developments which took place in 2017 and 2018, and shall focus on the major employment law reforms lined up for 2019.

Indian employment law overview on 2017

Amongst the most significant labor reforms that took place in 2017 were:

• Maternity Benefit Amendment Act, 2017 which contains the extension of maternity leave to 26 weeks, putting India amongst the top 3 nations in generosity of maternity benefits;
• The enactment of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, which identifies 21 categories of disabilities and conforms with the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
• Raising the remuneration threshold for eligible workers under the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948 towards providing coverage to more workers.

The Code on Wages Bill, 2017 had also proposed to replace 4 federal labor laws: «Read More »