India has fully implemented four new labour codes by publishing the supporting rules, effective November 21, 2025. The move consolidates 29 existing laws into a single framework focused on minimum wages and universal social security. It also strengthens worker protection while easing compliance for businesses, including mandatory appointment letters and a National Reskilling Fund for upskilling workers.
The Labour Ministry has notified final rules under the Code on Wages and the Industrial Relations Code. The move clears the path for setting floor wages across India and establishing a reskilling fund for workers. It also enables key appointments, including conciliation, certifying officers, and an appellate authority, to drive enforcement and dispute processes.
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As AI accelerates change, IT companies are spending billions on reskilling and retraining programs. Yet a growing segment of workers appears unable to transition fast enough, raising retention and job-loss risks. The challenge is less about funding and more about learning pace, habit inertia, and whether training can meaningfully close skill gaps before roles disappear.
India’s IT sector is seeing a rise in replacement hiring as Gen Z professionals switch jobs faster. The churn is reshaping how firms recruit, onboard, train, and retain talent. In response, companies are leaning more on contractual roles and speeding up onboarding while investing in continuous reskilling to keep up with rapid workforce turnover.
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