Digiliance is a labour law compliance software and consulting company based in Gurgaon, India. Since 2006 we have helped 500+ organisations manage PF, ESI, LWF, professional tax, contractor compliance and statutory registers across 83 acts, 416 rules and 28+ states. https://speakerdeck.com/digilianceacts 2026-09-16 08:35:18 -0400 A 19 slide guide for principal employers in India, current as at September 2026. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 has been absorbed into the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, and the Central Rules followed on 8 May 2026. The common assumption is that this relaxed contractor compliance. It did not. Obligations were restructured and in several areas tightened. What the deck covers: 1. Contractor licensing has moved from 20 contract workers to 50, while establishment registration still applies at 10 or more employees 2. Single registration and a single PAN-India licence replacing separate filings under CLRA, the Building Workers Act and the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act 3. Pro-rata gratuity after one completed year, which ends the 11 month contract workaround 4. Full and final settlement within two working days, with the principal employer carrying the liability if the contractor fails 5. Mandatory appointment letters for every contract worker 6. Equal pay for equal work, and where inspectors will actually look 7. Penalties under the Code on Wages section 54 and the Code on Social Security section 77 8. A six step action plan for principal employers Every figure carries its section number and the sources are listed on the final slide. Prepared by the compliance team at Digiliance in Gurgaon, Haryana: https://digiliance.in/services/contractor-compliance A 19 slide guide for principal employers in India, current as at September 2026. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act 1970 has been absorbed into the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020, and the Central Rules followed on 8 May 2026. The common assumption is that this relaxed contractor compliance. It did not. Obligations were restructured and in several areas tightened. What the deck covers: 1. Contractor licensing has moved from 20 contract workers to 50, while establishment registration still applies at 10 or more employees 2. Single registration and a single PAN-India licence replacing separate filings under CLRA, the Building Workers Act and the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act 3. Pro-rata gratuity after one completed year, which ends the 11 month contract workaround 4. Full and final settlement within two working days, with the principal employer carrying the liability if the contractor fails 5. Mandatory appointment letters for every contract worker 6. Equal pay for equal work, and where inspectors will actually look 7. Penalties under the Code on Wages section 54 and the Code on Social Security section 77 8. A six step action plan for principal employers Every figure carries its section number and the sources are listed on the final slide. Prepared by the compliance team at Digiliance in Gurgaon, Haryana: https://digiliance.in/services/contractor-compliance Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/digilianceacts/contractor-compliance-under-the-new-labour-codes-2026 https://speakerdeck.com/digilianceacts/contractor-compliance-under-the-new-labour-codes-2026 A 15 slide readiness checklist for employers in India, current as at September 2026. The four labour codes commenced on 21 November 2025 and the draft Central Rules were published on 8 May 2026. Most compliance checklists still in circulation were written before that date and are now wrong on wage structure, overtime and gig worker coverage. What this deck walks through: 1. The 50 per cent wage definition and what it does to provident fund, gratuity and cost to company 2. Working hours of 8 in a day and 48 in a week, overtime at twice the ordinary rate, and the 144 hour quarterly ceiling 3. The 90 day and 120 day thresholds that pull gig and platform workers into social security 4. Annual health check-ups for workers above the age of 40 5. Gratuity after one year of service for fixed term employees 6. Single licence and single registration in place of filings under 29 separate laws 7. A 12 point action checklist to work through before the rules are notified Every figure is sourced from the codes or the draft Central Rules, and the sources are listed on the final slide. Put together by the compliance team at Digiliance in Gurgaon, Haryana. Background on the changes: https://digiliance.in/new-labour-codes/statutorychanges A 15 slide readiness checklist for employers in India, current as at September 2026. The four labour codes commenced on 21 November 2025 and the draft Central Rules were published on 8 May 2026. Most compliance checklists still in circulation were written before that date and are now wrong on wage structure, overtime and gig worker coverage. What this deck walks through: 1. The 50 per cent wage definition and what it does to provident fund, gratuity and cost to company 2. Working hours of 8 in a day and 48 in a week, overtime at twice the ordinary rate, and the 144 hour quarterly ceiling 3. The 90 day and 120 day thresholds that pull gig and platform workers into social security 4. Annual health check-ups for workers above the age of 40 5. Gratuity after one year of service for fixed term employees 6. Single licence and single registration in place of filings under 29 separate laws 7. A 12 point action checklist to work through before the rules are notified Every figure is sourced from the codes or the draft Central Rules, and the sources are listed on the final slide. Put together by the compliance team at Digiliance in Gurgaon, Haryana. Background on the changes: https://digiliance.in/new-labour-codes/statutorychanges Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0400 https://speakerdeck.com/digilianceacts/new-labour-codes-2026-employer-readiness-checklist https://speakerdeck.com/digilianceacts/new-labour-codes-2026-employer-readiness-checklist