Bharat’s Bare Act – New Labour & Industrial Laws – Edition 2026 presents a comprehensive and updated compilation of India’s newly enacted labour and industrial legislation. Designed to meet the needs of legal practitioners, HR managers, compliance officers, academicians, and law students, this edition provides clean, authoritative, and accurately formatted statutory text in line with Bharat Law House’s trusted standards.

The restructuring of labour laws into simplified, modernised labour codes has transformed India’s industrial relations and employment regulation system. This Bare Act enables readers to understand and apply these laws efficiently, making it essential for litigation, compliance assessments, academic study, and corporate policy formulation.

Coverage Includes:

1. The Code on Wages, 2019

This code unifies all wage-related laws and covers minimum wages, wage definitions, equal remuneration, timely wage payments, and bonus rules applicable across sectors and industries.

2. The Code on Social Security, 2020

Providing a consolidated legal framework for provident fund, gratuity, maternity benefits, ESI, unorganised sector workers, and gig/platform worker social welfare initiatives, this code is crucial for HR and compliance professionals.

3. The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020

This act sets standards on workplace health, safety, welfare facilities, working hours, licensing, and employee protection across various establishments, including factories, mines, docks, and contract labour operations.

4. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

A modern regulation that governs trade unions, standing orders, strikes and lockouts, dispute resolution mechanisms, employer–employee relations, and industrial discipline procedures.