Sakshi Education
By Srirangam Sriram, Sriram's IAS, New Delhi.
Occupational safety, health, working conditions code 2020 and Social security code 2020 make many conclusive changes in the laws.
The Acts increase the ambit of social security by including gig workers and inter- state migrant workers.
New welfare provisions that have been introduced in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition Code, 2020. ESIC has been extended to plantation workers; an appointment letter had been made compulsory; free annual health check- up has been introduced, and a bipartite safety committee has been introduced for establishments in factory, mines and plantation in place of hazardous factories.
The new rules also reduced the threshold for establishments to provide canteen and crèche facilities.
Migrant workers will be able to port ration facilities and avail of benefits from the building and other construction cess.
The code would entitle women to be employed in all establishments for all types of work, and even during night.
The Acts increase the ambit of social security by including gig workers and inter- state migrant workers.
New welfare provisions that have been introduced in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Condition Code, 2020. ESIC has been extended to plantation workers; an appointment letter had been made compulsory; free annual health check- up has been introduced, and a bipartite safety committee has been introduced for establishments in factory, mines and plantation in place of hazardous factories.
The new rules also reduced the threshold for establishments to provide canteen and crèche facilities.
Migrant workers will be able to port ration facilities and avail of benefits from the building and other construction cess.
The code would entitle women to be employed in all establishments for all types of work, and even during night.Published date : 02 Dec 2020 12:46PM
