Are the Labour Codes in effect?

Yes. All four Labour Codes came into force on 21 November 2025 via MoLE notifications S.O. 5319(E) (IR Code, SS Code, OSH Code) and S.O. 5322(E) (Wages Code). 29 central Acts stood repealed on that date. State Rules under each Code are being notified on a rolling basis; where a State has not yet notified, Central Rules apply by default. The Social Security (Central) Rules 2026 were notified on 8 May 2026, operationalising the Section 114 aggregator regime for gig and platform workers.

What does the Code on Social Security require?

PF and ESI coverage under Chapters III and IV. A new Chapter IX framework for gig and platform workers with aggregator contributions of 1 to 2 per cent of turnover capped at 5 per cent of payments to workers (Section 114). 26 weeks of maternity benefit under Chapter VI. Gratuity payable after 5 years of continuous service under Section 53, with the 5-year rule waived on death, disablement, or completion of fixed-term employment (pro-rated). Per the March 2026 MoLE FAQ, gratuity for pre-and-post 21 November 2025 service is computed on the last-drawn wage under the new Section 2(y) definition applied to the entire period.

Labour door. 4 codes + PF + ESIC + Factory.

Labour law without the compliance drift.

Four Labour Codes, PF, ESIC, gratuity, factory licence, contract labour licence, POSH. Every workforce obligation. Every state. One workspace. dcomply tracks state-by-state Labour Code notifications, generates the ECR file from your payroll data, records gratuity liability in real time, and keeps every licence renewal on a calendar you cannot ignore.

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✓ Code on Wages. Compliant
⚠ IR Code. 2 pending
✓ Social Security (EPFO). Updated
✓ OSH Code. Audit due in 30 days
32 controls across 4 Labour Codes

Unified Labour Code compliance dashboard

Sound familiar?

If any of this sounds familiar, you're in the right place.

These are the exact sentences we hear on first calls. If two or three of them ring true, dcomply is the workspace you have been trying to build in a spreadsheet.

You run in six states and the Labour Codes are notified differently in each.

Your ECR file is generated by the payroll vendor and you can't verify it.

Your factory licence renewal window opened last month and you found out yesterday.

Contract labour records are with the contractor and you have no visibility.

Your gratuity liability is a number on a slide deck.

POSH is included with every Labour tenant. See the POSH door for the specifics.

Your regulator stack

Here's what sits above the foundation.

Labour compliance is the widest surface any Indian employer touches. dcomply ships modules for each layer of the stack.

Shops & Establishment (state)

State-by-state registration, employee register, leave record.

POSH Act 2013

IC constitution, complaint intake, annual return to District Officer.

PF & ESIC

ECR 2.0 file, monthly challan, member additions, PF/ESIC transfer.

Factories Act (state) + Contract Labour Act

Licence tracker, form registers, contractor licence and worker roll visibility.

Four Labour Codes

State notification tracker, code-mapped obligations, migration workflow from old Acts.

Code on Wages 2019

The foundation for every employer. National floor wage, wage register, timely payment SLA.

The Problem

4 Labour Codes, 32 Controls. Impossible to Track Manually

India's 4 Labour Codes consolidate 29 central labour laws into a complex new framework, most companies are not yet fully compliant.

Multiple Registers

Wage registers, attendance, muster roll, leave, and overtime records across codes, manual maintenance is error-prone

EPFO/ESIC Deadlines

Monthly EPFO challan and ESIC contribution deadlines are strict, missed payments attract interest and penalties

Safety Audit Gaps

OSH Code mandates safety audits, welfare officer appointments, and incident reporting, gaps create prosecution risk

Capabilities

Everything You Need for Labour Code Compliance

Wage Compliance Register (Minimum Wage, Overtime, Equal Pay)

Digital wage register covering minimum wage rates by state and category, overtime calculation, equal remuneration, and payment timeline compliance under the Code on Wages.

EPFO/ESIC Contribution Tracker

Monthly challan due date alerts, contribution calculation, UAN management, and ESIC coverage threshold monitoring with filing status tracking.

Safety Audit Management

Schedule and track OSH Code safety audits, welfare officer appointments, safety committee meetings, and statutory inspection readiness.

32 Controls Across 4 Labour Codes

Comprehensive control library spanning Code on Wages, IR Code, Social Security Code, and OSH Code, all mapped to actionable compliance tasks.

Employee Count and Threshold Alerts

Automated alerts when headcount crosses statutory thresholds that trigger new obligations under the Labour Codes, never get caught by a threshold breach.

Annual Return and Filing Calendar

Unified compliance calendar for all Labour Code annual returns, half-yearly returns, and periodic filings with state-specific due date tracking.

Workforce Headcount Snapshots

Periodic headcount snapshots, total workforce, contract workers, apprentices, and category-wise headcount, for threshold-based compliance triggers (factories, contract labour, POSH applicability).

What's Included

Full Labour Code Coverage

All 4 Labour Codes mapped to actionable controls with digital registers, deadline tracking, and audit trails.

Wage register maintenance

Digital wage register with minimum wage compliance, deduction limits, payment mode compliance, and Form I/II generation.

EPFO challan tracking

Monthly ECR challan due dates, contribution rates, employer/employee split, and late payment interest calculator.

ESIC contribution records

ESIC coverage applicability, half-yearly contribution periods, employee registration status, and Form 5 annual return tracking.

Safety audit checklist (OSH/ISO 45001)

Pre-built safety audit checklists covering hazard identification, PPE compliance, emergency response, and ISO 45001 alignment.

Establishment licence expiry alerts

Shop and establishment licence, factory licence, contract labour licence, and building/other construction licence expiry tracking.

Labour court case register

Track pending disputes, conciliation proceedings, and court cases under the Industrial Relations Code with hearing date reminders.

Labour compliance FAQs

Questions HR heads and factory managers actually ask.

India consolidated 29 central labour laws into 4 Codes in 2019 to 2020: (1) Code on Wages 2019, (2) Industrial Relations Code 2020, (3) Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, (4) Code on Social Security 2020. Notification for full effect is state-by-state.

Partially. The Codes are enacted but full effect requires each state to notify. As of 2026, most states have partially notified. dcomply monitors state-by-state notification and adjusts your compliance calendar. Old Acts still apply until superseded state-by-state.

National floor wage set by Central Government (currently ₹178/day, revised annually). Timely payment of wages within 7 to 10 days depending on establishment size. Prohibition of gender-based wage discrimination. Overtime at twice ordinary rate. Wage register maintenance for 3 years. dcomply automates the register and floor-wage tracking.

Registration and licensing of establishments, occupational safety committee (10+ workers), annual health check-ups for hazardous processes, canteen (250+ workers), creche (50+ workers with 10+ children), and safety training. dcomply's OSH module tracks each obligation.

ESI plus PF coverage extension to gig workers and platform workers. Life and disability cover for gig/platform workers. Maternity benefit for eligible women. Gratuity payable after 5 years (previously) or now 1 year for fixed-term. Compliance registers maintained per Rule.

The Labour Codes module maintains a state-by-state notification tracker updated by LawWatch. When your state notifies the Codes, dcomply auto-migrates your workflows from the superseded Acts to the Code, updating registers and reports.

Central rules are notified. State rules are notified state by state and at different paces. dcomply tracks state-level notifications and applies the correct obligations by location.

No. Payroll continues where it is. dcomply is the compliance layer. It verifies, evidences, and archives.

The contractor onboards to a shared workspace, uploads licence, wage registers, and worker lists. You get read-only visibility with alert-based checks.

Both included. Common HR workflow.

From your employee register with tenure, salary, and applicable rate. Updated in real time.

Real teams, real programmes

"Renewal alerts saved us a factory shutdown."

"We stopped chasing the payroll vendor for the ECR. dcomply produces it, the vendor uploads it, we verify in one screen. Renewal alerts saved us a factory shutdown."

HR Director, a manufacturing company with plants in three states.

Track All 4 Labour Codes

Consolidate all Labour Code compliance into one platform and stay inspection-ready at all times

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