The article discusses the overlap between India’s new central labour codes and existing state labour laws, particularly around establishment registration requirements. It highlights recent clarifications issued by Maharashtra and Haryana, stating that businesses registered under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code may not need separate state registrations. However, substantive employee welfare provisions under state laws will still apply where not inconsistent with the central framework. The piece emphasises that these reforms aim to simplify compliance, reduce duplication, and create a more streamlined labour law regime while safeguarding worker protections.
Please click here to read the full article by Gerald Manoharan, Partner, and Sonakshi Das, Partner, published in Mondaq.
Gerald (Jerry) has over 20 years of experience as a corporate commercial lawyer and has worked with several clients on diverse matters, including investments, corporate advisory, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, contracting, dispute advisory and real estate.