Question 1

How many central labour laws were consolidated into the four Labour Codes?

Accepted Answer

29. The Government of India consolidated 29 central labour laws into four comprehensive Labour Codes. This consolidation was aimed at simplifying compliance, reducing multiplicity of definitions, and improving ease of doing business. The four codes cover wages, industrial relations, social security, and occupational safety.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the four Labour Codes passed in 2019-2020?

Accepted Answer

Code on Trade Unions. The four Labour Codes are: Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020), and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020). There is no separate 'Code on Trade Unions' — the Trade Unions Act 1926 was subsumed into the Industrial Relations Code. The consolidation reduced 29 laws to 4 broad codes.

Question 3

Which Ministry administers all four Labour Codes?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Labour and Employment. All four Labour Codes are administered by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. This ministry formulates and implements policies for the welfare of workers and regulation of employment. The ministry also oversees statutory bodies like EPFO and ESIC that function under the new codes.

Question 4

The Code on Wages was passed in which year?

Accepted Answer

2019. The Code on Wages was enacted in August 2019, making it the first of the four Labour Codes to be passed. It received Presidential assent on 8 August 2019. It consolidated four laws: the Minimum Wages Act 1948, Payment of Wages Act 1936, Equal Remuneration Act 1976, and the Payment of Bonus Act 1965.

Question 5

Which four laws were consolidated into the Code on Wages, 2019?

Accepted Answer

Minimum Wages Act, Payment of Wages Act, Equal Remuneration Act, Payment of Bonus Act. The Code on Wages 2019 consolidates four laws: the Minimum Wages Act 1948, Payment of Wages Act 1936, Equal Remuneration Act 1976, and the Payment of Bonus Act 1965. These four laws previously had overlapping definitions and separate compliance requirements. The Code on Wages introduced a universal minimum wage concept covering all workers regardless of sector.

Four Labour Codes 2020 — Set 1