DECODING INDIA’S LABOUR CODES

Decoding India’s Labour Codes

A Hands-on Workshop on Compliance, Governance & Future-Ready Workforce Management

India’s labour law landscape is being rewritten. Twenty-nine Central labour laws have been consolidated into four Labour Codes, marking one of the most significant labour reforms since Independence. With Central Rules notified and States following suit, the transition is no longer a future event—it is happening now. 

The real question for organisations is no longer simply what has changed? It is what does it mean for your organisation, and what should you do next?

Decoding India’s Labour Codes is a two-day, hands-on workshop designed to take HR, Industrial Relations, Legal and business leaders beyond the legal text and into its practical implications for people policies, payroll, compliance, governance and industrial relations.

The programme helps participants interpret the key provisions of the four Labour Codes, understand their organisational impact and prepare for a changing workforce and compliance environment.

Why This Programme?

The transition to the new Labour Codes requires organisations to look beyond understanding legislation in isolation.

It calls for a closer examination of how the changes affect HR policies, wage structures, employee benefits, workplace practices, compliance systems, documentation and industrial relations.

This programme takes a practical approach to help organisations move:

From Legal Framework → To Organisational Readiness

Participants will explore how the new Codes can be translated into practical action across the workplace—from policy alignment and payroll to compliance, inspections and industrial relations.

The Four Labour Codes

The programme is designed for professionals who influence people, workplace culture and employee wellbeing, including:

01

Code on Wages, 2019

Understand the provisions that shape wage-related compliance and employee remuneration.

Key themes include
02

Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Explore the provisions that influence employment relationships, collective representation and industrial relations.

Key themes include
03

Code on Social Security, 2020

Examine the implications of the new framework for employee social security and related benefits.

Key themes include
04

Code on Wages, 2019

Understand the changing requirements around workplace safety, welfare and working conditions.

Key themes include

From Legal Framework to Organisational Readiness

The programme is designed to help participants translate the Labour Codes into practical organisational action across five critical areas:

People Policies Payroll Compliance Industrial Relations

The focus is not only on understanding the law, but on asking what organisations need to review, align, strengthen and prepare as the new framework takes effect.

How You’ll Learn

The programme combines expert knowledge with practical application, discussion and workplace-based learning.

Expert Lectures

Understand the framework and key provisions through expert-led sessions.

Interactive Discussions

Bring your questions and explore the implications of the Codes through discussion.

Practical Exercises

Apply the concepts to workplace situations and organisational contexts.

Case Studies

Examine real HR and Industrial Relations scenarios.

Compliance Checklists

Work with practical, ready-to-use approaches to strengthen compliance and documentation.

Experience Sharing

Learn from peer contexts and perspectives across different organisations. 

What Will Participants Take Away?

The programme is designed to help participants move from understanding the Labour Codes to thinking about their practical organisational implications.

Participants will be able to:

  • Interpret key provisions of the four Labour Codes with greater confidence.
  • Understand the implications of the new Codes for HR policies and workplace practices.
  • Identify areas requiring greater attention in payroll, compliance and documentation.
  • Strengthen organisational preparedness for inspections and audits.
  • Understand key implications for Industrial Relations and employee-management relationships.
  • Explore practical approaches to managing emerging labour-law requirements.
  • Align people practices with the evolving labour-law framework.
  • Build greater organisational readiness for a future-ready workforce.

Who Should Attend?

The programme is designed for professionals responsible for people, labour relations, compliance and workforce management, including:

HR Heads & CHROs

HR Managers

Labour Welfare Officers

Industrial Relations Managers

Public Sector Executives

Factory Managers

Factory Managers

Legal & Compliance Officers

Company Secretaries

MSME Owners & Entrepreneurs

Consultants

What Makes This Programme Different?

01

Beyond the Legal Text

The programme focuses on what the Labour Codes mean for organisations in practice, rather than limiting the discussion to legislative provisions.

02

From Law to Action

Participants explore the implications across people policies, payroll, compliance and industrial relations, helping connect legal requirements with organisational action.

03

Practical & Workplace-Focused

Interactive discussions, practical exercises, case studies and compliance checklists make the learning directly relevant to workplace situations.

04

Learn From Experienced Practitioners

The programme brings together expertise from senior HR, Legal and Labour professionals, including leadership from IFFCO and the V.V. Giri National Labour Institute.

04

Prepare for What’s Next

With the transition to the new Labour Codes underway, the programme helps professionals build greater awareness and organisational readiness for the evolving labour and compliance environment.

Programme Leadership

Programme Director
R.P. Singh
Former Director (HR & Legal), IFFCO
Co-Programme Director
Dr. Dhanya M.B.
Faculty, V.V. Giri National Labour Institute Ministry of Labour & Employment, Government of India

Programme Experience

Decoding India’s Labour Codes is designed as a focused, two-day learning experience that combines expert perspectives with practical application.

Participants will engage with the four Labour Codes, examine their implications through HR and Industrial Relations scenarios, discuss workplace challenges and explore practical approaches to strengthening organisational compliance and readiness.

The programme creates space for participants to ask questions, learn from peer contexts and connect the legal framework with the realities of managing people and workplaces.

Building a Future-Ready Workforce

The Labour Codes are not only a legal or compliance matter. Their implications extend across the way organisations manage people, policies, payroll, workplace practices and industrial relations.

This programme helps professionals prepare for that transition with greater clarity, practical understanding and organisational readiness.

From understanding the Codes to preparing your organisation for what comes next.

Programme Details

Programme: Decoding India’s Labour Codes
Format: 2-Day Hands-on Workshop
Dates: 22–23 October 2026
Venue: Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida

Programme Fee

INR 15,000 + GST

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