The Code on Social Security, 2020

On September 22, 2020, Parliament passed the Code on Social Security, the Industrial Relations Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. The three were made Acts on September 28. These, along with the Code on Wages, 2019, aim to combine India’s 29 labour laws into four codes.The first Code mentioned here – the Code on Social Security, 2020 – seeks to amend and consolidate the laws related to social security, aiming to extend such security to employees and workers in all sectors (organised and unorganised).The 116-page Code contains 14 chapters: Preliminary (Chapter I); Social Security Organisations (Chapter II); Employees’ Provident Fund (Chapter III); Employees State Insurance Corporation (Chapter IV); Gratuity (Chapter V); Maternity Benefit (Chapter VI); Employee's Compensation (Chapter VII); Social security and cess in respect of building and other construction workers (Chapter VIII); Social security for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers (Chapter IX); Finance and accounts (Chapter X); Authorities, assessment, compliance and recovery (Chapter XI); Offences and penalties (Chapter XII); Employment information and monitoring (Chapter XIII); and Miscellaneous (Chapter XIV).