The Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020 planned to provide free health check-up once a year by the employer for workers which are more than a certain age. Legal right for getting Appointment Letter given to workers for the first time. Cine workers have been designated as Audio Visual Worker, so that more and more workers get covered under the OSH code. Earlier, this security was being given to artists working in films only. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 made provision for two members instead of one member in the Industrial Tribunal. In case of absence of one member, work can still be undertaken smoothly. Provision for taking the matter straight to the Tribunal in case the dispute is not resolved at conciliation stage. Earlier, the case was referred to the Tribunal by the appropriate Government.
The government also claimed the benefits of the Labour Codes as compulsory facility for Helpline for redressal of problems of migrant workers, making a national database of migrant workers. Provision for accumulation of one day leave for every 20 days worked, when work has been done for 180 days instead of 240 days. Women have to be permitted to work in every sector at night, but it has to be ensured that provision for their security is made by the employer and consent of women is taken before they work at night. Provision of “Social Security Fund” for 40 crore unorganized workers along with Gig and platform workers and will help Universal Social Security coverage. Pay parity to women workers as compared to their male counterparts. Occupational Safety & Health Code to also cover workers from IT and Service Sector. It also specified a 14-day notice for strike so that in this period amicable solution comes out.
Union Ministry of Labour & Employment has now been exerting enough to get Draft rules ready for all the four codes, and states seem to be working with the union government. As for the Code of Wages, as many as 21 states have completed the rulemaking process and issued their draft rules, which is the highest in respect of all the four codes. However, only 18 states have issued draft rules for the Code of Industrial Relations, 14 for the Code on Social Security, and 10 for Code on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions. As many as nine states and UTs have finalized their draft notifications for rules for all the four labour codes which also include non-BJP non-NDA ruled states
