Other Briefings
Decoding Penalties Under India’s Unified Labor Framework: Wage, Safety, & Social Security Violations
Learn how India’s four new labor codes overhaul the penalties and offences regime with fewer criminal provisions, digital enforcement, structured compounding, and clearer employer responsibilities across wages, safety, industrial relations, and social security.
Six Registrations, One Form: India’s AGILE-PRO-S Simplifies Business Registration
India Briefing provides a comprehensive guide to AGILE-PRO-S and its integration with SPICe+, explaining how India’s single-window incorporation system streamlines tax, labor, and establishment registrations for new companies.
India Expands Small Company Definition, Easing Compliance for Businesses
India has increased the financial thresholds for classifying a small company under the Companies Act, 2013, reducing compliance burdens for expanding businesses and widening access to simplified reporting and audit exemptions for companies.
India Overtime Regulations under OSH Code 2020: What Employers Must Know
Understand India’s overtime regulations under the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code 2020, covering legal mandates for double wages, updated work hour rules, and state-specific overtime guidelines.
Social Security Code 2020: Universal Coverage, Reporting Digitized
India’s Social Security Code 2020 expands EPF and ESIC coverage and extends social protection to gig & platform workers. For employers and investors, this is a major compliance reset with simplified processes, lower penalties, and a digital-first regulatory environment.
India’s Code on Wages, 2019: What Employers Need to Know
Learn how India’s Code on Wages, 2019, streamlines wage compliance through universal minimum wages, a unified “wages” definition, and stricter payment rules, delivering a more predictable labor framework for CEOs, investors, and employers.
Karnataka Menstrual Leave Order: Introduction of Mandatory Paid Leave for Women Employees
Beginning November 12, 2025, Karnataka will require employers to provide women employees with one paid menstrual leave day per month, strengthening workplace welfare standards and adding new compliance and HR obligations for businesses.
India Amends TCS Rules, 2025 with New Authentication Standards for Messaging Platforms
Under the Telecommunication Cyber Security (TCS) Amendment Rules, 2025, messaging app platforms in India are now required to implement SIM-linked authentication.
