Adya Pandey, Amity Law School Patna
After enactment of the Code on Social Security, 2020, a fundamental change has taken place in Labour jurisprudence. By virtue of this Code, the existing nine different social security acts were merged into one Code, named as Code on Social Security, 2020(Act no. 36 of 2020). It is of great importance, that every person who has to play a role in the labour jurisprudence of our country, India, either as a law student or as Corporate Body, Judge, Advocate, Leader of Trade Unions etc., must have a basic idea of similarities and dissimilarities on those laws which are in existence with those laws which are going to replace them very soon.
SALIENT FEATURES OF THE CODE ON SOCIAL SECURITY, 2020
India is known to be an agricultural country, its economy primarily based on agriculture. Agricultural work needs a huge labour force. With the span of time, the growth of industry took place. With this industrial growth, the employment of labours for industrial work is increasing day to day.
There were series of laws for welfare and control of labour employments and services, but in totality the labour forces of India are divided into two categories – firstly, labours of Organised Sector and secondly, labours of Unorganised Sector. For organised Sector, there were series of successfully implemented legislations to look after their social security in a scattered manner but sometimes creating hurdles and problems for the employers through its complexities comprising enforcement by different agencies.
