The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment is working to roll out new labour codes, where it proposes flexibility to companies to reduce the number of working days to four days a week and provide free medical check-ups to workers through state insurance. However, the cap on working hours of 48 hours per week will remain sacrosanct.
Reports say, companies will have to give 3 days of paid leaves and 12 hours of work per day to their employees with the consent of the workers. The draft rules under the labour codes are in the final stage and most states were in the process of framing their rules, and according to the govt drafts will soon be ready.
The Labour Ministry is also working on a web portal by June 2021 for registration and other facilities of workers in the unorganised sector, including gig and platform workers and migrant workers.