Impact of new labour code
Working Hours
Ones the new labour code kicks in, regular work hours can become 12 hours in a day from 9 hours at present. If a company decides to opt for 12 hours shift, the working days would have to be capped at 4 days a week with 3 mandatory offs. In all, the week’s total working hours will remain unchanged at 48 hours..
Eligibility for leave
Previously the laws required to have worked for a minimum of 240 working days in a year to ask for leave. It has now been reduced to 180 working days
Four-day work week
Under the new labour laws, employers can allow their employees to work for four days a week instead of the traditional five-days a week. But employees who opt for a four-day work week will see a significant increase in work as they will now be working 12 hours daily.
Take-home salary will go down
The take-home salary will go down as the PF contributions of the employees and the employer will increase. Under the new codes, the provident fund contribution is required to be a proportion of 50 per cent of gross pay. more