Understanding Contract Workers, Fixed-Term Employees in Light of New Labour Codes

November 21, 2025, marked the initiation of the enforcement of the New Labour Codes. The Government of India announced the implementation of four major labour codes: the Code on Wages 2019, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, the Code on Social Security, 2020 and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020. These codes aim…