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Your work,
your rights.
Salaried, contract, freelance or riding for an app — the four labour codes, your PF, your minimum wage, and the social security that finally names gig workers.
4 Labour CodesGig & platformPF · ESICe-Shram
4
Labour codes that replace
29 old central laws
29 old central laws
₹176+Floor daily wage (varies)
12%PF — you + employer
2xOvertime pay rate
5yrGratuity eligibility
How worker protection was built
1948
Minimum Wages
Minimum Wages Act and Factories Act set the first floor and hours.
1952
EPF Act
Provident Fund — a portable retirement corpus for employees.
1972
Gratuity Act
Lump-sum reward for long service becomes a legal right.
2008
Unorganised Workers
First social-security framework for the informal workforce.
2020
Four Labour Codes
29 laws consolidated into Wages, IR, OSH and Social Security.
2020
Gig recognised
Code on Social Security defines gig and platform workers for the first time.
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