Labour Laws

While establishing a venture, an entrepreneur has to choose from sole-proprietorship, partnership firm, or a limited liability partnership (LLP), and private limited company. Each of these come with their own set of legal specifications.

A recent decision by the Kerala government stated that amends would be made to the Labour law: these include directives to employers to limit women employees to work eight hours a day and provide a chair or stool, allowing them to sit.

Labour laws have been a point of strong contention in India since independence. With two new labour reform bills scheduled for the coming parliament session, here’s a look at five of the most important existing labour laws in India.