New labour code mandates detailed appointment letters: Clear job role, workplace and benefits for all employees – Know more

The new labour codes mandate employers to provide standardised appointment letters, detailing key employment terms. This requirement, now applicable across all sectors, aims to reduce ambiguity, protect workers, and enhance transparency, particularly benefiting those in informal and semi-organised sectors. Preetha Soman, Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors, explained: “The old labour law and its rules mandated a prescribed standard appointment letter only in limited and sector-specific circumstances. But now this has been extended to all companies.”Read more