Online Short-Term Certificate Course on India's New Labour Codes

RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur (with the Centre of Excellence in Public Policy, Law & Governance) offered an Online Short-Term Certificate Course on India's New Labour Codes - a cross-disciplinary, cohort-based learning experience designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of India's reformed labour legislation.

India has undergone a significant overhaul of its labour laws, consolidating 29 central labour laws into 4 comprehensive Labour Codes: the Code on Wages (2019), the Industrial Relations Code (2020), the Social Security Code (2020), and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020). This course provided an in-depth analysis of these transformative changes.

The course ran from January 1 to January 26, 2026 and was designed for legal professionals, HR practitioners, policy researchers, and students interested in understanding the new legal framework governing India's workforce.

• Code on Wages, 2019 - Universal applicability and wage structures
• Industrial Relations Code, 2020 - Trade unions, industrial disputes and standing orders
• Social Security Code, 2020 - Unified social security framework
• Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
• Impact on gig and platform workers
• Implementation challenges and state-level variations
• Comparative analysis with international labour standards
• Case studies and practical applications