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{{Infobox legislation<br />
| short_title = Industrial Relations Code, 2020<br />
| legislature = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
| imagesize = 100<br />
| imagealt = Emblem of India<br />
| long_title = {{small|'''An Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to Trade Unions, conditions of employment in industrial establishment or undertaking, investigation and settlement of industrial disputes'''}}<br />
|considered_by = [[Parliament of India]]<br />
| citation = {{citation |url= http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222118.pdf |title= Act No. 35 of 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929174119/http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222118.pdf|archive-date= 2020-09-29}}<br />
| territorial_extent = India<br />
| enacted_by = [[Lok Sabha]]<br />
| date_enacted = {{start date|2020|9|22}}<br />
| enacted_by2 = [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
| date_enacted2 = {{start date|2020|9|23}}<br />
| date_assented = 28 September 2020<br />
| date_signed =<br />
| signed_by =<br />
| date_effective = {{start date|2025|11|21}}<br />
| bill = <br />
| bill_citation = <br />
| bill_date = {{start date|2020|9|19}}<br />
|1st_reading = {{start date|2020|9|22}}<br />
|2nd_reading = {{start date|2020|9|23}}<br />
|3rd_reading = <br />
| introduced_by = [[Santosh Gangwar]] <br/>{{small|[[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Minister of State (IC) Labour and Employment]]}}<br />
|committee_report = Report of Second [[National Commission on Labour]]<br />
| repeals =<br />
* Trade Unions Act, 1926<br />
* [[Industrial Disputes Act, 1947]]<br />
* Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946<br />
| amends =<br />
| white_paper = <br />
| keywords = <br />
| status = in force<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Industrial Relations Code, 2020''' consolidates and amends the laws in India relating to [[Trade Unions|trade unions]], conditions of employment in industrial establishment or undertaking, investigation and settlement of industrial disputes. The [[Code of law|code]] combines and simplifies three [[Indian labour law|Central labour laws]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/3-labour-reform-bills-in-parliament-here-are-the-key-changes/videoshow/78251741.cms|title=Parliament passes three Labour bills: Here are the key changes|website=The Economic Times}}</ref><br />
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Industrial Relations Code, 2020 introduced more conditions for workers to [[Strike action|strike]], alongside an increase in the threshold relating to [[Layoff|layoffs]] and retrenchment in industrial establishments having 300 workers from 100 workers to provide more flexibility to employers for hiring and firing workers without government permission.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/govts-new-versions-of-labour-codes-key-proposals-and-concerns-6603354/|title=Explained: In labour codes, what changes for workers and hirers?|date=23 September 2020}}</ref><br />
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The proposed legislation provides for a broader framework to protect the rights of workers to form unions, to minimise the friction between the employers and workers and to provide provisions for investigation and settlement of industrial disputes.<br />
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Industrial Relations Code amends the definition of "strike" to "mass casual leave". If over 50 per cent of a company's workers take concerted casual leave, it will be treated as a strike. However, workers cannot go on strike without a 14 days (not exceeding 60 days) notice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/india/article/lok-sabha-passes-three-labour-code-bills-what-do-they-mean-for-indias-employers-and-workers/656759|title=Lok Sabha passes three labour code bills: What do they mean for India's employers and workers?|website=www.timesnownews.com}}</ref><br />
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The [[Lok Sabha]] passed the bill on 22 September 2020 and the [[Rajya Sabha]] passed it on 23 September 2020. It was assented by the President on 28 September 2020,<ref>[http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222118.pdf Gazette of India notification]</ref> and notified on 21 November 2025.<br />
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==Background==<br />
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The bill was formulated according to the Report and Recommendations of the Second [[National Commission on Labour]].<br />
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The Industrial Relations Code Bill, 2020 proposed for amalgamating, simplifying and rationalising the relevant provisions of three Acts.<br />
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* Trade Unions Act, 1926<br />
* Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946<br />
* [[Industrial Disputes Act, 1947]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Code on Wages, 2019]]<br />
* [[Code on Social Security, 2020]]<br />
* [[Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Indian labour law]]<br />
[[Category:Labour relations in India]]<br />
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